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For Fosterers

Fostering Guide

Download the first, draft version of the fostering guide: DAWG Fostering Guide v1.6

Key Staff

As many of these positions are voluntary, staff is subject to change and the most recent and up-to-date contacts for each role can be found here.

  • Shelter Manager: BrianandDee Ocallaghan (Vicky Hurley)
  • Incoming dogs and fostering coordinator: Kim Kerins
  • Adoption placement coordinator: Laura Hannon
  • Website administrator: Claudia Cashman
  • Foreign adoptions: Margaret Twohig
  • Community Outreach: Jane Lee Futto
  • Adoption Paperwork: Kate Walsh

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Adoption Procedures

A member of the admin team will advise you when your dog or pup is cleared to be adopted. When contact is made with new owner to arrange adoption day or to arrange adoption documents only, please state the fees to be collected on or before adoption day:

  1. Adult dog, fully vaccinated and spayed/neutered: €120
  2. Puppy, fully vaccinated, owner to spay/neuter at 6 months: €60
  3. Puppy, fully vaccinated, DAWG to spay/neuter at 6 months: €120

Note that adoption fees do not cover microchipping.

Adoption documents can be downloaded and then printed from this page, emailed to you, or posted; please contact the adoption paperwork coordinator if needed.

  • Please again ensure all vaccinations are complete and recorded on vaccination cert and given to new owner.
  • Please read and complete adoption form with new owner in full, filling in vaccination details (found on vaccination cert), owner contact details, for puppies the estimated spay/neuter date, adoption donation amount etc.
  • Please ensure owner signs form, and that you yourself sign and retain the form and leave the new owner with the top copy of terms and conditions.

Please also inform the owner that DAWG will now carry out a 6 month follow up on all dogs adopted to ensure all is going well for new dog and family. This is to be stressed with all puppies that are being adopted.

Adoption Payments

  • If the new owner gives you cash/cheque, please can you lodge to DAWG account. You can do this at any bank with the following details – Permanent TSB, Bishopstown, Sort Code 99-07-09, Account number 11670826. Please reference lodgement using new owner’s name. Kindly keep the receipt stub to be forwarded with adoption form.
  • If the new owner lodges the fee online, please ask for a reference/confirmation number and state this on adoption form.
  • If new owner is to lodge/send money at a later date, again please state this on the adoption form.

Thank You!