Adoption Fees
What Is Included in the Adoption Fee?
Every dog adopted through our rescue receives comprehensive medical care, including:
- Spay or neuter (age appropriate)
- DHLPP vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Bordetella vaccine
- Lyme vaccine
- 4DX testing (heartworm & tick-borne disease screening)
- Fecal testing and deworming
- Flea, tick, and heartworm prevention
- Dental care as needed
- Microchipping
- Professional grooming
The cost of this veterinary care alone often exceeds the adoption fee. Our goal is not to profit — it is sustainability so we can continue saving lives.
Why Our Fees Matter
Large breed dogs require significant medical care, proper nutrition, grooming, and long-term commitment. They are incredible companions — but they also come with larger expenses.
Our adoption fee helps ensure that:
- Dogs receive complete, quality medical preparation
- Adopters are prepared for the financial responsibility of large breed ownership
- Our rescue can continue helping retired puppy mill dogs, animal control euthansia list dogs at risk, shelter pulls and owner surrenders.
We kindly emphasize that adopting a large breed dog is a long-term commitment — emotionally and financially. Food, routine veterinary care, grooming, preventatives, and unexpected medical needs can add up. We want every dog placed in a home that is fully prepared to provide lifelong care.
Adoption Fee Structure
Adult Dogs (18 months and older):
$600
Dogs Under 18 Months:
$800
Includes a $150 reimbursement upon proof of spay or neuter completion (if age appropriate at time of adoption).
All adoption fees apply to fully vetted dogs.
Our Commitment to You
We are deeply connected to our adopters and remain a support system long after adoption. Every dog is placed under a binding lifetime return contract, meaning if circumstances change, the dog always comes back to us.
Adopting from The Red Barn Goofy Newfy Rescue means becoming part of a community committed to responsible, ethical rescue and lifelong dedication to our dogs.
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