Before taking an animal home you will be asked a lot of personal questions and we would expect you and anyone who will be at home with the animal to spend some time with it at the shelter.

We will not normally allow a dog that came to us as a stray, and therefore has no background, to be homed with a family that includes children under 10 years of age.

We will re-home a cat or dog with a known background to a family with young children if we have been assured that there have been no problems with any children in the previous home.

No cat/dog will be re-homed through a family member to another person (eg. An elderly parent) not living in the same household.

Having adequate facilities should always be taken into consideration when re-homing a dog.

All dogs like to run around and stretch their legs and as you can see if they have a friend to play with they are very happy.

Dogs like to play with some sort of toy so make sure you have a supply of different toys which will allow them to interact with you and other dogs.

If you live in rented accommodation you will be asked for proof of permission from your landlord allowing you to keep pets.