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Adoption Application
Adoption applications help us in match the right
dog to the right home. We insist on proper care and security for our rescues. We can help you find the right dog, but you
must be detailed and thorough in filling out the adoption application. Incomplete applications will NOT
be processed.
American Boston Terrier Rescue Adoption Application
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Ten Important Things to Remember When Considering
a Rescue (or Any Pet):
The
10 Commandments - From a Pet's Standpoint
1. My life is likely to
last 10-15 years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before that before you get me.
2.
Give me time to understand what you want from me.
3. Place your trust in me.
4.
Don't be angry with me for long, and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, entertainment and friends. I only
have you.
5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don't understand your words, I understand your voice.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I'll never forget it.
7. Please don't
hit me. I can't hit back, but I can bite and scratch and I really don't want to do that.
8. Before
you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate, or lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not
getting the right foods or I've been out in the sun too long or my heart is getting old and weak.
9.
Take care of me when I get old. You too will grow old.
10. Go with me on difficult
journeys. Never say "I can't bear to watch" or "Let it happen in my absence". Everything is easier for me if you are there.
Remember, I love you.
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**We DO NOT use Sue Sternberg's Assess-A-Pet or any other extreme
temperament tests on our dogs.
If we used her methods to test Boston Terriers, who are usually
highly stressed in a shelter environment, most of the Bostons that we have been able to save and place would be dead dogs
instead of beloved dogs in new homes. That is where rescue comes into the equation and gets them out of that environment and
into a home and then see how they unwind over a few days to see their true temperment while interacting with a family and
not in a pandemonium of loud noises, rough handling, strange smells, and fear. So many of my babies would have been killed
for being too timid, too food aggressive from starvation, too fear aggressive, too hyperactive, too something and they would
not have reached their new homes and be the beloved dogs they are today so we DO NOT USE NOR DO WE RECOMMEND THIS METHOD OF
TESTING!
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves
you more than he loves himself." - Josh Billings
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