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A pair of male Siberian Huskies caught roaming the streets of Franklin are up for adoption at the Pukekohe Adoption and Education Centre.
The centre is the first Council run, adoption-only facility in New Zealand and opened six months ago today.
Shelter manager, Carly Triska told the Franklin Times “the puppies were found roaming by our animal management officers and as they were not claimed by their owners, they were transferred to us for adoption. Both pups have been temperament tested and passed, showing they are healthy, friendly and ready to start their new lives.
“They will need active, experienced homes that have very secure fencing. We look for people who will provide plenty of exercise, mental stimulation and consistent training. We have put them on hold now as we have a number of applications we will progress,” she says.
“We will usually accept multiple applications for each dog so we can ensure we can find the home that best suits their needs. In this case, we are working through around six applications that seem to fit their needs from first glance and we will take our time to fully assess each applicant and complete a ‘meet and greet’ with each of them before we start narrowing the selection.”
Triska says the adoption process is very thorough.
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“We start with a lengthy Four-page application form that asks many questions around their details/living situation (i.e how many people in the house, is the home owned or rented), who is in the household, how they would care for the dog, what pets they have in the household, training and enrichment plans and how they plan to integrate the dog into their home.”
If this meet and greet goes well, senior staff members perform a history and records check to ensure all information is correct and if there is any dog related history including registration records.
“If all is good, we will then perform a property inspection and organise desexing. If the property passes inspection, the adoption is then finalised and a date for collection is booked.”
Since the centre opened, Triska says there have been a few Husky ‘crosses’ come through the doors.
“We generally get a range of breeds at the centre with most being mixed-breed, staffy type dogs although we do get some [pure] ‘breeds’.
“We have had a West Highland White cross, an American Bully, a Bassett hound cross, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and most recently three Dobermann-type dogs. We currently have a Jack Russell cross and a Miniature Poodle cross who have received lots of attention and applications in the last week.”
So far, the centre has re-homed 112 dogs.
