Surrender Procedures

Please be advised that this notification serves two very specific purposes regarding all owner surrender requests…

  1. To make you aware of our policy and how to contact us regarding taking a dog
  2. To inform you that DARE, will not under any circumstances take responsibility (legal, financial, medical, or otherwise) of a dog without the proper written (emailed) authorization from our Intake Coordinator or a member of the current DARE board as listed on the website .

It is the policy of Dachshund Adoption Rescue and Education (DARE) that ALL surrender requests must come through the form below.

Anyone who contacts us about taking a dog into our foster care system will be contacted with either…

  • a decline
  • owner surrender paperwork
  • a written (email) authorization and the name of the DARE representative to accept the animal on DARE’s behalf

Only the current board listed on DARE’s website OR our intake coordinator can authorize acceptance of a dog into DARE’s foster program.

Members and Volunteers of DARE are ONLY allowed to take possession of a new foster AFTER authorization has been given by the Board or Intake Coordinator in writing (email).

We cannot stress this enough – if it is not written (emailed) by a current Board Member or our Intake Coordinator it is not authorized by DARE, regardless if the person accepting the dog is or has been associated with DARE in whatever capacity they claim to have.

Submit a Surrender Request

To submit a surrender request, please complete the form below. 

Upon submission, DARE’s current board and intake coordinator will be notified and will put your request before the intake committee for decision. Our intake coordinator knows all available foster spaces and what dogs we have already committed to.

We strongly encourage you to include as much information as possible to help us find the right foster home for your pet. This could include:

  • pictures
  • medical history
  • likes and dislikes (people, toys, noises, etc.)