Our Adoptees

Meet your new best friend

Thank you for your interest in adopting from Cape Dachshund Rescue! 

Please take a look at our adoptable dogs below. When applying for one of our special Cape Dachshund Rescue dogs, we ask that you fill in a form which gives us an idea of who you are.  We will then arrange for one of our wonderful volunteers to contact you to arrange a home visit.

Application to Adopt a Dog

To apply fill out the form below.

Alternatively, click on the link below to download the Adoption Application Form. Kindly complete the form and email it back to cdradoptions@gmail.com. On receipt of your completed form, we will make contact with you to arrange our home visit.

Please take note of the following before completing the Adoption form:

  • You do not have a power breed dog resident in your home.
  • You have written permission from your body corporate/landlord to have a dog/add an additional dog to your property.
  • If you have a pool, it is either fenced with spacing no wider than 6 cm or you have a fixed safety pool cover. No floating or evaporation covers will be considered.
  • You are aware of the adoption fee.
  • Cape Dachshund Rescue uses volunteers to perform our home checks. We may not have volunteers in your area, which could delay the adoption process.
  • You agree to a home inspection.
  • We will consider applications aged 65-70 for dogs of 7 years and over with low/medium energy levels. Applicants of between 60 and 80 years old should consider our Frosty Face Foster Programme.
Have you adopted from CDR before?

DETAILS OF FAMILY

Is someone home during the day?

DETAILS OF PROPERTY (where the dog will be kept)

Property type
Property is
Do you have written consent from your body corporate or landlord? Please submit with your application.
Are the front and back yards split to prevent unsupervised access to the front of the house or the driveway?
Is there a swimming pool?
Is the pool area fenced?
Does the pool have a fixed pool cover? Please submit photos of your pool area.
If the pool is fenced, are the gaps wider than 6 cm?
Are there stairs in the house?
Will dog have access to a balcony?

DETAILS OF CURRENT PETS

How many animals do you currently own?

Pet 1:

Pet 2:

Pet 3:

Pet 4:

Pet 5:

Pet 6:

Do they have access to an indoor area?
Do animals have free access to the garden for toilet breaks, e.g. doggy door or hole in security gate?

Who is your current veterinarian?

Have any one or more of your pets passed away recently?
Have you ever surrendered or given away a pet?
If you use a house sitter, do they stay over in your house?

Details of the dog you are interested in adopting

Sex
Age
Would you consider a Dachshund cross/other breed?
Are you applying to other rescue organisations at the same time?

TERMS & CONDITIONS

By submitting this application form you agree to the following terms and conditions. Once your home inspection is approved, this adoption application will be deemed to be the Adoption Contract.

I confirm that all information provided is true and correct.
I agree to have a representative for Cape Dachshund Rescue visit my home to perform the home inspection.
I agree to submit to an investigation should it be determined that the conditions of this contract are not being complied with.
I agree to a post adoption home check of the premises where the animal will be kept.
I undertake not to rehome the animal.
Should I be unable to keep the animal for any reason, I agree to return the animal to Cape Dachshund Rescue.
I am aware that it is compulsory for the animal to sleep indoors.
I agree to have the animal vaccinated as per the schedule recommended by a veterinarian.
I agree to keep the animal in a parasite free condition, provide shelter, fresh food & water and to submit to veterinary care in case of illness or injury and to vaccinate regularly
I will notify Cape Dachshund Rescue of any change of address.
I understand that Cape Dachshund Rescue has the right to reclaim the animal without warning, if the above conditions are not met
I agree to pay the adoption fee which includes sterilization, 1st vaccination and microchip.
I will not hold Cape Dachshund Rescue responsible for any damage/harm caused by the adopted dog.
I will not be entitled to an adoption fee refund should I return the adopted dog.
I will not hold Cape Dachshund Rescue responsible for any illness, injury or condition incurred after adoption and acknowledge that Cape Dachshund Rescue will notify me of any known illness, injury or condition.
I understand that Cape Dachshund Rescue reserves the right to refuse adoption for any reason at any time

The parties agree that to the extent they sign electronically, their electronic signature is the legally binding equivalent to their handwritten signature. Whenever they execute an electronic signature, it has the same validity and meaning as their handwritten signature. They will not, at any time in the future, repudiate the meaning of their electronic signature or claim that their electronicsignature is not legally binding. They agree not to object to the admissibility of this Agreement as an electronic record, or a paper copy of an electronic document, or a paper copy of a document bearing an electronic signature, on the grounds that it is an electronic record or electronic signature or that it is not in its original form or is not an original.

Join our 

Frosty Face

Foster Program

Are you wanting the company of a pooch but no longer have the zest or energy for puppy antics and wee stains? Perhaps you also don’t have the finances for all those pesky vet bills? We may have just the solution for you!