Adoption Range

• Iowa

• Nebraska

• South Dakota
  The adoptive family will need to travel to their boxer.

Adoption fee

• The adoption fee is based on the age of the dog (If the exact age of a dog is unknown, age will be determined based on our veterinarian's best guess)

• Adoption fees are non-negotiable and not tax deductible

• Adopters may donate more than the set adoption fees if desired

• Adoption donations by age are as follows:

  • 0 - 6 Months: $550

  • 6 -12 Months: $500

  • 1 - 2 Years: $450

  • 3 - 4 Years: $400

  • 5 - 6 Years: $350

  • 7+ Years: $300

  • 9+ Years: $250

    **Boxer Mixes adoption fees are different**

Application Process

• Complete the adoption application online

• Submit Application Donation

  • In order to start your application, we ask you to submit a $25 Application Donation

  • Submit via the Donate tab or send a check to NPBR mailed to NPBR, P.O. Box 540855 Omaha NE, 68154

• Complete approval process

  • Applicant must be 21 or older

  • Vet and personal reference checks will be performed. The applying party must meet the required vetting for personal animals, including vetting history such as:

    • Dogs and cats must be spayed or neutered.

    • Dogs and cats must be up to date on rabies, distemper, and parvo vaccinations.

    • Dogs must be heartworm tested and on heartworm prevention.

  • Written landlord approval (if renting) is required.

  • Complete a telephone interview

  • All application information goes before our committee for approval.

• Schedule and complete a home visit.

  • Home visits generally take 30-45 minutes to evaluate the interior and exterior of the applicants home.

  • If home is outside of our Rescue Volunteer area, arrangements for a visit must be made with a local entity or via technology like FaceTime or Skype.

• Finalize the adoption.

  • Home visit information, application, and references all will go before our committee for final approval.

  • Applicants will receive an approved or denied email as a final application step. If denied, NPBR will list the reasoning.

Matching Boxer to Home

• After final approval is on file, matches to a boxer (or boxers) are made

• Boxer (or boxers) matched to home are presented to the prospective family

  • While we do take your personal preferences into account, our primary concern is placing our boxers into their best match for a forever home.

  • If you feel a particular boxer is not for you, please let us know. Although we have great experience and success with this process, we certainly don't want to give you a dog you don't want.

  • The match for your home may take some time. Be patient, your boxer is out there, somewhere, waiting for you!

• With a go-ahead from the foster family, we'll arrange a special meeting to introduce the new boxer.

  • Though a boxer may look good on paper to you, if upon meeting, the boxer is not for you/your family, let us know! When it's right, we all feel it—and it is a beautiful thing.

Placement

• Transportation

  • All families must plan to travel to the boxer’s foster home. NPBR is not responsible for transporting the dog to the adopting family.

• Adoption fee is required upon taking your boxer home and is non-refundable

• Adoption contract is required

  • You will receive an adoption contract via email prior to traveling to meet.

  • Contract specifies boxer will be returned to NPBR if adoptive home cannot keep the boxer for any reason and the boxer will be kept current on all vetting.

• For dogs 3 years and under, an obedience contract is required

  • If you do not wish to attend an obedience class with your new boxer, take a closer look at our pups over 3 years old—still the cuteness of a boxer puppy, but no obedience contract required!

Supplies to Have When Taking Your Boxer Home

Adopters must supply:

• Their own leash and collar.

• Their own dog crate. NPBR suggests crating most dogs, at least for a short period of time, while they adjust to their forever home.

• High quality kibble. Please feel free to inquire for recommended foods or visit www.dogfoodanalysis.com for unbiased reviews.

Bring home a boxer.