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When surrendering your Dane to MAGDRL

Surrender

Difficult Decision

Before you decide to give up on your Dane. Surrendering your dog can be a difficult decision. Often, people believe they must give up their dog because they do not know how to handle a particular issue. However, most issues such as housing options, allergies and behavioral issues  can often be addressed. Please check the resources page for solutions to common problems.

Training

We also encourage you to take a class with your pup, no matter what his or her age may be. Formal classes help with bonding, socialization and structure. If you need the help of a trainer,  please choose carefully. Go to www.apdt.com  and check out the trainers in your area. If a trainer uses outdated training methods such as leash pops, scruff shaking, and dominant stares, find another trainer. Look for a trainer who is well versed in modern training methods based on scientific research and who understands and uses classical and operand conditioning, desensitization and positive reinforcement training. You can also contact your coordinator for trainers in your area.

Help Us to Help your Dane

Donation

We ask for a donation to help cover costs associated with rehoming your Dane, including any emergency or vet care that may be required.

Please remember that we are helping YOU to place a dog. We are not profiting from you or your dog. Anything that you can do to help us place the dog only benefits your dog.

Please note: If your dog has bitten even once, please do not put other innocent people at risk by not disclosing that information. MAGDRL CANNOT, for the safety of people just like you, adopt out dogs that bite. We can recommend other potential avenues for you and will try to be a helpful resource.

Requirements to Surrender your Dane

If You decide to surrender your Dane to us… Requirements for Surrendering a Dog to MAGDRL: Surrendered dogs must:

  • Pass an evaluation (no aggression)
  • Be surrendered with a signed surrender contract, giving MAGDRL ownership of the Dane
  • Come with copies of all records pertaining to the dog, especially vet records
  • Must have a current rabies vaccine
  • Have no history of biting or aggression

How You Can Help

We also encourage you to help us find your dog a home more quickly by making sure:

  • Your dog is up-to-date on all shots (check local stores for low-cost vaccinations)
  • Your dog is neutered/spayed
  • Your dog has had a recent vet wellness check
  • You provide good quality, clear, close up pictures of your Dane

MAGDRL's Surrender Process

If You decide to surrender your Dane to us… Requirements for Surrendering a Dog to MAGDRL: Surrendered dogs must:

  • Owner Contacts the dog intake volunteer for their area which can be found on our Area Coordinator page under About Us page
  • Coordinator discusses the situation with the owner to elicit further details on the dog and the situation. During the conversation, the Coordinator may suggest solutions to short-term problems or alternatives to surrender, and may provide information on contacting a trainer who helps with MAGDRL dogs or a local trainer in your area.
  • If the Coordinator believes the dog is a candidate for surrender to MAGDRL, she contacts a local evaluator with the dog's information and requests an evaluation.
  • The evaluator schedules and performs an evaluation and passes the information to the Coordinator, who reviews the results and determines if the dog might be a candidate for MAGDRL foster care.
  • The Coordinator works with the foster homes to determine if foster care is available for the dog.
  • Prior to intake, the owner should take the Dane to a vet to make sure that vaccinations are up to date, spay/neuter is complete and a wellness check is performed if possible.

When surrendering your Dane to MAGDRL

We ask that you help make the transition as painless as possible for the dog, who will be confused and anxious. Please help by allowing the following items to go along with the dog:

  • A full or partial bag of the dog's current food
  • A dog bed, blanket or shirt or something that smells like home for the dog
  • Any toys / equipment / bowls / collars that were the dog's

At the time of surrender, you’ll be asked to sign a surrender form, relinquishing control of the Dane to MAGDRL. This will be permanent and MAGDRL will not return the Dane to you for any reason. So please make sure that this is the right decision for you and your family.

Contact the Intake Coordinator

Please note: We do not have a facility — we have foster homes and volunteers who have other responsibilities, many with full-time jobs and families of their own. This means that we cannot take your Dane immediately. You may have to maintain responsibility for your dog for several days/weeks/months until we can arrange housing.

Orphan - Surrender Inquiry

Orphan - Surrender Inquiry

Owner Name
Owner Name
First
Last
Approximate if unknown
Dane's date of birth known?
Is this a purebred/100% Great Dane?

MAGDRL Admin Only

Name of volunteer who is completing this form (if obtained via phone call with potential surrender)

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The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Inc. (MAGDRL) was organized in 1979 to serve the seven states of the Mid-Atlantic region. The organization is a DC corporation and has a charitable tax-exemption under 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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