Bay Area Rescue Keeshonden, Inc.

BARK is an all-volunteer, non-profit, 501c3 organization. We rescue lost and abandoned Keeshonden (and similar breeds and mixes) from animal shelters and from people who are unable or unwilling to care for them. We foster the dogs in the homes of volunteers, who provide the dogs with food, shelter, grooming, attention, and other care needed for their well being. We have all rescue dogs examined by a veterinarian, spayed or neutered, immunized, and tested for heartworms. We microchip our dogs for permanent identification. We provide treatment for known illnesses or medical problems on a case by case basis. We work with potential adoptive families to find each dog the right forever home. We follow up on our adoptions, offer our adopters advice and support for the lifetime of the dog, and take our dogs back at any time if the people can't keep them. Our goal is for our dogs and their new families to be happy together for the dog's lifetime. As a non-profit dog rescue organization, BARK receives no government funding. We rely entirely on adoption fees and tax-deductible donations to cover our veterinary bills, spaying and neutering costs, shelter fees, grooming, foster care and other expenses. All of our work is done by volunteers. We have no paid staff. Every penny we raise goes directly to support our foster dogs.

We match our dogs with their new people according to their needs and personalities. Applicants must fill out an application. We do a phone interview, home visit, check references. If we have a dog that seems suitable for them, we make arrangements for the dog and people to meet, usually in the foster home, so the dog will be in a comfortable, familiar environment. Our adoption contract requires the people to provide the dog with good care, to keep the dog as a house dog, and to return the dog to us if they can't keep him. Our adoption fee varies, depending on the age and condition of the dog (typically $200-$400.)