Our goal is to place the right poodle in the right home.

A link to the Adoption Application is located at the bottom of this page. Please read this Adoption Process Page in full before submitting an application.

The Application

Our application must be filled out in full to be considered for the adoption of a poodle. While you may indicate an interest in a specific rescue dog on your application, there will likely be many interested applicants for any particular dog. We work very hard to ensure that each adoption is an ideal fit and have successfully placed many great dogs with families who initially did not inquire about them because another dog’s picture caught their eye.

  • Please note, for everyone’s safety, we do not adopt to households with children under the age of 10.

  • We do not adopt to homes with electric/invisible/underground fencing.

  • We only place dogs within the New England area (ME, MA, RI, CT, VT, and NH) and Upstate NY within 1/2 hour of Albany.

You will receive an email confirmation within 24 hours.

The Matching Process

We generally have a waiting list of people wanting to adopt, but placements are not made on a first-come-first-serve basis. As dogs come into the program we go through our applications and choose from applicants that we feel will be the best match for the dog.

The Phone Interview

You will be contacted by a volunteer who will review your application information with you. Your veterinarian and groomer references will also be checked. The inability to contact any of your references will cause a delay in the adoption process so please call your vet and groomer and give them permission to speak with us if/when we call. 

The Home Visit

A home visit is required before a placement can be made. One of our volunteers will arrange to meet with you in your home environment. The information from the home visit will be used to help match you with a dog suitable for your home and lifestyle. All family members and other pets in the household must be present. We are taking precautions during Covid to make sure applicants and our volunteers are safe.

Meet the Poodle

When a potential match has been made, the dog’s foster parent will arrange to meet the applicant/family with the dog. The volunteer foster parent, having lived with the dog, has the most information about his/her personality, characteristics, and needs, and will make sure that a potential adopter is comfortable with the dog.

The Adoption Contract

Upon adoption, you will be required to read and sign a legally binding contract detailing the terms and conditions of the adoption.

The Adoption Fee

Adoption fees range from $300 – $800.  This amount, determined by Poodle Rescue of New England, is noted on the dog’s bio page. The adoption fee is used to cover, among other things, the expenses of spaying/neutering, vaccination, heartworm testing, and grooming each of our dogs.  The average expense for dogs in our care runs between $950-$2,000.  This does not include any specialty veterinary care (orthopedic, diagnostic, etc.). PRNE is a non-profit organization and all money goes to caring for the Poodles that we rescue.  The adoption fee is due at the time of adoption.

Our volunteers make every effort to ensure that the application process moves forward at a steady pace. The timeframe for each adoption will vary and can range from one month to up to one year or longer to find a suitable match. We appreciate your patience.

For any further questions, please review our FAQ’s.