1. Adopters must be 18 years of age or older. All adults in the home must be in agreement on the adoption of a beagle, and are required to be present during the home visit.

2. Beagles will be given regular and routine vet care, proper nourishment/water and be kept in a clean, healthy and stimulating environment.

3. All beagles will be spayed or neutered. Puppies must be spayed/neutered by 6 months of age, B.O.N.E.S requires proof of sterilization and reserves the right to remove a dog from a home if this policy is not followed.

4. Beagles can not be adopted as gifts or as the sole responsibility of a child. No dog adopted through B.O.N.E.S. can be given away or sold, they must be returned to B.O.N.E.S.

5. Beagles, less than 12 months of age, will not be adopted to families that have children under the age of 4. All applicants with young children will be looked at on a case by case basis. Dogs adopted to families with young children must be known to be "child friendly".

6. All Beagles must have proper ID (identification, rabies tag etc.) worn at all times. Beagles should not be allowed to roam at large, BONES reserves the right to remove a beagle from it's home if this procedure is not being followed.

7. Currently owned pets must be up to date on all vaccines. We recommend that resident dogs and cats.be spayed or neutered. For information, please visit our information page.

8. Adopter agrees to pay the adoption fee and sign the adoption contract required by B.O.N.E.S. the day of adoption.

PUPPY Standards in addition to the above:

1. We will not adopt out puppies to families with a child under 4 years of age.

2. A $100 deposit will be due upon approval. This will not be refunded if you change your mind. It will be applied to the adoption fee.

3. The balance is due when you receive your puppy.

4. We will collect a $75 deposit for spay/neuter. Upon proof of spay or neuter, this will be returned to you.

5. Puppies require someone to be available to take them on potty breaks every couple of hours. They wil not be adopted out to families where there is no one available to perform this function.

6. The adoption fee for puppies is $300.00

7. As with all our adoptions, final approval is at the discretion of the Board of Directors.