5) All adopting individuals, who live in an apartment / condo / townhouse must be able to show how the Dane will exercise.

6) All adopting individuals who live in rental property will have to have a signed approval document from their landlord.

7) All adopting individuals must have a homecheck in order to verify application and conditions of the potential "forever home".

8) All adoption individuals must be at least 21 years old.

9) Families with children that are 5 years old or younger must demonstrate giant breed experience in order to be considered for adoption. Please contact us at adoptadane@rmgreatdane.org to confirm your eligibility prior to submitting an application.

10) All dogs within the home must be spayed/neutered and UTD on shots (unless medically noted).

6 STEP ADOPTION PROCESS

We require :

1) Application - (While we encourage you to let us know on your application if one of our dogs has captured your interest, we use this simply as a guide for matching and your listing of specific dog in no way implies claim to this particular dog)

NOTE: Adoption Applications expire 6 months from the date of receipt. If you have already submitted an Adoption Application(even if you are a returning adopter) and it has been longer than 6 months, you will need to fill out a new Adoption Application.

Along with the application, we request a $10 application fee. If you are faxing or e-mailing your completed application to us, this fee can be paid online at Our Store . Simply click on the donate icon and donate $10. Please indicate in the comments section (at the bottom of the page) that the $10 is for your application fee. You may also mail your completed application along with a check your fee to the PO Box listed on the application. This $10 fee goes directly to our medical fund.

E-mail the completed Agreement via this link

or print it and fax it to (303) 484-2733

2) Reference Checks - All references will be checked prior to home visit. We will contact your current vet, if you have one, for a reference.

3) Phone Interview

4) Home Visit - A volunteer will come to your home to visit with you and discuss care of Great Danes. Also, the volunteer will look for any potential problems and check to be sure that your fencing is secure. Your home visit does not mean you have been approved.

5) Approval - After the above steps have been completed all your information will be reviewed and a decision will be made about adoption. If at this point you are approved to adopt, RMGDRI's Placement Coordinator will help guide you to the appropriate dog for your family.

6) Contract - For the protection of the Great Danes we place, everyone that adopts a Great Dane from RMGDRI will be required to sign an adoption contract. If you would like additional information on our adoption contract you can email adoptadane@rmgreatdane.org and a copy of our contract will be sent to you electronically.

Puppies

We have found that puppies from the same litter tend to bond to one another, to their detriment, when adopted together. Therefore, we do not adopt out two puppies from the same litter to the same adopter.

** The general guideline is that puppies may be left alone, for no longer in hours than the number of months of their ages. Please do not apply for a young puppy if you intend to be gone all day.