H.A.L.T. DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
We are accepting applications for our spring 2025 class at this time. We have Buffy, Harley, Rose, and Sonny that are looking for their furrever homes. Check our Upcoming Events or Facebook page for any of our outings around town to come meet them.
If you live in the Knoxville area and are interested in adopting a H.A.L.T. dog, please note the following information:
- All adoptable dogs are spayed or neutered, vaccinated (including Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza), micro-chipped and on flea and heartworm preventative.
- Each dog graduates from the program with beginner basic obedience training taught by their teen trainers
- Interested adopters will go through and application, home visit, and overnight visit process to be considered
- Lastly, due to our home visit policy, H.A.L.T. limits our adoptions to residents of Knoxville and the immediate surrounding area.
How to Adopt:
H.A.L.T. serves Knoxville, TN, and the immediate surrounding counties. Because of our home visit policy, we are limited to adoptions in our area. Our goal is to find the best match for the dogs and for the families interested in adopting, pairing the best qualities and needs of both together.
- Potential adopters submit an application, as a first step. The application review includes your veterinary and personal reference checks and takes up to a week to complete.
- Once an adoption application is approved, H.A.L.T. representatives schedule a home visit to ensure that the dog you’ve selected will do well in your home.
- If there is another dog in the home, a separate meet and greet is scheduled outside of the home to see how the dogs do together on neutral territory before doing the home visit.
- During the home visit, we observe the H.A.L.T. dog’s reaction to other pets and family members in the home, their comfort level exploring the home. check the security of a fence if applicable, and look for any areas that might present a safety concern.
- If the home visit goes well, a separate overnight visit will be scheduled to see how the dog does in the new environment.
- Upon approval of an application, successful home visit, and overnight visit, we complete our process with an adoption contract.
- Finally, the dogs go to their new homes after the completion of the 4-week H.A.L.T. class session.
Sasha is a graduate of the 2007 class.
H.A.L.T. dogs have all:
- been spayed or neutered
- been given a full medical exam by our veterinarian and treated for any immediate medical needs
- received all appropriate vaccinations including Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza
- received flea and heartworm preventative
- been given microchip identification
- completed beginner basic obedience training with their teen trainers
H.A.L.T. requires a $250 adoption fee, which goes towards the care listed above for the dogs in the current and future H.A.L.T. classes.
Click here to submit an application online, or Print Application and bring it to a scheduled adoption event.
