Utah Corgi RescueUtah Corgi Rescue
What is Corgi Rescue?
Rescue is a safe place for a dog when it cannot stay in its current home. Rescue is a better option than a shelter, as the dog is with people who are familiar with the breed (for breed specific rescues, as we are). Any corgi in foster care is treated just like the owner's other dogs; they eat the same foods (unless they need a special diet), receive medical care, grooming, and any needed training.
Most often, the dogs we receive are turned over to us by their owners. For a variety of different reasons, they cannot stay in their current homes. We take these corgis, foster them, and find them new homes. They are safe in their foster homes until they can be placed in a new "forever" home.
We are willing, when we can, to take a corgi out of a shelter. In Utah, that is a rare thing. Usually, there is a list of people waiting to adopt a corgi.
Corgi rescue is for purebred corgis of either breed. We will on occasion take a mix, but it MUST look enough like a corgi for us to see corgi resemblence easily. The reason is that people contact us looking for corgis. We can't place mixed breeds, and we just don't have the room to keep an unlimited number of fosters for years. If we don't see corgi in your dog, we can refer you to a non-breed-specific rescue group.
How Rescue Works
We are contacted by the owner or find a corgi in the shelter. If the corgi is in the shelter, we go to see that it IS a corgi and put our names on the list as a potential adopter. If the shelter is willing, we will take any corgi out of the shelter and rehome it from our group.
For owner turn ins, we meet the owner and get the corgi from them. The owners give up ALL rights to the dog once they have turned it over to us. We do not give out information on the new owners once we have placed the dog. Likewise, we don't give out information on the former owners to the new owners. We respect and protect the rights and privacy of both the former and new homes.
All rescue dogs are spayed or neutered prior to placement.
We also network with other corgi rescue groups around the country.
Care of a Rescue Dog:
While here, a corgi in foster care is treated the same as our own dogs. They eat the same food, receive grooming, discipline, and training if needed. If they are overweight, they are put on diets. They also receive any medical treatment they may need.