ADOPTION INFORMATION

MLRR does its best to match the right dog with the right family by finding out as much as possible about the potential adoptive family before placing a dog. Anyone interested in adopting a Lab must:

Read and agree to our Adoption Policies.
Complete an adoption application. (Download form at bottom of this page)
Upon acceptance of the application, an MLRR volunteer will contact you to arrange a home visit.
You will then be notified if you are approved for adoption.
If you are an approved adopter, you will be contacted when a potential Labrador that is a "match" for you is available.

Adoption Fee

Puppies (9 months and younger) $300

Adult Labs (10 months to 5 years) $250

Senior Labs (6 years and up) $175

If the puppy or adult Lab is not spayed/neutered before adoption there will also be a $50 deposit due at the time of adoption in addition to the adoption fee. The $50 deposit will be returned to the adopter once MLRR receives proof of neuter. The adoption fee helps offset the rescue expenses incurred by MLRR. The average vetting cost is approximately $550 per Lab.

Spaying and Neutering

Rescued Labs from MLRR will be spayed or neutered. This not only prevents more unwanted puppies, but also reduces the dog's risk of certain health problems later in life, including some types of cancer.

Out of Area Adoptions

We are currently processing out of area and out of state applications on a case-by-case basis. Please be very thorough when completing the adoption application. After your application has been received and reviewed you will be contacted and asked to provide pictures of your home and yard. From there a current board member will contact your references and the vet you have listed on your application. After that a current board member will contact you for a phone interview. From there a short report recapping the reference checks and phone interviews will be prepared and the board will make their decision on if you are approved to adopt, just as they do for applicants within Chicagoland. Please remember that all of our foster homes are located in the Greater Chicago Area and that you will have to travel here to meet our Labs. Also, all family members and pets must come along for this meeting if you wish to adopt the Lab. Thank you. .

Adoption Application

If you would like to fill out an on-line adoption application, please click here.


Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue, Inc. reserves the right to refuse or deny any application.