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How do I adopt? We are glad you asked..... Each and every potcake pup that we get through our doors is special to us, and every one that we can place into a wonderful forever home, is one less dying needlessly of neglect, abuse, disease or starvation or being euthanized. We are a non profit nonsalaried, volunteer organization here on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, just trying to make a difference in the lives of these wonderful animals. Potcakes are truly a remarkable breed of dogs. They are so intelligent. They are the most smart, loyal and loving dogs that I have ever come across. They generally grow to between 40 and 55lb usually (medium- smaller than labs). They are all fostered in volunteer's homes and so are already used to children, other dogs, etc. They are social pups - very loving to children. Adoption is easy. You have to be 21 or over to adopt, and all household members must be aware. There is no charge for the pups. However the airline charges 100 USD for the pup to travel in the cabin, and we appreciate an additional donation to go some way to cover the given vaccines and wormers, to be made online by credit card or PayPal at www.potcakeplace.com. Once the adoption has been confirmed.
In case you're wondering how your donations will be used, all of the many talented people who help Potcake Place volunteer their time and talents
- THERE ARE NO PAID STAFF AT POTCAKE PLACE - ALL DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO THE CARE OF THE POTCAKES
On the down side, please be patient if you contact us and it takes a while for a response. We do love to hear from you, but since most of us work full-time jobs in addition to volunteering, sometimes it's hard to keep up.
The Potcakes come with all their medical information, a record card of all of their shots and information, and a registered Vet's certificate. They will have had vaccines and wormers appropriate for their age, but will need the monthly schedule to be completed depending on their age. The vet issues a health certificate for travel which is shown to customs in the arrival country. Alike to the US and Canada, we have risks of Parvo, Distemper, Heartworm and Ehrlichia on-island. The pup is taken in for a health certificate prior to travel and given a full checkup. We also advise a vet check within the first week of arrival home. We ask that the pup be put on monthly heartworm preventative, and flea and tick prevention (Ehrlichia is carried by ticks, and there is also Lyme disease in the US and Canada), for ongoing health care, as well as to be spayed/neutered when your vet recommends if not already done so (not until 5/6 months old here).
This is a 10-15 year commitment so can't be taken lightly. If you are not travelling to The Island of Providenciales, we need to find a volunteer to an airport you could get to. Timing depends on available pups and couriers. We provide the cabin pet bag and give you an address to send the bag back to us to in Florida, who then forwards it back to us, so that we can use it again for another adoption. We are all volunteers and operate solely on donations, so we really need that bag/crate back ASAP to be used again, and we appreciate and pup supplies to help existing foster pups- from other pet bags, peepee pads to small collars etc. If you are still interested in adoption, please complete the application form and e-mail a copy to
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along with any questions you may have. Looking forward to hearing from you, Jane Parker-Rauw
Founder and Director of Potcake Place 
Potcake Place Reserves the right to refuse an adoption for any reason. |
