Berkeley Animal Care Services and Shelter (BACS)
I just adopted a puppy from BACS and had such a great experience that I thought I'd share it!
My fiance and I had been looking to adopt an additional dog to add to our family for quite a while and were keeping an eye out online for the right fit. After visiting a few places and meeting a few other dogs that just were not the right fit, we came across a posting from BACS about Angie (now Miah). Their description of her sounded like what we were looking for. We know that adopting a new family member is not to be taken lightly and that especially animals at shelters have had a rough go of it usually so we wanted to make sure this was the right fit for a permanent home for her. We researched the breeds they thought made up her heritage and what needs they have, and it all checked out.
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| From left to right: Riley, Andy, Miah, Tim (from BACS), and Natalie (me!). |
I called the shelter and they were super friendly and helpful over the phone. They explained the process to me and told me what they knew about the puppy we were interested in. They had really gotten to know her personality and wanted to make sure she went to a family that was the right fit. I then went in person to meet her and toured the shelter. After meeting a few other puppies that were there, I decided that the original puppy was definitely the one and let them know we were definitely interested in adopting her. I filled out the paperwork and then made an appointment for the puppy to meet our whole family. Everything went well and we were finally approved to take her home! The adoption fee was very reasonable and actually a lot cheaper than most other shelters' adoption fees we had seen.
Miah did have an "issue" though... there was a big bump on the top of her head right where the back of her skull met her spine (called the occipital bone). We were concerned that it might be a serious issue and wanted to get her checked out right away. BACS referred us to a vet close-by that checked it out and had agreed to provide a treatment within reason, that BACS could help out with. Turned out, thankfully, it was only a hematoma (basically a goose-egg) from a hard bump on her head that would eventually absorb back into her body and go away so there was no needed treatment except monitoring at home.
Now, Miah is a happy and healthy puppy that is a great addition to our family.
Thanks BACS for helping to connect us with Miah!
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| Miah |
Please see BACS' website for currently available pets and additional information: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=3866
