Rescue

Potomac Valley Bernese Mountain Dog Club

RE-HOMING ASSISTANCE

Thanks, PVBMDC, for helping us find our new homes!

PVBMDC is committed to the welfare of Bernese Mountain Dogs of which rescue is an important part. We educate and counsel both those who wish to give up a dog and those who are seeking a rescue dog. We can help put those seeking a rescue in touch with those who have a BMD they want to re-home. We work with individuals and organizations such as dog shelters which have purebred Bernese Mountain Dogs for adoption. We DO NOT evaluate or foster any dogs, nor do we determine the suitability of an individual dog for adoption. We DO NOT recommend any specific dog to anyone. The responsibility of determining whether or not a dog is suitable for adoption rests solely between the prospective new owner and the current owner. We will not refer dogs that are known to us to be aggressive toward humans. We encourage owners and/or adopters to neuter intact dogs.

PVBMDC members may not take a dog into their home for evaluation as a representative of the Club. If a Club member does evaluate a dog, he/she understands that the responsibility and liability rests with that member and not the Club.

If you would like to be on a waiting list for a Bernese that needs re-homing, please write Sharon Hasenauer at sharon@pvbmdc.org.

If you have made the difficult decision to give up a dog, we offer our support and counsel, but cannot foster or shelter your dog. We encourage you to contact the dog's breeder as most responsible breeders will want to help re-settle the dog if possible (check your sales contract as it may specify what is to happen if you give up your pet). Contact Sharon Hasenauer (sharon@pvbmdc.org) for assistance.

The Rescue Chairperson for the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America is Kathy Deyo, bmdrescue@clearwater.net

You can find other regional club rescue contacts on the BMD Club of America's website www.bmdca.org

Occasionally a Bernese mix is advertised by Animal Shelters or Humane Societies. Try doing a search at Petfinder.com

If you are looking for an older dog, not necessarily a rescue, try contacting Bernese breeders. (Go to the Puppy Info page to get a list of breeders.) Occasionally they may have an older dog that they are releasing from their breeding program. These dogs are typically not free, however.