FAQs

Rescued Pups Rescuing People is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people and rescue dogs in many ways, one of which is through the facilitation of accompanied dog visits to people who cannot own or take care of a dog.

QUESTION #1: I’d love to have a dog visit me or I know someone who would love a visit from a Rescued Pups Rescuing People dog. How do I get started?

ANSWER #1: Great! All you have to do is contact Rescued Pups Rescuing People (RPRP) either by email: rescuedpups [at] yahoo dot com or by phone: area code nine one nine (919), five zero three (503), nine three zero zero (9300).

QUESTION #2: Can I be assured the visit will be safe, meaning the dog won’t scratch or bite?

ANSWER #2: RPRP and every person associated with our nonprofit takes the highest levels of safety precautions on every visit. We have Safety Protocols in place and you can request a copy of the Rescued Pups Rescuing People Safety Protocol checklist that we follow for each visit. All the dogs we bring on a visit weigh less than 20 lbs, have no recorded bite history from the county or rescue where they come from, and each dog is tested in a foster home and/or by Rescued Pups Rescuing People (RPRP) to look for any signs of aggression. If any dog in our care or in other foster care shelters that we work with shows any signs of aggression, we will place that dog’s name and details regarding their behavior on our Do NOT Bring on a Dog Visit list, and that dog will be precluded from ever visiting any of the people we visit.

All that said, dogs are animals that act instinctively and cannot always be controlled, even dogs with no bite history and no signs of aggression may become aggressive for the first time and bite or otherwise injure you. Even though we take the highest levels of precautions and adhere to the highest levels of safety measures, we cannot guarantee that a dog won’t bite or scratch or otherwise harm you or someone you ask us to visit (the “visitee”).

If you or the visitee agrees to have a visit with a Rescued Pups Rescuing People (RPRP) dog, you fully accept all risks associated with that dog visit. You'll be given forms for you, your attorney, or other professionals, to read to fully understand any and all risks. After reading and agreeing to accept any and all risks that you may be bitten or scratched or otherwise harmed, you'll be asked to further agree that you or the visitee have been made completely and fully aware of all the risks associated with an RPRP Dog Visit.

Before we bring an RPRP dog to you or to the visitee, you or the visitee or both will be required to sign a Release and Waiver of Liability and Indemnification that is evidence that you accept the risks and/or the visitee accepts any and all risks associated with the RPRP Dog Visit.

NOTE: We take the additional precaution of filming each and every entire visit should the need arise to review film footage of every detail of what happened during our visit. When you or your requested visitee agree to accept the risks associated with having an RPRP dog visit, you'll be asked to sign the RPRP Release and Waiver of Liability and Indemnification, which allows RPRP to film the entire visit. After the forms are signed by you and/or the visitee, RPRP is happy to provide the dog visit to you or the requested visitee as a service to the citizens in the community who may benefit from such a visit.

QUESTION #3: Will I or the visitee be left alone with an RPRP dog during the Dog Visit?

ANSWER #3: You will not ever be left alone with an RPRP dog during an RPRP Dog Visit! There will always be a dog handler watching every move the dog makes. The dog handler will transport the dog to your location, take the dog to relieve themselves outside and pick up any feces using a green bag, dispose of the feces before entering your or the visitee’s premises, washing their hands, bring the dog to your indoor or outdoor location, and stay with you during the entire visit. The RPRP Dog Handler will not leave your side and will maintain control of the Visiting Dog as much as possible for the entire visit.

QUESTION #4: Can I select the dog that comes to visit me?

ANSWER #4: Unfortunately, you cannot select the dog that comes to visit you or the person for whom you request a visit. RPRP selects each Visiting Dog based on a clean (no) biting history, their size, the dog's location, their availability, and other factors. That said, if you or an other visitee has had an RPRP visit with a dog and you or the visitee prefers that specific dog, you can request another visit with your Preferred Dog. RPRP cannot guarantee that we can bring that dog on your or the visitee’s next dog visit, because the dog we bring is based on the aforementioned factors. RPRP will do their best to accommodate any requests you or a visitee makes.

QUESTION #5: Do I need to be able to walk the dog?

ANSWER #5: No, you do not need to be able to walk the dog. If you’d like to take a walk with the RPRP Dog Handler and the Visiting Dog, we can arrange that to happen, however, you won’t be able to walk the dog either on your own nor hold the leash during the walk with the Dog Handler and the Visiting Dog.

QUESTION #6: How much does it cost per Dog Visit?

ANSWER #6: At this time, there is no cost for an accompanied Dog Visit. Each Dog Visit is completely different, however, and if there is a cost for whatever reason, we'll notify you before we visit.

QUESTION #7: If I have any specific questions, what is the best way to contact Rescued Pups Rescuing People?

ANSWER #7: The best way to contact Rescued Pups Rescuing People (RPRP) is by email at: rescuedpups [at] yahoo dot com. (When typing this email address onto your “TO:” line on your email, be sure to use the at (@) sign and the dot (.) in place of the words 'at' and 'dot.')