NCBR provides a temporary sanctuary for boxers in need throughout Northern California, the Central Valley (Fresno or farther north) and around the Nevada/California state line area. We are run entirely by a dedicated group of volunteers and have no paid employees. We allocate nearly 100% of our adoption fees and donations directly toward the care of our boxers, including spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, a microchip, and more.
Mission and Vision
NCBR provides a temporary sanctuary for boxers in need throughout Northern California, the Central Valley (Fresno or farther north) and around the Nevada/California state line area. We rescue boxers from shelters and from owners who are no longer able to care for them. While we aim to save every boxer in need, we prioritize the most vulnerable dogs, including those who are old, ill, injured, or housed at the shelters where the risk of euthanasia is the greatest. At a minimum, we provide each of our rescued animals with veterinary care, spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, a microchip, a temporary foster home at a private residence, lots of love, and placement into a carefully screened forever home.
Specialization
Adoption Policy
You must live in Northern California, Central Valley (Fresno or further north) or around the Nevada/CA Stateline area. Due to geographical/capacity restraints, we are otherwise unable to accept applications from out of state, or from southern California.You must be at least 21 years of age.All current pets in the household MUST be spayed/neutered, on heartworm prevention, and current on shots. We will call your vet to ensure the medical prerequisites have been met.As a general rule, we do not foster or adopt to families with children under the age of 5, however, exceptions are made on a case by case basis.Exceptions to our (child) policy may be made after initial application is approved, the additional child questionnaire is answered to our satisfaction, and when any one of the following criteria is met. If you do not meet these criteria, we will be unable to consider your request and will decline your application.‚' You are a previous NCBR adopter.‚' You have a history of boxer or bully breed ownership.‚ You have satisfactorily answered the application questions pertaining to children.Most of our boxers have issues that preclude adopting to families with children less than fifteen (15) years of age so the wait for an appropriate boxer for adoption to a home with children under 15 can be extensive.Applicants with children under 15 will be required to answer additional questions. This policy is strictly for the protection of our boxers and our foster or adoptive families. Please review our Boxers & Children page for more information.Applicants who rent must provide landlord contact info. NCBR requires verbal landlord approval for all renters.Pools without access barriers are discouraged and may prohibit adoption of the boxer for which you apply.Due to dominance or related issues, we do NOT adopt female boxers into homes with other medium or large breed female dogs.Due to prey drive, we will not place a boxer in a home with a cat unless it has lived with a cat or the foster home has been able to properly introduce it to cats.We do not adopt out dogs as gifts.Puppies will only be adopted to a home with a preexisting adult dog, no children under age five, pools must be fenced, and where the puppy will not be home alone for long hours. PLEASE NOTE: Do not fill out an application for a puppy if you do not meet ALL requirements. Your application will be immediately denied and will not be processed.All pets must be INDOOR companions!NCBR does not adopt out of state, except northwest Nevada (Reno/Tahoe region).The adoption process begins when you complete our online adoption application. You must answer all of the questions honestly and accurately, using as much detail as you'd like. You also must include your physical home address, NOT a P.O. Box.Due to resource constraints, we cannot answer questions about our available dogs until you have completely filled out the adoption application. Due to the heavy volume of incoming adoption applications, it could take up to fourteen (14) days for one of our volunteers to contact you about your application. If you have submitted an application and want to find out the status, please email us.
https://ncbr.org/available-boxers/
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