Rehoming Your Spaniel

We’re here to help you and your dog.

Poppy
Adopted September 2025

Before You Rehome Your Spaniel

Having to rehome your dog is never an easy decision, and sometimes it can be made out of sheer frustration or because you feel there is no other option.

At UK Spaniel Rescue, once we receive your surrender form, we will contact you to discuss your options and see if there is any way we can help you keep your dog. Whatever your decision, we will support you in the best way we possibly can.

Some issues may not need our help. We may ask whether your dog has had a recent veterinary pain check if there has been a sudden change in temperament, to help rule out any underlying issues. One of our behaviourists may also contact you to see whether there are ways we can help you further, even if it is only in the short term while we find a placement for your dog.

Before We Can Look at Rehoming Your Dog

If your dog has seen a behaviourist, it will help our rehoming team if you can provide a copy of their report. This helps us make the best decisions for your dog and determine how we can help. Please upload this with your application form.

Your dog must be microchipped to the person submitting the rehoming form. We cannot proceed if the details do not match.

We will also need a copy of your dog’s medical history before we can look at rehoming them.

You will be assigned an Adoption Co-ordinator to support you through the rehoming process and answer any questions you may have. We will also ask an experienced volunteer to carry out a basic assessment of your dog before progressing.


Important Information

For insurance purposes, we will only take responsibility for your dog once the Transfer of Keepership form has been signed and returned to us.

Has Your Dog Ever Bitten?

If your dog has ever bitten a person or another animal, please be completely honest about this on your application form.

This information is extremely important when we are assessing whether and how we can help your dog. We need to understand what happened, the circumstances surrounding the incident and any previous behavioural concerns.

Please provide as much detail as possible, including who or what was bitten, what happened immediately before the incident and whether there have been any other incidents.

We may not be able to accept a dog with a significant bite history or severe guarding issues.

Surrendering Your Dog – Frequently Asked Questions

We’re not here to judge, but we do ask you to be completely honest about your reasons for wishing to rehome your dog.

Why do you need proof of my ID?

This is to confirm that you are the registered keeper of the dog and that you have the authority to rehome them.

It will depend on how quickly we can place your dog with a foster carer.

We may be able to ask our volunteers if they would take your dog on a temporary basis while we look at rehoming them. However, this is not a temporary boarding service, and we cannot provide care for your dog while you are on holiday, working or otherwise unavailable. If a volunteer is able to help on a temporary basis, you would be liable for any costs whilst your dog is with them.

No, we are a foster-based rescue and don’t have kennels.

Our head office is in Lancashire, but we work with people all over the UK.

Unfortunately not. We find this is too distressing and confusing for the dog.

We can, but at the very least we need your dog to be microchipped. We use this as proof that you are the registered keeper and have authority to rehome the dog. It is also a legal requirement.

This does happen occasionally, and we would ask that you think long and hard before making the decision to rehome your dog because one of the first processes in looking to rehome a dog means contacting a potential adopter.

What Happens After You Submit Your Form?

Once we receive your rehoming form, we’ll review the information you’ve provided and contact you to discuss your situation and your dog.

If we are able to help with rehoming, you’ll be assigned an Adoption Co-ordinator  who will support you through the process. An experienced volunteer will also carry out a basic assessment of your dog before we progress.

We’ll keep you informed throughout the process and answer any questions you may have.

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“When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are.
The dog is not judging you.”



Eckhart Tolle

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