Our adoption fee is £495 and, where possible, we ask for an additional donation on top of this so that we can continue the work we do.

This fee covers what it takes for us to get the dog from Romania to the UK:

- Total transport to the UK
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd vaccination (this includes rabies). Puppies also have a 4th and 5th vaccination.
- Microchip
- Health book
- Registration in national dogs registry
- Pet passport
- 3 worming and flea treatments
- Chip registration in the UK to the new owner

*This fee does not cover the cost of food, care, shelter and spay/neutering whilst the dog lived at the shelter in Romania. Nor does it cover any additional medical bills that we may have had to cover if the dog has experienced any illnesses or required emergency treatments whilst under our care.

Whilst at the shelter, your dog will have been vaccinated against the following diseases:

Distemper

Hepatitis

Parvo

Leptospirosis

Parainfluenza

Rabies

Leptospira

Kennel cough

It will depend on the age of the dog you are adopting. All dogs who are of a suitable age will be neutered in Romania. Younger dogs and puppies will likely not be neutered/spayed before travelling to the UK. There is a term in our adoption contract that states the dog is to be neutered/spayed when they are of a suitable age, unless advised otherwise by a vet due to health or behavioural concerns .

Our preference is for dogs to travel straight to their forever home from the shelter in Romania, however, we have a small foster network based in the UK, so we do have a limited number of dogs available to meet prior to adoption. If you were looking to adopt a dog that is in foster in the UK, it’s worth noting that the wait for a suitable match will likely be longer than adopting a dog directly from Romania.

We ask if you have a preference or a specific dog in mind when applying to adopt a dog with us. However, this does not mean this is necessarily the dog you will be matched to should you be successful. Our dogs undergo thorough behaviour and personality assessments when at the shelter and we match dogs to homes based on these assessments. An in depth conversation will be had at the matching stage to ensure the right match is being made with the dogs and adopters best interests in mind.

We offer full rescue back up for the dogs that we adopt out. If an adopter has come to the difficult decision to rehome their dog they must contact their representative at Lucky's Legacy to start the process of rehoming. It is against our contractual terms for an adopter to handle the rehoming process themselves, or bring the dog to a shelter or UK charity.

We have done so in the past but sadly isn’t something we have the capacity to do at the moment.

Dog training is a complex matter and there is an overwhelming amount of information found online. The best approach is to gather information from various sources and look for trends in the methods that work especially for rescue dogs. Battersea Cats and Dogs home, Dog’s Trust and Blue Cross have some great information online.

Our rehoming team don’t expect you to have all the right answers but the more research and information you bring to the interview the better. We love it when adopters have invested time into reading up and taking notes on the key areas and enjoy chatting through them with you. The research will help you to build a good understanding of all the different areas your potential new canine friend may need support with.

Yes! Many of our previous adopters have lived in rented accommodation. We will need to see a copy of your tenancy agreement and consent from your landlord if required by the lease.

Yes! We have had previous adopters that have adopted with us that don't have a garden and / or live in a flat. You will need to consider the impact this will have when the dog arrives with you and the training you will undertake. For example, if you live on the 10th floor of an apartment block, toilet training will be more of a challenge and you will need to consider how you will introduce the dog to the communal areas such as lifts and stairwells as this could be unnerving to your new arrival.

We will only accept applications from people aged 25 and over. If an individual has extensive knowledge of dog behaviour and foreign rescues, we will consider applications from those aged 21 and over. Please include detail of your experience in your application form. No applications will be accepted from people younger than 21.

We will accept applications from people with children aged 4 and over. Please note, not all of our dogs will be suitable to be in a home with children, so please do check the bios on our website or our social media platforms for more information.

During your initial call, we will ask how you will introduce your new dog to your children and how those introductions will look in practice so please do some research on this area before your call.

It is unlikely that our dogs based in Romania will have had positive interaction with children previously. If they have, it will be minimal. This is why we ask our adopters to do extensive research on this area before the dog arrives and as part of the application process.

You will need to ensure that you are comfortable that all introductions and interactions with children will be done correctly and positively for both dog and child.

Yes! In fact, it is sometimes a preference for some of our shyer dogs. You will need to provide further information about your resident dog such as likes, dislikes, neutering status, how they are with other dogs, any training you have carried out with them, any behavioural issues you have had to overcome and any other information you think would be helpful.

During your initial call we will ask how you will introduce your new dog to your resident dog and how those introductions will look in practice. This is one of the points that we would ask you to research prior to your call.

You should consider how bringing a new dog into the home may impact your current dog and the daily routine you currently have in place before applying.

Yes! We have dogs rehomed to homes with cats, chickens, rabbits, Guinea pigs, lizards, hamsters, rescue hedgehogs(!) and many more. You would need to consider how you would manage interactions between your new dog and current pet(s). If introductions are to be made, you should research how to do those introductions in a positive way and we will ask how they would look in practice during your initial call. If there is no intention for the animals to interact, you will need to consider how you will keep them separate and safe when your new dog arrives.

Whilst we are able to cat test our dogs while in Romania (providing we have a willing cat participant at the shelter at the relevant time), we always suggest that you introduce a dog to your cat before we start this process.

We have rehomed dogs to homes with resident cats many times before and it is possible for cats and dogs to live in the same household. However, it would be worth seeing how your cat reacts to a dog being in the home. You should reach out to any friends or family who live close by who have dogs that would be able to help you with this. It would be worth doing this multiple times with different dogs to see how it goes.

You should also do some research beforehand on how to introduce a new dog to a resident cat to ensure this process is as smooth as possible.

Once you are happy that your cat will be comfortable with a dog in the home, please do get in touch with us.

Please note, we will not proceed with your application until this has been done.