This allows us to get to know you and assess your Siberian Husky "readiness". We cut no corners when it comes to finding the right owner for each dog. We think every husky is perfect, but every home is not—otherwise we wouldn’t be needed.  After applying, you will be contacted to set up a home visit.  

We do a one-on-one interview with ALL the household members that is designed to help you understand the breed, its specific characteristics and make sure a Siberian Husky is suited to you.

Typically a home visit is not more than an hour to an hour and a half.  We have a standard set of questions that we ask, and then we tour the yard, garage, and house to ensure the home we place one of our Siberians in is what we term "Siberian Proof" and a safe environment.

After you have been approved for adoption, you will be able to meet the foster dogs. Our dogs are kept in a network of foster homes.  You and your family must be willing to drive to meet any specific dog you are interested in.  If you wish to adopt, you will be asked to sign an adoption contract 

* birth through 6 months - $300
* 7 months through 5 years - $195
* 6 years and up $125

All dogs are:
* spayed or neutered prior to adoption
* evaluated for temperament and trainability
* up-to-date on ALL shots, including Bordetella (kennel cough)
* heartworm tested and on preventative during the season
* micro-chipped for identification

Are all household members in agreement about adopting a Siberian and willing to be present for a home visit?

Adopt A Husky will not place dogs outside of its geographical area. We will only consider applications from the following states:

Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, and the "Pacific Northwest" region (Washington, Idaho, Oregon). If you are located in areas other than those, we are unable to assist you.

Are your current pets neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations and current on heartworm preventative where appropriate?

Are you ready to adopt within the next few weeks?

Are your vet and personal references aware they will be receiving a phone call from us?

• Please keep in mind that we do not hold dogs for applicants while   they go through the adoption process.  We urge you not to set your sights on just one dog, because there may be someone further along in the process interested in that same dog. If that home is determined to be a good match, the dog will be adopted out. We will not discuss dogs until a home is approved.

• Also, please understand we are all volunteers with busy schedules.  If your references are unavailable, it will delay the process, since those must be checked before moving forward. The entire adoption process takes time; we are unwilling to sacrifice being thorough when the dog's future is at stake. 

We recognize that our application process is very in depth.  Some have complained about how thorough we are, feeling that we should perhaps trust more and research less.  But every process we have in place is there to ensure that our dogs go to great homes that are educated in the breed, and able and willing to provide the love, care and containment they need for life.  Our promise to our dogs is simple:  We will try our absolute best to ensure that their next home is their forever one.  And our application and adoption process provide the tools for us to keep this promise.

Often we are asked, as foster homes, "How can you give up these dogs?".  The truth is that it is very hard to bring a dog in to your home, treat them as one of your own, love them, care for them and teach them the skills they might have not been fortunate enough to learn in their previous home.  Often we are the ones who "fix" what caused the dog to be given up in the first place.  We might also be called upon to teach the most important lesson to a dog that never was fortunate enough to be loved or cherished.  We might have to be the ones who show that dog what trust and love are, and while it is the most rewarding thing in the world to see a dog change before your eyes and become whole, it makes it that more difficult to say goodbye.  The only way our foster homes can say goodbye is knowing that the organization did their absolute best in screening our applicants and that *our* foster dog is going to one of these great homes.  Anything less than knowing our dogs are going to wonderful homes would make fostering impossible.

We thank you for your time and patience throughout our process.

You can apply online or email us at adoptahusky@adoptahusky.com with your name and address and we'll mail an application to you.