Affiliated Dalmatian Rescue Organizations

DCAF and DCA work with approved rescue organizations across the US to help Dalmatians in need of a new home. The map below identifies the currently approved organizations. 

If you are in need of help in re-homing your Dalmatian, please work with one of these organizations who specialize in the successful placement of the breed.

To help increase the likelihood of successful rescue placement and to ensure that the placement is in the best interest of the public, the dog and the breed, DCA and DCAF offer the following guidelines to its membership and to approved Dalmatian Rescue Organizations.

Guidelines for Groups/Individuals in DCAF/DCA Rescue (Approved by the DCA and DCAF Boards 2023)
All those who participate in rescue should be prepared to abide by these guidelines. Each group or individual:
  1. Shall AGREE to contact or encourage the owner to contact the “breeder” of the dog and urge that person to take responsibility for the unwanted dog.
  2. Shall agree not to place biting or aggressive dogs.
  3. Shall agree to return all inquiring phone calls or messages within a reasonable time of receiving the initial contact.
  4. Shall provide some form of educational material or verbal counseling to those who are seeking to adopt a Dalmatian. Examples of such materials would include obedience/behavior information, health and feeding as it applies to crystals and stone formation, and the DCA Board of Governor’s statement on deafness.
  5. Shall make every effort to visit potential homes, in person, at some point before the dog is placed or at least when the dog is taken for a provisional first visit to the home.
  6. Shall use a contract when placing a dog in a home.
  7. Shall keep records of placements or disposals of dogs.
  8. Shall spay or neuter all dogs before placement or offer a contract which guarantees this will be done and then follow up on said contract.
  9. Shall follow up on all placed dogs to ensure their care and safety.
  10. Shall agree to take back any placed dogs if the home does not work out.
  11. Shall be able to be autonomous. The actual method or rescue, whether by referral, by taking the dog, or a combination of both, would be left to the individual groups who are the best judges of their abilities and who know their own financial status and manpower.
DCAF and DCA Boards agree that the question of placement of a dog with severe medical problems is best left to the local rescue groups or workers. However, we urge that careful consideration be given to the limits of time, space, money and probability of placement before accepting these dogs into rescue. Severe medical problems are defined as: uncontrolled seizures, degenerative diseases, severe and debilitating injuries and some degrees of chronic stone forming. Each group will also agree to provide potential owners with detailed medical records of treatment, a veterinary prognosis and an assurance to the new owner that the group will follow up on the care and progress of the dog.
For Rescue Organizations:

If you are a rescue organization new to DCAF, please complete the DCARE Rescue Organization Application Form below. 

Approved Organizations may apply for reimbursement for up to $500 per hearing Dalmatian you rescue, with a limit of $2500 in a calendar year. Organizations may submit for more expenses, but those require board approval and are not guaranteed. The application must be made within 90 days of the incurred expense.  We also have a list of expenses we would and would not cover. DCAF will not cover expenses for bilaterally deaf dogs.

For reimbursement, please complete the DCARE Reimbursement Form and follow the submission instructions in the document.

Reimbursable expenses provided via DCARE include fees associated with pulling the dog from the rescue/shelter (not for dogs purchased in auctions), spay/neuter, diagnostic testing, dental work needed, prescriptions, heartworm/flea medications, surgery, vaccinations, euthanasia, holistic medicine (including acupuncture and hydrotherapy) and behavioral health evaluation (but not ongoing behavioral health therapy).

DCARE Rescue Reimbursement Application Form

DCARE Rescue Organization Application Form

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