ABSOLUTELY! Perfect homes can be anywhere. As long as you follow all of the adoption criteria, we are happy to consider a home anywhere in New Zealand. We have had some hugely successful adoptions in the South Island.

You will need to attend a meet & greet in Auckland with your family and existing dogs.

We often don't share our dogs pasts for many reasons - privacy issues, legally unable to or simply there is nothing to tell.  We always say that we don't share a dogs past unless it is pertinent to their future. 
But we've seen a post that says it so much better than we ever could.

From the team at Mirror Image K9:

If you’ve adopted a dog from a shelter, first of all, thank you. With shelters at full capacity so often, you’ve been a small part of the solution to such a pervasive problem. But just as important, you’ve been a BIG part of the solution for YOUR dog.

Some rescue dogs come from really tough backgrounds. They carry baggage with them that needs to be unpacked with the support of their new families. Some rescue dogs manage to avoid too much of a struggle on their way to their forever homes and are taken care of by loving foster families while they patiently await their perfect fit.

But the common thing that ties most rescue dogs together is…they had a life before you. And because we’re humans, we tend to imagine the worst of the worst. Sometimes, we know for a fact what our dogs went through to get to us. Other times, we assume our dog went through traumatic experiences based on certain behaviors they offer us when we first get to know them.

But if there is one thing I can urge you to do, regardless of what you know or don’t know about your dog’s past…Let it go.

Let them move on. Let them finally stop being a rescue and become rescued.

It doesn’t matter what happened before you. Because you’re here now.

They’re safe now. By treating them like you have something to make up for, you hold them in the past.

Let them feel the amazing feeling of being loved and cared for by a permanent family just because they’re them, not because they may have gone through something horrible.

Let the past go.

Enjoy your rescued dog.

Let them be rescued.

Keep an eye on our Facebook and Website and apply when you see what dog you think you'd like to adopt. Make sure you read their profiles to understand the kind of home they need to save disappointment.

If you are living on a farm, or similar, you will need to be able to provide information about how you can contain the dog and keep him/her safe. If we are satisfied that you can do so, we will still consider you for adoption.

Although we do try and match you to the right dog the first time, sometimes it doesn't work out, so we are may look at another dog and see how they fit in with your family.

Our adoption fees are:
$600 - 0-2 years
$500 - 2-7 years
$400 - 8+ years
This covers microchipping inc registration on NZCAR, full vaccinations (all 3 + boosters), desexing and council registration costs (current year up to 30 June only). This also covers any other treatments they've had as well.
NB: If a trial is ended within 1 calendar month of the dog going on trial we will refund your adoption fee minus $100 which covers costs and support the dog moving back into foster care. After 1 month there is no refund available - We will take the dog back however.

In order for our dogs to reach their full potential, we ask that you please respect the fact that our team and trainers have agreed that a home without cats or young children, or as an only dog, would be best for them. We have invested countless hours into getting to know each pup and want to ensure they are given every opportunity to succeed.

We are unable to have Meet and Greets on demand.  Our dogs are all in foster care with families who have other commitments so we do not expect them to be on call all the time, and we set up meet and greets at scheduled times so they are able to work around this.
Some dogs receive huge amounts of applications (Some over 30) so we do not have the capacity to let everyone meet each dog, and shortlist to the homes most appropriate for the dog for our meet and greets. 

There could be a variety of reasons for this, but each one is made with careful consideration of the dogs needs, and is not made lightly.
In the case of puppies we do this to ensure all vet appointments, most importantly desexing, is completed before full adoption of the dog. We have special deals with vets in Auckland to bring down the total costs.
For any other dog this could be different reasons, but generally it is because we want them to close for any vet appointments due to medical issues, and it is easier to sort these close to our vets.
Dogs that are designated local rehomes are a very small percentage, and we always have amazing dogs that can be rehomed anywhere! 

We advertise our dogs until an adoption is confirmed as we have had many situations where people are keen and then change their mind, life changes, or there isn't a match in person. So until we know a dog is headed to it's forever home, they will continue to be advertised.