MEET LEO

BREED: Boxer Mix

AGE: February 2025

SIZE: 65lbs

CHARACTERISTICS: Energetic, playful,

COAT LENGTH: Short

HOUSE-TRAINED: Yes

HEALTH: Vaccinations up to date, Heartworm negative, dewormed, microchipped, and neutered. Alfie has received a dental.

GOOD IN A HOME WITH: He would do best as an only dog.

ADOPTION FEE: $350

BIO: **Please read carefully**

Leo and his sister Brooklyn joined our rescue on August 21, 2025.
They were surrendered to Chicago Animal Care and Control when their previous owner could not longer afford to care for them.
They were very shy and timid when we first met them but have quickly come out of their shell. They are not bonded and both love the company of other dogs. They have ignored the cats they have encountered.

Leo is a typical energetic puppy around other dogs.
Around new people he is quiet and a little shy.
With a loving and patient family, he will blossom into the most loyal and devoted companion. He is eager to find his place by your side and fill your days with warmth and happiness.
Like all dogs his age, Leo will benefit from further obedience training.

Adoption Process

Caring Animal Rescue Inc believes that every animal deserves a good home, but we also believe that not every animal is right for every home.

We take the time to learn about an animal's behavior and match it with the lifestyle of potential adopters.

All applicants must submit an online adoption application.

You must provide verifiable vet references, verifiable address match, and character references.

If you list that you are the owner of a home, we will verify property records.

If you list that you are a tenant, we will verify that pets are allowed on your lease agreement with your tenant.

By applying to adopt, you are agreeing that we have permission to contact your vet, landlord, and character references.

If you do not agree with our screening process, please do not apply.

Applicants must agree to our screening processes before a meet and greet, and at-home visit is scheduled.

All existing animals within the home must be up to date with vaccinations and spayed/ neutered.

All kittens under 10 months old will be adopted in pairs unless there is an existing cat in the home.

Completing our application does not guarantee that you will be matched with one of our animals. We are under no obligation to disclose our reason(s) for our decision.

Please note: Our adoption fees will vary.

Our Adoption Process:

1. Please apply here: https://www.caringanimalrescueinc.com/adoption-form

We require applications to be completed in their entirety.

Any application with questions not answered fully will not be considered complete and will not be processed.

2. Please note that we are volunteers.

We do not have any paid staff.

All applications are processed outside of our normal non-rescue jobs.

An application does not guarantee approval of adoption.

Our decision is based on what is the best fit for our dogs and cats.

We will call your character references, landlord if applicable, as well as your vet and any other necessary calls needed to approve or deny an application.

3. Phone or email interview.

We will notify you if your application is approved.

4. Meet and greet - we will only schedule meet and greets for those who have passed steps 1-3.

We ask that you come to our facility for the initial meet and greet. If you have children, roommates, or other dogs, they must also be present.

5. Home visit/ Pet meet and greet - we want to make sure that all humans and pets are a good match!

Due to the requirement of home visits, we are currently adopting only 25 miles or less of our location. The distance is at our discretion, as we must factor in gas and round-trip travel time.

We are not currently adopting out-of-state.

We have chosen a small radius near our facility to provide support to our adopted animals and their new families.

Caring Animal Rescue Inc. does not have any paid staff.

All monies, adoption fees, donations, etc., go directly to paying for the shelter and care of the animals in our rescue.

If all goes well at the home visit, the pet can stay, and we will move on to step 6.

6. Adoption Finalization - sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption fee - we accept cash, checks, Venmo, or PayPal. Please note that there is an additional processing fee for PayPal and Venmo.

What does your adoption fee cover?

Dogs:

Age-appropriate vaccinations such as Rabies ( must be 3-4 months of age determined by our vet), DA2PP, and Bordetella.

Spay/ Neuter

Heartworm Snap Test for dogs 6 months and older.

Microchip

Deworming

Flea/Tick, HW meds, and antibiotics (if needed) while in our care.

Cats

Age-appropriate vaccinations such as Rabies ( must be 3-4 months of age, determined by our vet) and FVRCP vaccinations.

Spay/ Neuter

Microchip

Deworming

Flea/Tick and antibiotics ( if needed) while in our care.

Adoption Fees

Dogs

12 weeks -1 year old $450+

1 year - 7 years old $350+

8 and up $250+

Pit Bull Terriers $250-$350 if over the age of 1 years old.

Cats

12 weeks - 1 year old $175+

1 year - 5 years old $150+

5 years and up $100+

We reserve the right to decline any application.

Please fill out our adoption application here:

https://www.caringanimalrescueinc.com/adoption-application