Frequently Asked Questions

Once your adoption application is approved, we will set up an adoption appointment with your chosen animal. That can happen as early as the upcoming weekend. Adoption events are typically held Saturdays (spring/summer/winter) from 12-2pm or Sundays (during the fall) from 12-2pm.  All appointments are held at a dog-friendly location here in Lincoln unless circumstances require meeting at your home or the foster's home. We require meeting all members of the family, including any dogs (not cats) at the appointment. At that appointment, you will be able to meet the foster and learn all about the animal. If we are in agreement the animal is a match for you, it is our hope that you will take your new furry family member home that day.

Dolly's Legacy does not have a "set" or standard adoption fee. Adoption fees are based on many factors, including age, breed, if there is a demand for a particular type of pet, and health. The adoption fee is listed with each pet in their biography and is no negotiable and non refundable once a pet is adopted. Our fees may be higher than shelters or other rescue groups.  The adoption fees help to offset the many expenses we incur for the extraordinary care we provide for each animal that comes into our rescue.

Dolly's Legacy is not set up to help pay for personal or owned pets. We are an animal rescue whose mission is to save homeless pets from crowded shelters when they are out of time and on the kill list. There are a number of resources available in the Lincoln, NE area that are specifically set up to help pet owners. Please visit these websites to learn more:
SADIE DOG FUND

LINCOLN ANIMAL AMBASSADORS

The only way that we can save animals is with the help of foster homes. Being a foster family has rewards beyond the essential value of helping a pet in need find a new home. For some, it is a chance to have an animal companion without making a lifetime commitment, or to try new companions for an existing pet. Foster Care is critical to our rescue efforts, the more homes we have, the more animals we can save. Becoming a foster family is a very rewarding experience, and can be a lot of fun. There are often tears shed when a foster finally finds a home of their own, but knowing you have saved a life and opened up space to save another is truly rewarding.

Your gift will help us to achieve our mission of saving the lives of orphaned & abandoned pets. 100% of your donation goes directly towards our rescue efforts & care of pets in our rescue and is tax-deductible.

Dolly's Legacy Animal Rescue is a foster home based rescue in Lincoln, NE. Our mission is to save orphaned and abandoned pets from overcrowded shelters and find them loving, forever homes.