We adopted Harley in August and the whole process was amazingly quick. All we did was meet him in a little room and play with him for a few minutes. Then I filled out a form, which took about 10 minutes. After that they put a hold on him and we brought Sylvia for a "dog interview." The interview took about 5 minutes, and after that he went into surgery to be altered. We picked him up the next day.

I know some shelters ask that the whole family be there and that they meet the dog several times before adoption. When we adopted Harley only my brother and I went to the shelter. (he's 28 and I'm 23 so we weren't like two little kids walking in) It really was easy, but this is a huge shelter and they try to get homes for a lot of dogs.