One of the main reasons we were hesitant to bring a dog in from off of the streets was all health/medical cost related. Our senior dog, who has since passed since we brought in Kiki, was my number 1 priority and I could not risk something infectious coming into my house or something costly that would interfere with his care. It was extremely important to me that a young dog be vetted before coming into our home and I cannot thank you enough for the thorough vetting that is done for the dogs brought in. It never once crossed my mind to adopt a young dog, my last 3 adoptions were all senior dogs, so I really appreciated Cynthia’s patience with me once I started to mention we were interested in adopting but weren’t 100% sure if we were the right fit for a young dog yet. Well, it turns out, there was one out there for us. We are so happy to have Kiki.