When dogs are available for adoption through the Lone Star Rescue program, we post their pictures in Available Rescue Dogs. If there are rescued Berners in need of forever homes, you can see their pictures. If you think you'd be interested in pursuing adoption after looking at a picture that has been posted, then contact Dawn to obtain more in depth information on the rescued dog. Please also check out our facebook page.

Even if we have no rescue dogs currently available and you want to adopt a rescued Berner, we hope you'll let us know. We want to hear from you if you have a place in your home and heart to offer a rescued Berner a home. Contact Lone Star using the phone or email address shown above. You can also download and fill out the Rescue Adoption Application. After filling in the Adoption Application, mail it to the address provided on the form.

Call Dawn Letry at 469-323-2038 if you have a dog that you need to surrender. This number is for surrenders and for reporting dogs in shelters/pounds only.

On average, we place only about 5 - 12 dogs a year. That's why rescued dogs are available at some times and not at other times.

The Lone Star Rescue has placed dogs in Texas. We actively search for dogs in our region of responsibility which includes the states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. If you do not live in one of these four states, you may still fill out a rescue application but the likelihood of receiving a Lone Star Rescue dog is extremely remote. Instead, you should contact a club closer to you. See www.bmdca.org or here for a list of BMDCA recognized regional cubs. Most are also involved with rescue.

Our adoption fees are used to cover costs and can vary, but they are generally less than the price of a dog from a breeder. The dog may be examined by a vet, all shots are brought up-to-date, and it is spayed or neutered if necessary. Any detected or suspected health problems are checked out and treated if possible.

We do keep a list of potential adopters. The dogs are not placed on a first-come, first-served basis, but rather as a best match to an adoptive home that will be the best place for the dog. We have a lot of potential adopters and, with so few dogs a year, the wait can be long.

Please update your information every six months. After that, we will be less likely to contact you with a potential adoption.

It is somewhat unlikely. We have received a few puppies - but typically the average age of rescued dogs is 3 - 6 years old.

Pounds, shelters, surrenders directly to us by the owners, even just plain abandoned.

No. All Berners placed through the Lone Star Rescue program are spayed or neutered prior to release to the adoptive home.

Sorry, no. We collect whatever information on the dog that we can and pass all of it on to the potential adopters so they can make an informed decision. But no one can foretell the future. If the adoption does not work out, you are required to surrender the dog back to the Lone Star BMD Rescue program.

Surprisingly well. Even ones from good homes that were surrendered to us have re-attached to their new families. It takes love and patience for all of them to overcome whatever baggage they have. So far, they have all done well

Sometimes we get papers on surrendered Berners and gladly pass them on to adopters. It is helpful for health history. If the new owner wants to participate in AKC events, they can apply for an ILP number for the dog. The dog is then allowed to join in all AKC events, other than Conformation, like any registered dog.

Lone Star Rescue only places purebred Bernese Mountain Dogs. However, we keep a list of potential homes that would also consider a BMD mix and, if we locate a mix, we notify those homes of the dog's location and they may adopt the mix directly from the current owner or shelter. You may indicate your interest in a mix on the application.

You can fill out an Adoption Application and mail it to the address shown on the Application.

Download Rescue Adoption Application

Please contact the Treasurer, Marybeth, of the Lone Star Rescue by clicking here, and she will tell you how to donate. Thank you for your generous contribution as it allows us to save the next dog.