Can i visit the SANCTUARY?
We know how exciting the thought of visiting the sanctuary and interacting with all of the dogs and rescue animals is, but the truth is it’s far more stressful on the pups than you might expect. Above all else our goal is to provide a safe and peaceful environment for the animals in our care, so it is important that we keep the sanctuary a place that is calm, low stress and a routine that is as stable as possible for them.
We also have 24 hours care givers who live at the sanctuary, so we like to provide them some level of privacy as well.
We work hard to share a little bit about our day to day life at the sanctuary on our social media pages so that you can have the opportunity to feel like you are part of the experience.
How do I adopt a dog if I cannot visit the sanctuary?
All of our adoption appointments are scheduled at our New Life Adoption Center in Portland OR. When you schedule an appointment to meet one our adoptable dogs we will bring that pup from the sanctuary to the adoption center at that scheduled time for their meeting with you. Should an adoption meeting go well and be approved all adoption paperwork is completed at that time and your new pup goes home with you!
Can I adopt if I do not live in oregon?
We do adopt to families who live out of state, however we do not ship or transport dogs. So all potential adopters must be able to travel here to the New Life Asher House Adoption Center for their adoption appointment.
will i meet
Lee asher at the adoption
center?
Lee is busy working hard at the Salem sanctuary location, so he will not be at the Adoption Center. But our awesome adoption team is ready to help you out!
Is this really part of the asher house?
Yes! New Life Asher House is the 3rd sanctuary location of The Asher House organization and was a collaborative effort between The Asher House and Family Dogs New Life Shelter; a shelter that had been part of Portland’s rescue community for over 20 years.
Making the decision to join the strengths of both of these organizations felt like the best possible way to have the greatest impact on animal rescue and help as many dogs as possible. FDNLS has merged into The Asher House organization to create this wonderful 2nd sanctuary location, allowing us to expand our reach and help even more animals in need.
Family Dogs New Life founders Tasha & Justin are now the directors of New Life Asher House Rescue & Sanctuary, as well as the NLAH Adoption Center. The whole Asher Team works together to keep all sanctuary locations running smoothy.
isn’t it a lot of animals to take care of?
It is! We have a wonderful team of full & part-time animal care givers and adoption counselors. New Life Asher House directors Tasha & Justin live on the sanctuary property along with a 3rd 24-hour care giver, Scout. The whole Asher Team works together to keep all our sanctuary locations running smoothy.
You know what they say… it takes a village!
how is my donation used?
Your donation to New Life Asher House goes directly to The Asher House organization, supporting the animals in our care and helping us continue to grow the sanctuary. EIN 84-3719750