National Wheaten Rescue does not buy dogs, or sell them. Our mission is to rescue purebred Wheaten Terriers; to use both our people and financial resources to locate and place them in new forever homes. Adoption fees are not high enough to cover the costs associated with the services NWR provides to do that, but they contribute to the financial resources that help enable that mission. In addition to expenses related to simply moving dogs, NWR pays for the Wheaten’s care from the time it is relinquished until it is delivered to its new owners. These costs very based on the individual dog’s needs, of course, but they can include grooming, boarding, spaying/neutering and other needed veterinary care. We believe the people who adopt rescued Wheatens understand that there are expenses associated with rehoming dogs in a responsible way and are happy to contribute, through the payment of relatively small adoption fees, to the resources that make that possible.