ROCKET ANGEL ITALIAN GREYHOUND RESCUE

ADOPTION APPLICATION

NAME:____________________________________________

NAME:(SPOUSE/PARTNER)____________________________________________

ADDRESS:_________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP/COUNTRY:__________________________

PHONE:(____)___________HOME CELL:(____)___________

WORK:__________________ EMAIL:_______________________________

OCCUPATION:____________________________________________________

EMPLOYER:(NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE:_______________________________________________________

SPOUSE/PARTNER OCCUPATION___________________________________

EMPLOYER(NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE:_______________________________

PLEASE LIST EVERYONE RESIDING IN YOUR HOME, THEIR AGES,AND THE HOURS THEY ARE AT HOME, INCLUDING YOURSELF.

NAME_______________________AGE______HOME WHEN?_____TO______

NAME_______________________AGE______HOME WHEN?_____TO______

NAME_______________________AGE______HOME WHEN?_____TO______

NAME:______________________AGE_______HOME WHEN?_____TO_____

PLEASE LIST ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ON A SEPARATE SHEET, AND ATTACH IF APPLICABLE.

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NOW PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU WANT TO ADOPT AN ITALIAN GREYHOUND?_____________________________________________

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HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF, OR HAD THIS BREED BEFORE?_______________________________________________________

WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE IG?___________________________

IS EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY AGREEABLE TO HAVING A DOG?____

WHO WILL BE THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER?__________________________

WILL ANYONE ELSE HELP______WHO?______________________________

DOES ANYONE IN THE HOUSE HAVE PET ALLERGIES?________________

IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN__________________________________________

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PETS?__________

PLEASE LIST ALL OTHER PETS IN THE HOUSE BY BREED/TYPE AND AGE:_____________________________________________________________

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ARE THESE ANIMALS UTD ON VACCINATIONS AND HEALTH CARE?___

HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO GIVE AWAY AN ANIMAL OR SURRENDERED IT TO A SHELTER OR RESCUE?___PLEASE EXPLAIN__________________

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DO YOU USE HEARTWORM PREVENTION?______WHAT KIND?________

HAVE YOU EVER APPLIED TO ANOTHER RESCUE? _____

WHICH ONE?(PLEASE PROVIDE NAME/CONTACT)____________________

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WAS YOUR APPLICATION APPROVED? DID YOU HAVE A GOOD EXPERIENCE ?____________________________________________________

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES YOUR CURRENT LIVING SITUATION?

OWN: HOME________CONDO_______OTHER_________________

RENT:HOME_________APT._________

NAME OF LANDLORD:____________________________________

PHONE:_____________IF YOU RENT YOUR LANDLORD MUST VERIFY

THAT PETS ARE ALLOWED.

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DO YOU HAVE A PRIVATE FENCED YARD?______HOW LARGE________

TYPE/HEIGHT OF FENCE___________________________________________

CAN YOUR GATE(S) BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE?________________

CAN YOU LOCK IT OR PUT A LOCK ON IT ?(WE RECOMMEND IT)

DOG THEFT IS, UNFORTUNATELY ALL TOO COMMON. DOGS ARE USED AS BAIT AND FOR LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS. DON’T LET YOURS BE ONE OF THEM! CHILDREN CAN OPEN A GATE, OR FORGET TO CLOSE IT...THESE ARE SIGHTHOUNDS..THEY SEE IT, THEY’RE GONE!

IF YOUR YARD IS NOT FENCED , WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO FENCE IT AS PART OF THE ADOPTION AGREEMENT?_______________________

IF YOU DO NOT/CANNOT HAVE A FENCED YARD, WHAT WILL YOU DO TO GIVE YOUR DOG EXERCISE/POTTY BREAKS?

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DO YOU HAVE STAIRS, BALCONIES OR DECKS?_____________________

DO YOU HAVE A POOL? ________WHAT WILL YOU DO TO SAFEGUARD THE DOG FROM FALLING IN/DROWNING?___________________________

DO YOU USE CHEMICALS ON YOUR LAWN?_________THIS CAN BE A

HAZARD, CAUSE DEATH( ALLERGIC REACTION) OR CANCER AFTER REPEATED EXPOSURE.

WHERE WILL THE DOG STAY DURING THE DAY?____________________

RUN OF THE HOUSE________LIMITED RUN OF THE HOUSE?__________

CRATED/COVERED EX PEN (WITH WATER ACCESS)_________________

BASEMENT/GARAGE_____________FENCED YARD__________

DOG RUN__________CHAINED___________

LOOSE OUTDOORS/EXPLAIN__________________________________

WILL YOU INSTALL A DOG DOOR?________________

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH CRATE TRAINING?_____________________

IF NO, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO LEARN?________________________

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH CLICKER/OPERANT TRAINING?___________

IF NOT , MAY WE RECOMMEND CLASSES AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT?________

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DOGS ON THE FURNITURE?______________

WHERE WILL YOUR DOG SLEEP AT NIGHT?_________________________

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IF YOUR DOG MISBEHAVES OR HAS AN ACCIDENT , HOW WILL YOU CORRECT IT?____________________________________________________

DO YOU TRAVEL FREQUENTLY?________IF SO, WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS, IF ANY WILL YOU MAKE FOR YOUR DOG?___________________________________________________________

IS YOUR LIFESTYLE ONE THAT FRIENDS/RELATIVES AND CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR HOME WHEN YOU ARE NOT PRESENT?____

IS THERE ANYONE IN YOUR HOME WITH SPECIAL NEEDS?___________

ARE YOU WILLING AND ABLE TO ACCEPT FULL, AND IMMEDIATE EMOTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR NEW PET?_________HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED PET INSURANCE?_______MAY WE SUGGEST VPI?

(VETERINARY PET INSURANCE ) AFFORDABLE AND AVAILABLE ON LINE @ WWW.VETERINARYPETINSURANCE.COM

PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL COSTS/RESPONSIBILITIES OF PET OWNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY OF THE TOY BREEDS LIKE THE IG , THAT ARE FRAGILE, AND SENSITIVE.

ARE YOU PREPARED TO MAKE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO YOUR DOG? IG’S CAN LIVE TO BE AS OLD AS 20, AND WILL NEED YOU EVEN MORE AS A LOYAL SENIOR, THAN THEY DID AS A YOUNGER DOG. THEY NEED YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE JOURNEY WITH THEM, EVEN WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH AND IT IS HARD FOR YOU TO WATCH. YOU MUST NOT FORSAKE THEM. THEY NEED YOU THERE AT THE END AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING .

IG’S ARE HOUSEDOGS. THEY ENJOY A ROMP OUTSIDE OR TO SUN IN THE GREENGRASS, BUT THEY DO NOT BELONG OUT ALL DAY IN THE YARD OR A KENNEL. IG’S NEED TO BE PART

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OF THE FAMILY, AND WILL PERISH FROM EXPOSURE TO HEAT OR COLD OR JUST PLAIN LACK OF LOVE AND ATTENTION.

IG’S NEED TO BE FED AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD DIET. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS PLEASE ASK, AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO EDUCATE YOU. IT IS QUICK AND PAINLESS! YOUR REP WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR STEER YOU TO SOMEONE WHO CAN/WILL .

IG’S NEED TO BE FED ONCE OR TWICE DAILY, DEPENDANT ON AGE/NEED. NO FREE FEEDING! WE DON’T WANT A BUTTERBALL!

IG’S ALSO NEED TO H AVE THEIR TEETH BRUSHED! THIS IS NOT WEIRD, IT IS ROUTINE, AND WILL PREVENT DENTAL/VET BILLS. PORR ORAL HYGIENE CAN LEAD TO OTHER BODILY DISEASES, AS THE INFECTION SPREADS FROM THE GUMS AND INTO THE BLOODSTREAM!

PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT OUR ORAL HYGIENE RECOMMENDATIONS!

WHAT ACTIVITIES MIGHT YOU AND YOUR PET ENJOY TOGETHER?

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IS THERE A DOG PARK NEAR YOU?_______WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT PET OWNERSHIP?_______________________________

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY LEAST?_________________________________

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF:

A) A DOG/PET OWNER____________B) A DOG “PARENT”_______________

OR BOTH_________________________________________________________

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITY LEVEL?

VERY QUIET_____EASYGOING______USUALLY SOMETHING GOING ON____LOTS OF ACTIVITY_______ ENTERTAIN FREQUENTLY?_______

*ARE YOU EXPECTING A CHILD OR PLANNING FOR ONE IN THE FUTURE?__________HAVE YOU CONSIDERED WHAT THE DOG’S ROLE WILL BE WITHIN THE NEW FAMILY UNIT?____WILL YOU BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE ADDED RESPONSIBILITY?_________(WE ASK THIS FOR THE DOG’S SAKE, AS RE-HOMING MULTIPLE TIMES REALLY MESSES THEM UP IN THEIR EMOTIONS, AS IT WOULD YOU....

WILL YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN RESPECT/TOLERANCE?________

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ARE YOU AWARE OF THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR IG ON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES OUTSIDE THE HOUSE? ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS ARE ‘SIGHT HOUNDS’..THAT MEANS THEY SEE IT AND THEY RUN FOR IT , WITH OUT THINKING. THEN IF THEY SURVIVE THAT THEY MAY BE TOO SPOOKED TO RETURN. THIS BREED WAS BRED FOR THE MASTERS PLEASURE ONLY , TO BE SPOILED AND LOVED, AND TO THIS DAY, THEY REMAIN CHILDLIKE IN THEIR THINKING. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE STRESS CLICKER TRAINING. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE, WE MAY BE ABLE TO GUIDE YOU TO A CLASS NEAR BY. YOUR DOG’S LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT, AND IF NOTHING ELSE, THEY WILL BE EVEN MORE OF A JOY TO LIVE WITH! ( DON’T BE FOOLED BY OBEDIENCE TRAINING, IT IS OLD FASHIONED, AND NOT AS DOG FRIENDLY!)

LAST , BUT NOT LEAST..WE NEED REFERENCES:

YOUR CURRENT VETERINARIAN/NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE:___________

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TWO NON-RELATIVES FOR REFERENCE ,NAME/PHONE/EMAIL:

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ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING?(THIS WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR APPLICATION)

1) SENIORS_______ SPECIAL NEEDS _______________________________

( NEEDING MEDICATIONS_____ PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED________

DO YOU REALIZE SOME RESCUED DOGS NEED MORE LOVE AND ATTN AND PATIENCE, DUE TO PRIOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT? _____________

SOME MAY HAVE ACCIDENTS FOR A FEW WEEKS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE “POTTY TRAINED” DUE TO STRESS.

IF YOUR NEW DOG “ACTS OUT” ARE YOU WILLING TO SEEK OUT WHY?

IF, AFTER YOU HAVE HAD THIS DOG FOR A WHILE, HE/SHE SUDDENLY ACTS UP, WON’T EAT, HAS POTTY ACCIDENTS OR BITES FOR NO REASON, WILL YOU CONSIDER THAT IT MAY BE FOR A REASON UN KNOWN TO YOU, PERHAPS THEY ARE SICK OR UPSET?___