10. Do you have any experience with caring for a special needs dog? If so, please describe:
11. What do you feed your current dog(s)?
Part 4. You, Your Home and Family
12. Are you adopting this dog for yourself and/or another person?
If you are adopting this dog for another person, have you told them? Please describe their reaction:
13. Describe what you know about the grooming requirements (time and cost) of poodle ownership:
14. Please provide the name and phone number of your groomer:
15. A poodle may live for 10 - 18 years, or even longer. Are you committed to caring for it that long?
16. Who will be the dog's primary caretaker?
17. Please describe your typical day:
18. Have you ever volunteered with or applied to adopt from a rescue group?
19. Some rescue dogs may have behavioral problems due to their previous situations. Are
you willing to attend obedience and other types of classes in order to train the dog and deal with its issues?
20. Please describe your family and lifestyle. Include the ages of all children living in or
visiting in the home on a regular basis:
21. Does everyone in your family want to adopt a dog?
22. Please describe your home (single-family, condo, apartment, etc.):
23. If renting, does your lease allow pets? Please provide your landlord's name, phone
number and/or email address. This is required for processing this application.
24. Do you have a fenced yard? Please note: We do not adopt Standard Poodles to homes
that do not have physical fences (underground or electronic fences are not considered sufficient).
If so, describe the type of fence, its height and the approximate size of the fenced area (i.e. 100x60 feet):
25. Do you have a pool?
If so, is it enclosed in a separate fenced area?
26. Please describe the lifestyle you envision for your new dog:
How many hours per day will the dog be home alone each day?
Where will the dog stay when he/she is home alone?
27. What arrangements will be made for the dog when you travel?
28. How do you expect the dog to behave in your home? In public?
29. What are your goals and expectations for the new dog? (i.e. agility competitor, therapy dog, companion, etc)?
30. Please describe how you would teach your dog a new behavior or trick:
31. Under what circumstances would you return a dog to Carolina Poodle Rescue?
Part 5. References and Such
32. Our contract with adopters specifies that the dog will be returned to Carolina Poodle Rescue if you can't take care of
it for any reason. We will ask that you maintain the dog in your home until a new placement can be found.
Will you agree to this requirement?
33. A home inspection visit is part of our screening process. Are you willing to have a Carolina Poodle Rescue volunteer visit in your home?
34. Are you willing to travel to Dreamweaver Farms in Pacolet SC (about 30 min east of Spartanburg) to meet your new dog?
35. Are you ready to adopt your new pet now? If not, when do you want to bring your new pet home?
36. Carolina Poodle Rescue requires at least two character references. These should NOT be family members.
They should be pet owners themselves and should have some knowledge of how you interact around animals.
Please list these references below along with phone numbers (include the area codes) and email addresses.
Please tell your references that a CPR volunteer will be contacting them. We cannot process your application if
your references do not respond to our calls and/or emails.
36. If you have current or previous pets, CPR requires a veterinary reference.
Please list the name, full address and phone number
(with area code) of your veterinarian. If you have used more than one veterinarian, specify which
pet(s) is a client with each specific veterinarian. List all veterinarians involved in the care of each pet
and include the approximate date range during which care was provided. If this dog is not for the
applicant, please also provide the name and address of the person on whose behalf you are applying; their
veterinarian must be contacted as well and we must have the name in which the appropriate account
can be found. PLEASE TELL YOUR VET THAT A CPR VOLUNTEER WILL BE CALLING
THEM.
37. Do you have any questions?
38. May we have your permission to cross post to other poodle rescue groups?
39. How did you learn about Carolina Poodle Rescue (CPR)?
If you selected "other" above, please describe how you learned about us:
Completed By (your name):
Email Address: (please type carefully, as this will be how we contact you!)
Date:
When you submit this form, a copy of it will also be sent to the email address you have provided on the application.
If you experience problems with this form, you can download our application:
MS Word version .
After completing it, please email it to
applications@carolinapoodlerescue.org
Please read the information below. It describes our screening process and tells what you can expect as we review your application.
Carolina Poodle Rescue is as much sanctuary as shelter, and our animals are only placed when we are as sure as we can be
that the new home is the last and permanent home for this pet. In addition, our research shows that animals and homes that are
thoroughly screened and matched make better permanent relationships between the pet and the family.
Carolina Poodle Rescue is staffed by experienced volunteers who are also dog owners.
Our dogs are maintained at Dreamweaver Farm (our main location) or at foster homes until a suitable permanent home can be found.
We know our dogs very well. Unlike most shelters, we have an excellent success rate
with our adoptions. Fewer than two percent of our placements are returned due to incompatibility.
This is a tribute to our diligence in screening potential homes as well as the skill of our
volunteers. Though you may apply for a particular dog, please allow our adoption
counselors to advise and guide you in the selection of your next companion.
Our adoption process is extensive. Your answers will be reviewed and your references will be contacted.
Should we not receive a positive
report, you will be contacted by email and given the opportunity to correct the
information we have been given. Once references are approved, you will be contacted by
phone for an extensive interview. If that step is approved, you will be visited in your
home by a CPR rescue volunteer. In addition, we retain the right to conduct follow up
visits at one week, one month, six months and annually.
We retain the right to refuse any adoption.
CPR charges adoption fees that vary with each dog. Adoption fees are posted along with the description of each animal.
Rescue and rehabilitation efforts are funded solely through adoption fees and donations. We receive no public funds.
We do not euthanize. Once an animal has been accepted into CPR, it will be cared for
throughout its natural life and it is always welcome to return here. In fact, our contract
requires that you return the dog to CPR if you can no longer care for him or her, no
matter what the reason.
Thank you for applying to adopt a rescue dog. We look forward to working with you.
You will hear from us within 24 hours of submitting your application. If you do not receive an email within 24 hours,
please email us at applications@carolinapoodlerescue.org to
check on the status of your application.
Carolina Poodle Rescue www.carolinapoodlerescue.org applications@carolinapoodlerescue.org
(Application updated September 20, 2009)
