German Shepherd Rescue, Inc.
Foster/Adoption Application

Your answers on this questionnaire will help us to match your needs with the German Shepherd Dogs in our program.

Date:

Name: Age of applicant:
Address: Apt./Suite #:
City: State: Zipcode:
Phone: Daytime: Evening: Email Address:

Employer: How Long: Phone:
Employer: How Long: Phone:
Please list TWO references:
Name: Phone:
Address: City: State:
Name: Phone:
Address: City: State:

Do you have a preference?

4. WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY INTEREST? ADOPTION FOSTER CARE ONLY
IF YOU CHOSE ADOPTION, WHO IS THE GERMAN SHEPHERD FOR?

5. HAVE YOU OWNED A GERMAN SHEPHERD OR ANY DOG BEFORE? (IF YES, PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF HISTORY.)

6. WHAT IS IT ABOUT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS THAT INTERESTS YOU?

7. WHAT OTHER BREEDS, IF ANY, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED?

8. WHAT ARE THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN YOUR NEW GERMAN SHEPHERD?

9. HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DISCIPLINE THE DOG?

10. TO FACILITATE THE BONDING PROCESS, WE RECOMMEND THAT EVERY NEW GERMAN SHEPHERD UNDERGO SOME INTRODUCTORY OBEDIENCE TRAINING. WOULD A FORMAL OBEDIENCE TRAINING PROGRAM INTEREST YOU AS A NEW DOG OWNER?
YES NO

11. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE DOGS TO BE WELL SOCIALIZED. ARE YOU WILLING TO CONTINUE TO PROPERLY KEEP THE DOG WELL SOCIALIZED WITH PEOPLE AS WELL AS OTHER DOGS, AND TAKE THE DOG TO GROUP ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS?
YES NO

12. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR CURRENT RESIDENCE?

13. DO YOU HAVE A FENCED YARD? YES (GO TO QUESTION 14) NO ( GO TO QUESTION 15)

14. IF YES TO QUESTION 13: TYPE OF FENCE: HEIGHT:
CAN CHILDREN EASILY OPEN THE GATES? YES NO NUMBER OF GATES?

15. IF NO TO QUESTION 13: DO YOU HAVE A SECURE DOG RUN? YES NO
WHAT IMPROVEMENTS, IF NECESSARY, WILL YOU MAKE TO SECURE YOUR YARD?

16. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A FENCED AREA AT YOUR HOME, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO EXERCISE YOUR DOG?

17. HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR YARD FOR DANGEROUS ARTICLES, PLANTS OR ANYTHING THE DOG COULD USE TO CLIMB THE FENCE?
YES NO

18. DO YOU HAVE A POOL? YES NO IF YES: IS THE POOL FENCED? YES NO

19. DO STRANGERS (METER READERS, ETC.) REQUIRE ACCESS TO THE AREA YOUR DOG WILL OCCUPY? YES NO

20. ARE THERE ANY DISTRACTIONS (NEIGHBORS' DOG, LOOSE DOGS ON STREET, NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN) OUTSIDE THE YARD TAT MAY UPSET THE DOG?

21. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY HOURS EACH DAY WILL YOUR DOG BE ALONE?

22. HOW WILL YOUR DOG BE CONFINED WHEN LEFT HOME ALONE?

23. WILL THE DOG BE KEPT PRIMARILY INDOORS OR OUTDOORS?

24. WHERE WILL THE DOG SLEEP AT NIGHT?

25. ARE YOU WILLING TO USE A CRATE FOR THE DOG IF IT IS NECESSARY? YES NO

26. PLEASE LIST ALL THE ANIMALS THAT CURRENTLY LIVE IN YOUR HOME.

27. PLEASE LIST ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY LIVE IN YOUR HOME?

28. WHO WILL HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR THE DOG?

29. DOES ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAVE ALLERGIES TO DOGS? YES NO

30. HAVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY DISCUSSED THE PROS AND CONS OF OWNING A GERMAN SHEPHERD? YES NO

31. IS EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT GETTING A GERMAN SHEPHERD? YES NO

32. DO FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR HOME, PROPERTY AND CAR WITHOUT YOUR SUPERVISION? YES NO

33. ARE YOU WILLING TO INSTRUCT YOUR CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT VISIT YOUR HOME FREQUENTLY ON THE PROPER HANDLING AND CARE OF GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS? YES NO

34. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE LONG COMMITMENT OF TIME AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR DOG OWNERSHIP? YES NO

35. IS THERE A VETERINARIAN THAT YOU USE NOW OR HAVE USED IN THE PAST? YES NO
IF YES: VET'S NAME: PHONE:
ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIPCODE:

36. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A VETERINARIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE A RESCUE REPRESENTATIVE TO RECOMMEND A VETERINARIAN IN YOUR AREA THAT IS ESPECIALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS? YES NO

37. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION?

38. WOULD YOU CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR OUR ORGANIZATION? YES NO
IF YES, IN WHICH OF THE THE FOLLOWING AREAS?
TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE AS NEEDED TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS TELEPHONE CALLING COMPUTER ASSISTANCE FUNDRAISING INTERVIEWING ADOPTION CANDIDATES OTHER
TO CHOOSE MORE THAN ONE AREA, HOLD DOWN CTRL BUTTON ON KEYBOARD WHEN MAKING YOUR SELECTIONS.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. YOUR ANSWERS WILL PERMIT US TO MORE EFFECTIVELY MATCH YOUR NEEDS WITH DOGS IN OUR PROGRAM.

IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT ADOPTING A RESCUE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG OR ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH US. WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED AND OPEN TO YOUR VIEWPOINT.