Foster Application

Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

Alternate Phone

What are the working hours of the adults in the house?

Who will be primarily responsible for the care of the foster dachshund?

Is everyone in residence agreeable to fostering a dachshund?

How many people reside in your home?

Please list names and ages of everyone living in the house (including yourself).

Do you often have visiting grandchildren or neighborhood/other children?

Are you aware of the time, patience and special needs involved with rescue dachshunds?

Dachshunds are very prone to back problems and often suffer from IVDD which may require surgery that can cost as much as $4,000 and result in months of physical rehabilitation, with no guarantee that your dog will not suffer any degree of permanent paralysis. Should your personal dog have back problems and require surgery, what would you do?

Please list all pets you now have in your home. Be sure to include the following information on each of your current pets (Pet's Name, Breed, Male/Female, Spayed or Neutered, Age). Please be aware that GDR has a 100% spay & neuter policy, requiring that all pets in adoptive homes be spayed or neutered, unless there is a medical reason that they should not be. We will be calling your vet to verify that your pets are spayed or neutered, up to date on their shots and on monthly heartworm preventative.

Additional information (if needed)

Are your pet(s) up-to-date on shots (vaccinations)?

Tested for heartworms?

On heartworm preventative?

Would your pet(s) accept a new dog?

Have you had pets in the past?

Do you own or rent?

What type of Dwelling is your home?

If renting, we require the landlord's consent before placing a dachshund in your home. Please provide your landlord's information below. Application cannot be processed without consent.

Landlord's Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

Do you have a securely fenced yard?

Do you have a swimming pool?

Do you have a security fence around the pool?

Do you have a doggie door?

Will the dachshund be supervised when outside?

Where will the dachshund sleep at night?

Where will the dachshund be kept when left alone?

Where and how will the dachshund be exercised?

How many hours per day will the dachshund be left alone?

Would you foster a dachshund:

That is older?

Has been abused?

Is not reliable with children?

Has a physical handicap?

Would you foster a pair of dachshunds, if they could not be separated?

That is recovering from medical treatment and may need foster care for 2 to 4 months or longer?

Please list any experience you have with canine diseases or medical issues such as heartworms, ruptured discs, back surgery, Cushings Disease, blindness, epilepsy, diabetes, mange, etc.

What characteristics would you find undesirable in a foster dachshund?

Are there any stairs in your residence?

Who will care for the dachshund while you are at work?

Who will care for the dachshund if you are away for the weekend?

Who will care for the dachshund when you are on vacation?

Would the dachshund be allowed to sleep in bed with either you or other family members?

Would you be willing to take the dachshund for obedience training?

Are you familiar with the necessary annual shots (vaccinations)?

Are you familiar with heartworm testing and prevention?

Are you familiar with flea/tick treatment and prevention?

What do you intend to feed the dachshund?

If needed, how will you housebreak the dachshund?

A rescue dog may or may not be housetrained & patience is needed. Even a housetrained dog my have an accident when first getting to a new home.

If you currently have pets (or if they passed away within the last year), please provide us with the information for the veterinarian that you primarily use, as we will be calling to verify that your pets are spayed or neutered, up to date on their shots and on monthly heartworm preventative.

Veterinarian's Name

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

How long have you been a client?

References (Do not list any relatives or people living with you):

Name of Reference 1

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

Name of Reference 2

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone

How did you hear about GetALong Dachshund Rescue?

Have you ever been turned down by any rescue organization for adoption of a rescued animal?

Are you working with another rescue organization?

I understand that upon submitting this document for review, that it is legally binding and any false information given will be just cause for immediate denial of fostering a rescued dachshund from this organization.

Please type in your name in the box above, which is your digital signature.

Please only click Submit button once, then wait for "Thank You" message or fix errors and press "Submit" again, only once.