DIXIE DACHSHUND RESCUE, INC.
FOSTER HOME APPLICATION
NOTE: DO NOT leave any fields blank; enter
"N/A" if the question does not apply to you.
If yes, are you willing to teach the proper care and treatment of a
dachshund to your children or any other children the dachshund would come in
contact with?:
Please describe the
activity level of the house ? Busy in and out a lot, or is it a more quiet,
structured atmosphere?
Have you given careful consideration to the financial responsibility of
fostering?:
Breed Owned
Male/Female
Spayed or Neutered
Age
1)
2)
3)
Other Comments
about your pet (s) and/or list additional pets:
Are your pet (s) up-to-date on shots:
Are your pet (s) tested for
heartworms:
Are your pet (s) on heartworm
preventative:
*Note* Answer the following 3
questions only if you answered no to the 3 questions above.
Are you familiar with the necessary annual shots?:
Are you familiar with heartworm testing and prevention?:
Are you familiar with flea/tick treatment and prevention?:
Would your pet (s) accept a new dog?:
Have you had pets in the past?:
If so, please tell us about them:
Do you own your own house?:
*Note* If renting, we require the landlord's
contact information to verify that dogs are allowed.
Landlord's name:
Landlord's full
address:
Landlord's Telephone
Number:
*Note* Dixie
Dachshund Rescue, Inc. has a total restraint
policy:
Do you have a securely fenced yard?:
What type and height is the fence?:
If no fence, how are your animals taken
out for potty breaks?
Where and how will the dachshund be
exercised?:
Do you have a doggie door?:
Will the dachshund be supervised when
outside?:
Do you have a pool?:
Are there any stairs in your residence?:
Where will the
Dachshund sleep at night and is the doxie allowed to sleep in bed with you
or a family member?:
What are the working hours of the
adults in the home:
Where will it be kept when left alone?:
How many hours per day will the
dachshund be left alone?:
Who will care for the dachshund while you are at work?:
Who will care for the dachshund when you
go on vacation?:
Who will care for the dachshund if you are away for the weekend?:
Would you adopt a pair of dachshunds, if they could not be separated?:
Would you be willing to take the
dachshund for obedience training?:
What type of heart worm and
flea/tick prevention will you use?:
What do you intend to feed the dachshund?:
Will the dachshund have access to fresh
water at all times, and how?
Dachshunds vary
greatly in temperament, personality, and activity level.
What characteristics would you find undesirable in a foster Dachshund?:
Would you accept a dachshund:
That is older?:
Has been abused?:
Is not reliable with children? :
Has a physical handicap?:
Is not housebroken?:
Up to what age would you be willing to
consider?:
If needed, how will you housebreak the dachshund?:
Would you accept a pregnant
dachshund and be willing to do whelping?:
Would you be willing
to accept a dachshund that is recovering from medical treatment and may need
foster care 2 to 4 months or longer?:
Would you be willing to foster a puppy or puppies and all that is entailed
with fostering a puppy (socializing, housebreaking, etc.)?:
Please describe any experience you may have in training and/or
Rehabilitation work with animals:
All fosters must be socialized, housebroken if they are not already
housebroken, and many need help breaking bad behaviors. Are you willing to
do this as a foster parent?:
If you own other animals, or have owned other animals in the past 3 years,
please fill out the following section:
Veterinarian's
Name:
Veterinarian's full address:
Veterinarian's telephone
number:
How long have you been a client?:
REFERENCES:
Reference No. 1 (Do not list any relatives or people living with you)
Name:
Home Telephone:
E-mail address:
Reference No. 2 (Do not list any relatives or people living with you)
Name:
Address:
Home Telephone:
E-mail address:
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If yes, please list the name of the
organization and the contact person you are working with:
Contact person name & number:
Have you ever been turned down by any rescue organization for adoption of a
rescued animal?:
If so, why?:
How did you
hear of Dixie Dachshund Rescue?