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Companion Rescue & Adoption
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Application Form
We at Best Buddies thank you for considering our rescue as a place to find your new pet. We would appreciate very much if you fill out our application so that we can get to know you and help make the best possible match for you and for our foster animal. Our primary focus is placing our animals in a well suited home with a family willing to commit to a lifetime of love and care. Note that completing this application in no way obligates you to adopt one of our animals, neither does it guarantee that one of our animals will be placed in your home. Please fill out the application as completely as possible.

Some animals may need some extra time and patience to adjust to yet another new home. Some may need housetraining or other types of training, and some may just need a little extra love and patience. All animals, regardless of their background and history, go through an adjustment period when they go to a new environment. There will be a period of a few days, weeks or in some cases even months during which your new pet’s personality is emerging and growing while you get to know one another. In order to help you and your pet get through this transition period as smoothly as possible, we will help you in any way possible. Please remember that this is a stressful time for the animal. Hopefully we will be able to work together to make this a lifetime relationship for you and your rescued pet.

Best Buddies makes a lifetime commitment to each animal it rescues and places in an adoptive home.. We never want these animals to be homeless again. To ensure this, our adoption contract requires any person who adopts an animal from our program to return it to us for re-homing should they ever find, for any reason, they are no longer able to provide it with a home.

We pledge to aid in reducing the number of homeless animals by requiring all animals adopted from us to be spayed or neutered. Furthermore, we will only adopt to homes where all of the current pets are spayed or neutered.

We reserve the right to refuse adoption to anyone for any reason.

*All fields in red are required

City:
State:
Phone:
Work Phone:
Cell Phone:
What is it about this specific pet that appealed to you?
How did you hear about us?
ABOUT YOUR HOUSEHOLD
Do you have children or grandchildren who live with you?


Number of children
Childrens' ages:
Please list other residents in your household:
Are all the pets present in your household up to date on their vaccinations?


Are ALL household members in complete agreement in adopting/caring for the dog?


Do any of your family members have allergies?


ABOUT YOUR HOME
Are you willing to have a BBCRA representative visit your home prior to and/or following adoption?


What type of home do you live in? If Other-
How long have you lived at your present address? Years   Months
If you rent, do you have the permission of your landlord to keep a dog?


Your landlord's name:
Your landlord's phone:
May we have permission to contact your landlord?


Do you have a doggie door?


Do you have a fenced yard?


Please describe the fencing: If other-
YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH PETS
I consider myself:
Please describe any pets you currently have:
Are ALL current pets spayed/neutered?


If you owned a dog before, what happened to your previous dog(s)?
If your previous pet(s) died, give age and cause of death:
Have you ever had to relinquish a dog?


If yes, what were the circumstances?
If you have current pets, or have owned a pet before, may we contact your veterinarian?


Veterinarian name:
Veterinarian phone:
Please provide at least one other reference. Name:
Reference phone:
Reference relationship to you:
CARING FOR YOUR DOG
Who will be the primary caretaker of your dog?
How long are you gone each day?
Where will the dog sleep at night?
Where will the dog be housed during the day when you are home?
Where will the dog stay while you are gone during the day?
How often do you travel?
When you travel, who will care for the dog?
How will you exercise the dog?
How much adult supervision of dog and child will be provided?
With neighborhood children?
How much responsibility will your child/children be given in the care of the dog?
What kind of obedience training do you intend to give to your dog?
Are you willing to take your dog to a veterinarian for an annual physical and vaccinations?
Are you willing to have your dog tested annually for heartworms and provide monthly heartworm prevention?


Are you willing to provide regular flea/tick control?


A DAY IN THE LIFE...
Describe what a typical day will be like for this pet if he/she is adopted by you:
COMMENTS
GENERAL AGREEMENT: All of the information I have given is true and complete. I understand that BBCRA has the right to refuse my application.
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