Blue Line Kennel
ADOPTION APPLICATION
**Please include pictures of your home and property with the application**
Please email application to
Please list the name of any specific dogs you are inquiring about. If you are not inquiring about a specific dog, please enter "none".
*Note: Incomplete applications may not receive a response from us.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip:
Mailing Address (if different)
Email Address:
Home Phone Number:
Cell/Work Phone:
What is the best time for a volunteer to contact you?
Are you married, single, have roommates?
PET INFORMATION:
What is the reason for wanting to adopt a rescue?
Have you applied to any other rescue groups, shelters or breeders in the last 6 months? If so, please list.
Have you ever personally owned a dog before?
Have you ever owned the breed you are inquiring about?
Do you still own a dog?
If not, how did you lose your former pets that you have owned within the past 5 years?
What other breeds have you owned?
Are you looking for a specific gender, male or female? If so, why?
Please describe what you are looking for in your new dog? Are you looking for a primarily pet, hunting companion, guard dog, etc..? What activities do you plan (if any) participating with your new dog (obedience, hunt tests, rally, agility)?
How do you plan to meet the exercise requirements of your new dog?
Do you have a desired age range?
What specific traits are you looking for in your new dog?
Are you willing to attend obedience classes with your new dog? If not, please explain why not.
Do you intend to crate train your new dog? If not, please explain why.
Please list current animals in your household. Include all dogs, cats, birds, rodents, etc. Please include sex, age, etc. If there are no animals currently in the household, please enter "none".
How far are you willing to travel to get your new dog?
What is your timeline for searching for a dog? (weeks, a few months, up to 6 months, up to a year, no limit)
Are your current pets spayed/neutered? If not, please explain why.
Have you ever given a pet away, taken a pet to a shelter or returned one to a breeder? If so, please explain the circumstances.
How much time will the dog spend alone during the day?
Where will your new dog spend that time?
Where will the dog sleep?
HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
Who will be the dog's primary caretaker?
How many adults are in the household and what are their ages?
Are all adults in the household supportive of adopting this type of dog?
Are there any children in the household and what are their ages? If there are no children, please enter "none"
Does anyone living in the home suffer from allergies or asthma?
Do you RENT or OWN your home, townhouse, condo, apartment, etc.?
If you rent, can you provide written permission from your landlord that you can have a dog housed at your dwelling?
Please provide landlord's name address and phone number.
FENCING:
Do you have a fenced yard?
Describe the type of fencing you have (stockade, chainlink, invisible,etc).
If traditional fencing, how high?
What is the size of the fenced in area?
If you do not have any fencing in place, would you be willing to install traditional or invisible fencing?
VETERINARIAN INFORMATION:
Do you have a regular veterinarian?
How long have you been going to him/her?
Name
Address
Phone number
Will you deal with health issues should the dog need special care later in life?
For what reasons would you ever give up a dog?
What behavior problems do you consider unacceptable and what would you do if your adopted dog developed them?
Is there anything else we should know in order to help us match you with the right dog?
By completing and submitting this application I am giving authorization to Blue Line Kennel to obtain any and all information from the veterinarian named above that they deem necessary to aide in the adoption process of a dog.