FOSTER HOME APPLICATION

Thanks for volunteering to be a foster home for one of our dogs! Please complete this application. After an application is approved we do a home visit. Please allow us a couple days to review the application and contact the listed references. There can be a delay if you list a reference and we can't get ahold of them. Please provide current contact information.

1. NAME:
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2. ADDRESS/CITY/STATE/ZIP:
3. PHONE: Provide all numbers we can use (work, cell home).
4. EMAIL: ( If you do not have email, type that into box. Example: home email - maynameis@aol.com)
5. BEST WAY AND TIME TO CONTACT YOU: (Example: Home phone after 6:00 pm during week)
6. OCCUPATION:
  6a. EMPLOYER´S NAME/ADDRESS/PHONE:
7. TYPE OF HOME YOU LIVE IN:
House
Condo/Townhouse
Trailer Home
Apartment
8. DO YOU HAVE A FENCED YARD?
Yes No
   8a. If "yes", list type (wood, chain link, etc) height, condition of fence:
9. DO YOU RENT OR OWN?
Own Rent
  9a. If you rent, provide landlord´s name, address, phone numbers. If you rent you must have approval to foster a dog and we need to know if there are any restrictions, such as size of dog, etc.
10. 1ST PERSONAL REFERENCE - Name/Phone/Address/eMail Address/How They Know You Personal Reference is someone that knows you and can provide insight on your character, how you feel about pets, how you treat pets, etc.
11. 2ND PERSONAL REFERENCE - Name/Phone/Address/eMail Address/How They Know You
12. 3RD PERSONAL REFERENCE - Name/Phone/Address /eMail Address/How They Know You
13. VET REFERENCE - Name/Phone/Address (If you have/had pets, list the veterinarian you used.)
14. NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOME (count yourself):
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six or more
15. NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER 21 YEARS OLD? (count yourself)?
Zero
One
Two
Three
Four
Five or more
  15a. IF CHILDREN UNDER 21, LIST THEIR AGES.
16. DOES ANYONE LIVING IN THE HOME HAVE ALLERGIES?
Yes No
  16a. Allergies Comments - If you checked "Yes, there are allergies" list the type of allergies (cats, dogs, mold, dust, etc.) and if they are being controlled at this time, with medication.
17. DO ALL LIVING IN THE HOME AGREE TO FOSTER?
Yes No
  17a. IF NOT ALL IN AGREEMENT, WHO IS NOT?
(Example: Husband - we already have 2 dogs and he doesn't want another one to foster.
18. DO YOU HAVE PETS LIVING IN YOUR HOME NOW? PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
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No current pets
Yes, dog(s) living in home
Yes, cat(s) living in home
Yes, other pet living in home
  18a. PETS IN HOME COMMENTS - If you checked "Yes, there are pets living in the home now, please list type and age of all pets and if they have been spayed or neutered.
19. IF YOU LISTED A DOG LIVING WITH YOU, HOW DOES IT REACT TO OTHER DOGS?
Fine with other dogs
Fine after time to know a dog
Doesn´t do well with other dogs
Depends on the dog
Not sure, not around other dogs much
20. HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN AWAY, SOLD, ABANDONED, SURRENDERED OR PUT A PET TO SLEEP?
Yes No
  20a. IF YOU SELECTED "Yes" TO 20, PLEASE EXPLAIN.
21. HAS A PET EVER DISAPPEARED, BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, OR MISTREATED WHILE IN YOUR CARE?
Yes No
  21a. IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO 21, PLEASE EXPLAIN.
22. HAVE YOU BEEN A FOSTER HOME FOR A RESCUE BEFORE?
Yes No
23. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A FOSTER HOME FOR US?
24. HOW LONG WILL YOU BE ABLE TO BE A FOSTER HOME? (Dogs can find their new homes in as little as a few weeks to several months and more. We need foster homes for the long haul and even emergency foster homes for a week or two while we set up transport of a dog to another rescue):
As long as it takes
6 months to a year
Several months
Emergency foster only, 1-2 weeks
25. DO YOU AGREE TO CONTACT US ASAP IF YOU CAN NO LONGER BE A FOSTER HOME?
Yes No
26. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC SIZE OR BREED REFERENCE OF DOG YOU WANT TO FOSTER?
Yes No
26a. IF YES, THERE IS A SIZE OR BREED PREFERENCE, LIST HERE.
27. WHAT QUALITIES IN A DOG WOULD NOT SUIT YOUR HOME, PLEASE LIST.
28. WHERE WILL YOUR FOSTER DOG BE WHEN EVERYONE HAS LEFT THE HOUSE?
(Check the option that best applies, you´ll be able to comment further in next question.)
Loose in house when comfortable in our home
In crate or kennel
In garage
Outside
Other
  28a. EXPLAIN ABOUT WHERE DOG WILL BE WHEN ALL HAVE LEFT HOUSE
29. THE LONGEST YOUR FOSTER DOG WILL BE LEFT ALONE AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
8-9 hrs during day, no potty breaks
6-8 hours
4-6 hours
2-4 hours
0-2 hours
  30. WHERE WILL YOUR FOSTER DOG SPEND THE MAJORITY OF ITS TIME?
31. WHERE WILL YOUR FOSTER DOG SLEEP?
Inside
Inside in crate/kennel
Garage
Outside
Other
32. HOW WILL YOUR DOG BE EXERCISED AND HOW OFTEN?
33. WOULD YOU ALLOW YOUR FOSTER DOG OFF LEASH? Cities have leash laws. owners must have dogs on leash (in their control) at all times when off their property.
Never off leash
Only off leash in fenced in area (dog park, fenced yard, etc)
Would allow off leash when not in fenced in area
  33a. PLEASE ELABORATE ON WHEN THE DOG WOULD BE OFF LEASH
34. DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THERE CAN BE DISAGREEMENTS AND WILL YOU STRIVE TO EASE THE TRANSITION AND PROVIDE CARE AND GUIDANCE AS NEEDED?
NOTE: Small disagreements are expected and typical behavior when a new dog is brought into a home where a dog is already living. There can be fear and anxiety and you must be willing to work with your new dog during the transition time (can be anywhere from days, to weeks, to months) until the dog is comfortable in your home. At that time you'll be able to see your dog's true personality.
Yes No
35. WILL YOU CONTACT US ASAP IF YOU RUN INTO SITUATIONS YOU MAY NEED ASSISTANCE ON? (House breaking, chewing, behavioral, issues with people, etc?)
Yes No
36. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH CRATE TRAINING?
Yes No
37. ARE YOU WILLING TO CRATE TRAIN?
Yes No
 
I have answered all questions and provided all needed references truthfully and honestly to the best of my knowledge. I will do my best to comply with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue foster home requirements, which include providing a loving and safe environment for my foster dog.

Yes No
 
Type in your name and today´s date, in doing so you hereby request 4 Luv of Dog Rescue to begin the foster home approval process.
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