Ready to take the next step?

Please review the below information before beginning your adoption application. We look forward to helping you find your forever friend!

Table Of Contents

Before You Apply
Criteria You Must Meet
Information You'll Need to Apply
Adoption Application

Before You Apply

Please review the below resources in order to fully understand our animal shelter’s adoption process.

Criteria You Must Meet

In order to be considered for an adoption you must meet the following criteria:

Be at least 21 years of age.
Have identification showing your present address.
Have the consent of all adults living in the household.
Own your own home, or have the landlord’s consent to have a pet.

Information You’ll Need to Apply

The following information is required so that we can assist you in the selection of a new family member. Allow about 30 minutes to complete the application and please have the following information handy:

Name of pet you’re interested in adopting (if applicable).
Contact information for your current/past vets.
Contact information for 3 references.
Contact information for your landlord if you are renting.
Details (e.g., age, breed, etc.) for all pets currently living in the household.

Your driver’s license will be required at the time of adoption.

Adoption Application

All questions should be completed carefully and honestly in order to ensure the best match for you and your potential new pet. Please check your information for accuracy as typos, particularly in email addresses, may hinder the submission and processing of the form. Completion of this application does not guarantee the adoption of an animal in our care.

Adoption Application

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Lifestyle

We’d now like to know more about you, your household, and the pets you currently have.

Reason for adopting:

Aggressive watch/guard Dog

Hunting

Dog that will bark when people come to door

Service dog (you are trained to provide service to disabled person)

Therapy dog (you are trained to visit nursing homes, etc.)

Emotional support dog (you are trained to provide emotional support or have a legitimate emotional support need)

Family member companion

Other

Who will be the primary caretaker for this pet?

First Name

Last Name

Primary caretakers date of birth:

Is primary pet owner over the age of 75?

Yes

Have you crate trained a pet or taken a pet to obedience classes before? If so, please share your experience with that.

How do you plan to exercise this pet? (Please specify what the daily exercise will be)

Working Class Breeds

I am applying for a working class dog

I am NOT applying for a working breed dog

I am not sure what that is

If you are applying to adopt a working breed, please explain what job they will have. If you are not applying for a working breed or do not know what a working breed is, please leave blank.

Do you have a yard that is securely fenced on all sides?

Yes

Do you have a pool?

Yes

Please describe what you would do if this pet chewed your favorite shoe.

Please describe what you would do if this pet peed on your carpet.

In your experience, what is the most effective way to train a pet so that s/he integrates with your household for long-term success? If this is your first pet, what do you believe will be a successful training plan for your new pet?

Where will your pet sleep at night?

In a pet bed in a human’s bedroom

In a crate in another room

In a pet bed in another room

Outside free-roaming in yard

Outside in a kennel

Outside in a dog house

In bed with a human

Anywhere s/he chooses

There is no right or wrong answer. We have pets of all types and training levels and do our best to match you with a pet who will be compatible.

How many adults are there living in the home where this pet will be?

How many children are there in the home where this pet will be?

Please count all children under the age of 18. Count children who live in the household both full and part time.

Part 3: Contacts (Applicant Information)

Your First Name

Your Last Name

Applicant Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Cell Phone

If you do not have a cell phone, please enter all 0s

Home Phone

If you do not have a home phone, please enter all 0s

Work Phone

If you do not have a work phone, please enter all 0s

Do you RENT your home?

Yes

Do you OWN your home?

Yes

Primary Veterinarian

Please list your primary veterinarian here. If you do not currently have a vet, please list the vet you plan to use for this pet.

Veterinarian’s Name	Veterinarian’s Telephone Number	Name of Veterinarian’s Practice (e.g., “Clermont Animal Hospital”)

Secondary Veterinarian’s Name. Please list your secondary veterinarian here (e.g., a vet emergency care clinic you may have visited).

Veterinarian’s Name	Veterinarian’s Telephone Number	Name of Veterinarian’s Practice (e.g., “Clermont Animal Hospital”)

Vet Records

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References

Reference #1. Give three references (two non-family members). You MUST give THREE. IMPORTANT: If you do not give THREE references, you application will be delayed.

First Name	Last Name	Phone Number	How do you know Reference #1?

Reference #2. Give three references (two non-family members). You MUST give THREE. IMPORTANT: If you do not give THREE references, you application will be delayed.

First Name	Last Name	Phone Number	How do you know Reference #2?

Reference #3. Give three references (two non-family members). You MUST give THREE. IMPORTANT: If you do not give THREE references, you application will be delayed.

First Name	Last Name	Phone Number	How do you know Reference #3?

Adoption Center

Thrift Shop

Wellness Center

Adoption Application

Ready to take the next step?

Before You Apply

How our Adoption Process Works

Frequently Asked Questions

Age Guidelines for Adopting

Adoption Fees

Senior-to-Senior Program

Available Pets

Criteria You Must Meet

Information You’ll Need to Apply

Adoption Application

Matchmaking

Lifestyle

Senior-to-Senior Program

Guidelines for adopting with children in the household

Part 2: Commitment

Part 3: Contacts (Applicant Information)

Primary Veterinarian

References

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