Adoption Application

Your Information

Name:

Co-Applicant's Name:

Email Address:

(Please make sure you type your email address in correctly. 
This is our main form of communication with you throughout the adoption process.

Home Phone:

Mobile Phone:

Address:

City: State: Zip Code:

 About Your Residence

Do you own or lease your residence?

If you rent, you must read the info on this link.  (If you rent a house or apartment, own a Condo regulated by a Condo board, live in a Duplex, or live in any other multi-family housing, this applies to you!)

Your application will not be processed until you have mailed the letter as requested.
If you cannot provide the requested letter, we will not adopt to you.  No exceptions.

You live in a: Other House Duplex Apartment Condo

How long? Less than 1 Year 2 - 3  Years More than 3 Years

Do you have a fenced in yard?

How tall is your fence?

What type of fence?

If you do not have a fenced in yard, how will you contain the dog when required to be outside?

Notice:  Apartments/Homes with No Fence:  On occasion, we do have a German Shepherd that would do well living in a home with no fence, as long as the owner is committed to keeping the dog active and exercised.  However, most of our dogs are not suited to homes without fences.  We, and our fosters, reserve the right to not approve the adoption of a specific dog to a home without a fence.

If you lease, does your landlord or management company allow pets? Must Answer No Yes N/A

If you lease, have you received written permission from your landlord or management company Must Answer No Yes N/A

Employer

Employer:

Employed How Long:   

Employer Phone Number:

Personal References

Please choose your references carefully.  They should be someone who is able to discuss your interactions with animals.  If you do not own a pet, you can choose a reference who has pets and can speak of your interactions with them.

Name:      Phone:

Name:      Phone:

Veterinary Reference

We WILL perform a Veterinary Reference Check on all applicants.  Please see the info here regarding that check.

This information may be used for registering your newly adopted dog's microchip.  It is important that all information is provided.

Clinic Name:

City:     State:

Phone Number:

The name (yours, your spouse, etc.) your pets' records are under:

Is this the vet you will continue to use once you adopt?

Please Provide Us With Information About The Dog You Are Wanting To Adopt

Preference of Male/Female: No Preference Male Female      Age Preference: No Preference Under 1 Year 1 - 2 Years 3 - 5 Years Over 5 Years

In detail, describe your or your family's ideal Dog/German Shepherd (Do NOT leave this section blank)

Why do you want a German Shepherd (house pet, breeding, working dog, watchdog, etc.)?

Have you ever owned a GSD before?
If no, please read the info on this link before you proceed.

Where will the dog be most of the time? Inside House Outside in Yard Outside in Kennel

Where will the dog be kept during the day?

Where will the dog sleep at night?

How will you contain the dog when no one is home? Crate Loose in House Outside in Yard Outside in Kennel

If the dog you adopt will be crated, up to how many hours per day? 

Please Provide Us With Information About Your Pets

You MUST list all pets you have owned within the past 3 years, living or deceased.  PLEASE ONLY list pets you personally have OWNED within the past 3 years; not pets you had as a child or while living with your parents. 

Pet 1 History

Type of pet: None Dog Cat Other

If dog, What breed?     Pet's Name:   Male or Female? Male Female Age:

How long have you owned this pet?    

Where is the pet primarily kept?     Do you still have this pet? 

If not, what happened to the pet? 

When was the last time this pet was in your care?

Pet 2  History

Type of pet: None Dog Cat Other  

If dog, What breed? Pet's Name:   Male or Female? Male Female    Age:

How long have you owned this pet?  

Where is the pet primarily kept? Do you still have this pet? 

If not, what happened to the pet?

When was the last time this pet was in your care?

Pet 3 History

Type of pet: None Dog Cat Other

If dog, What breed? Pet's Name:  Male or Female? Male Female Age:

How long have you owned this pet?  

Where is the pet primarily kept?     Do you still have this pet? 

If not, what happened to the pet?

When was the last time this pet was in your care?

Pet 4 History

Type of pet: None Dog Cat Other

If dog, What breed? Pet's Name:  Male or Female? Male Female Age:

How long have you owned this pet?  

Where is the pet primarily kept? Do you still have this pet? 

If not, what happened to the pet?

When was the last time this pet was in your care?

Cats

If you own a cat(s), is it accustomed to being around dogs that may show some interests in them? 

Does your cat(s) have a safe place if it needs to escape from the dog?

The Health of Your Dogs

Routine Health Care Costs:  Heartworm Preventative costs approximately $70 per dog per year.  The average cost of an annual physical exam and shots is $100-150 per dog per year.  Other costly items can include flea medications, pain medications (for hip/arthritis issues which many GSDs get as they get older), etc.

Are you aware of the above information regarding routine veterinary expenses and able to financially cover these routine and other urgent health care costs?

Are you familiar with heartworm disease and its devastating effect?
If not, please read the info on this page.

Are all your pets up-to-date on vaccinations and rabies?

If not, please explain:

Are all your dogs kept consistently on heartworm preventative?

Are all your pets spayed/neutered?

We do not adopt to homes with unaltered pets unless there is a medical or other acceptable reason for ownership of a non-altered pet.  If you have an unaltered pet, please explain:

Please Tell Us About Your Family

Number of Adults: 1 2 3+         Number of Children: 0 1 2 3 4 5

What are the ages of the children:

Have you and your family educated yourselves about German Shepherds? Tell us about what you've learned.

Please describe your home life (quiet, active, social, etc.)

Do you intend to keep the dog primarily indoors or outdoors?  Please elaborate:

The Home Visit

A home visit will be done after vet reference approval. Please note that ALL FAMILY MEMBERS must be present during the home visit. 

If you live outside of the Austin or Houston area, we may not be able to approve your application if we are unable to arrange for a volunteer to do your home visit.

What day of the week is best for you? Weekend Weekday Either

What time is best for you? AM PM

Notices:

• Please allow 1-2 weeks for your application to be completed.  It can take more depending on how busy our volunteers are.  Please be patient. 

• Adopting a Specific Dog.  AGSDR does not hold dogs.  At any point in time, a dog you see on the web site may have someone visiting with it or planning to.  We never hold dogs for a specific application to become approved.  In addition, we do not place dogs on a first come, first served basis.  Our main goal is to act in the best interest of each dog.  We will evaluate all interested potential (approved) homes based on the needs of the particular dog.  We may allow several interested (approved) parties to visit a particular dog before the foster chooses the best fit.  Please do not ask us to hold one until you are approved.  We will do everything possible to work your application as quickly as possible but cannot hold a specific dog for you in the meantime.

• AGSDR "veto rights":  AGSDR and its foster families take their responsibility to their foster dog very seriously and will always consider the needs of the dog above those of the potential adopter. 

  • Foster homes have the right to veto the adoption of their foster dog to any approved adopter.  

  • The AGSDR Board of Directors has final approval of all adoptions and may deny a specific dog/adopter match for any number of reasons.  This is rare, but it does happen on occasion.  The foster home's assessment of the dog/adopter interaction and interview with the potential adopter will be taken into consideration in any determination of approving a specific adoption.

Additional Information

How did you hear about AGSR? Our Website Petfinders.com Other Friend AGSDR Volunteer Another Rescue If other, how? 

Of the dogs that are currently available, which are you interested in adopting? 

***Do you have any comments that would help us in approving your application or have questions you would like to share with us?***

Our MINIMUM adoption donation is $250 for all dogs.  Any additional contribution toward their care will be greatly appreciated and will be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.  The average cost is $300-500 for physical exams, spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm preventatives, flea medications, various surgeries and veterinary intervention, and other veterinary care. 

Adoption Donation: $

After we have reviewed your application, one of our volunteers will contact you within 24-48 hours. 

PLEASE contact your vet within 24 hours of submitting your application.