Pre Adoption Questionnaire

Adoption Process

Thank you for contacting Rain Rescue regarding the adoption of a dog.

‘The majority of our dogs have been collected from dog pounds, and its very rare that we will have any history about them. During their time with us, they are assessed and walked by us to find out as much as we can about their characters. However, no kennel environment is the same as a home – and so the dogs may display different characteristics in the home that we haven’t seen.

We try to match your lifestyle and the people at home – with a dog we have here in kennels because we have found that by carefully matching your energy with the dog’s energy – will result in a more successful re-homing. We do not just give you any dog – if we do not feel it’s the best match.

When we feature dogs on our website, we may get many enquiries – or hardly any enquiries but we will assess each request in order that it has been received and on suitability. Should we all feel this is a possibility of re-homing – you can come and view the dog either at kennels or in foster at a suitably convenient time. However, other people may also be at this stage, and so we will re-home to the most suitable owner that comes along first.

If both you and us feel that we have a dog suitable for you to adopt, you can adopt the dog. We will amend the microchip details over to you and you become fully responsible for the dog from that time for all vet fees and responsible dog ownership. Any donation that you make towards us is for the upkeep and ongoing of the rescue – its not a sale price for the dog.

Donations can be made via our website, via cheque or by cash as we are a registered charity, this money goes into the charity account and is audited

If you adopt a dog that has not been neutered or micro-chipped this must be done within 1 month of the dog arriving in your home as long as your vet feels this is safe to do so in the case of a female coming into season. And copies of the documents must be sent to us for proof of completion. Under no circumstances can any dog that you adopt be used for breeding.

Please give your dog time to settle in – do not put it under any unnecessary stress or pressure until it gets to know you and your family. Have clear rules within the family and give the dog clear commands – don’t expect it to pick up 1 word in a sentence – help it to learn with you.

We’ve also created an adoption info “poster” that features a few things to consider when looking for a new dog, you can download it here.

We look forward to receiving your completed form.

Kind regards Rain Rescue

Your Details

Your Name(required)
Address(required)
Email(valid email required)
Phone Number(required)

Adoption Preferences

Name of dog you wish to adopt
If you are interested in a specific dog please enter their name or leave blank if not applicable
Gender(required)
Age range?(required)
OK with cats?(required)
OK with rabbits and other furries?(required)

About Your Household

Applicant's Age(required)
Number of resident adults (16+) inc. applicant?(required)
Number of resident children & ages?(required)
Please provide ages & info for any visiting children
Are they used to dogs?
How active / noisy is your home?(required)
Excercise / activity Question to go here...

About Your Home

Type of property(required)
If "other" please give details
If rented do you have permission to keep dogs?
Do you have a garden?(required)
How secure is it?
Where will you exercise the dog?(required)
How long & often will the dog be left alone during the day?(required)
If over 5 hours what toilet arrangements would be made for the dog?
Where will the dog stay when alone / at night?
Are you going away / on holiday within the next 4 weeks?(required)

Your Experience & Other Family Pets

Have you owned a dog before?(required)
If yes which breeds and what happened to them?
New Field
Are there any existing pets in the home
Please include breeds, ages, gender, whether neutered or not and how well they get on with dogs.
Pets can be very expensive, have you considered how you will pay for any vets bills that may arise?
If you already use a vet please provide their details
May we contact them?

Training and Behavioural Matters

How often & long can you spend each day on training and exercise(required)
Would you take the dog to training classes?(required)
Have you looked up a trainer in your area and worked out that you can afford a one to one initial class to help you help settle your dog in if you experience any problems. Some dogs would be ok with classes, but many who suffer from real issues, the one to one classes are the only way forward and should be seen as a good long term investment.

Additional Info

Reasons for wanting to adopt a rescue dog?(required)
How active are you / how much exercise will the dog get during the week and weekends?(required)
Is everyone in the house happy for a dog to join the family(required)
Any thing else that would help us match up your ideal dog?

Image Attachments

To help us get a better idea of your lifestyle and enviroment please attach some images of any other pets, garden fencing, house and where you will exercise the dog etc. Only .jpg .jpeg and .png files under 2MB are allowed.
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