Perfect Match

Application to adopt or Foster a dog or puppy

St Giles Animal Welfare based at St Giles Animal Centre, Wrantage, Taunton TA3 6DJ

If you want to adopt or foster a dog or puppy from St Giles Animal Welfare we need to get some details from you so we can find the perfect animal for you. Please answer honestly so we can find the right match.

Your Details

Your full name *

First

Last

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Phone / Mobile Number *

Email *

Where did you hear about us? *

Please check at least one or more of these options to help us manage our communication and marketing. We try and spend as little as possible on administrative costs, this will help a great deal.

Other, please state:

Information about your adoption choice

Are you interested in *

Adopting

Size of dog *

Small (Terrier)
Medium (Staffie)
Large (Labrador)
Any Size

Gender of dog *

Male
Female
Either

Have you seen a dog you like? Which one?

Please tell us which pet rescue you are interested in.

Information about your home

Your home status *

You own your own home
You Rent your home

Please be aware that you will require permission from your landlord to keep a pet. You will need to provide proof of this permission.

Do you have a garden?

Yes
No
Communal

Is the garden secure from escape? *

Yes
No
Not sure

Provision to prevent escape

Please provide details of provisions to prevent escape

Information about your family

How many adults live at home? *

How many children live at home? *

Age of children *

Any children visiting *

If yes, please state their age

Frequency of visits

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly

Do you own other dogs? *

Please state their gender

Male
Female

Breed and age of your dogs

How long have they lived with you?

Have they been neutered?

Yes
No
Not all of them

Have they been vaccinated within the last year?

Do you own any other pets, if yes, please state

Please add a description of your pet(s), it's age and gender.

Information about your lifestyle

How much daily exercise do you expect to give the dog during the weekdays? *

Please write the number of hours a day.

How much daily exercise do you expect to give the dog at the weekend? *

Please write the number of hours for the weekend.

How active are you? *

Very
Reasonably
Not very

How long do you expect to leave the dog alone on a regular basis?

Please write the number of hours.

Is this

Daytime
Evening
Night time

How often would you leave the dog alone?

Please write the number of times in a week the dog would be alone.

Are you planning any of the following?

Moving house
Holiday in the next few weeks

Your ideal dog would:

Be good with cats *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Be good with livestock *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Be housetrained *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Be comfortable around children *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Like other dogs *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Like strangers *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Like travelling in a car *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Enjoys being picked up/petted *

Very important
Quite important
Not important

Your experience

I need a dog that has already been trained *

I have trained pet dogs before *

I am an experienced owner and could train a difficult dog *

I am a first-time dog owner *

I would enjoy training a dog *

Whilst every care is taken to find the right dog for you, we cannot guarantee behaviour.

Your home

How long have you been a resident at your current address? *

Name and area of the Veterinary Practice you use/last used? *

Please sign to authorise us to contact your vet *

Clear Signature

Are you prepared and in a financial position to seek veterinary advice on routine vaccinations, worming, flea control and to cover those unexpected cost regarding your new pet's health? *

Yes
No
I am unfamiliar with these costs

Identification and proof of address

Please indicate which form you are able to provide *

Driving license with photo
Current passport

Other form of identification; please state:

You have chosen to take the next step in the process of giving a new home to one or more of our animals. Our questions are specifically aimed to provide more information to further help St Giles Animal Welfare staff and volunteers with the 'Perfect Match' process and will be given to the Home Visitor to assist with your application.

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