Please use our downloadable application forms and email or fax when complete.
You can also view our application form below, which can also be copy and pasted.
Your application must be clear and complete and all information you provide must be true or your application will be denied.
Our application process includes a home visit and we do not ship our dogs. No exceptions.
For home visits that are a significant distance there may be a mileage fee. We do adopt out of state.
Thank you!
APPLICATION
Fax your application to: 419-899-3928
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ADOPTION APPLICATION
A Labor of Love Dog Rescue
alaboroflovedogrescue@gmail.com
Fax: 419-899-3928
A Labor of Love Dog Rescue reserves the right to refuse any application for adoption.
We do not adopt on a first come first serve basis and submitting this application does not
Guarantee you adoption of a dog.
Please take the time to fill this application out NEATLY AND COMPLETELY. Any application that we can’t read or that is incomplete will not be considered. You must be at least 18 years old to adopt and all information you provide must be true. If A Labor of Love Dog Rescue finds that any of the information you gave us is false your application will be denied.
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Name of Spouse/Partner: __________________________________________________
Drivers License or ID Number: ____________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________P.O. Box: ______
City: ________________________ State: __________ Zip Code: _________________
How long have you lived here? _____________ Do you plan on moving? __________
If yes, when? ____________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________ Email: __________________________
Employer: ______________________________ Work Number: __________________
How long have you worked here? _____________
NAME OF DOG YOU ARE INTERESED IN: _______________________________
1. Please tell us why you are interested in this particular dog: _
2. How did you hear about A Labor of Love Dog Rescue? ______________________
3. Please tell us what you are looking for in a dog: ____________________________
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4. How many hours will your dog be home alone? ________________
5. Where will your dog be kept when you are not home? _______________________
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6. Will you use a crate for your dog? _______ How do you feel about crate training?
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7. Where will your dog sleep at night? ______________________________________
8. Please estimate the percent of time your dog will spend inside and outside:
% inside ______ % outside ______
9. When do you feel it is ok to leave your dog outside unattended? _______________
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10. How do you confine your dog when left outside unattended? ________________
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11. Are you willing to spend the time to housebreak your new dog? ______________
12. Have you ever housetrained a dog before? ______ Please explain how you
trained your dog: _
13. How many pets do you own now? ________ Please tell us what kind of pets you
have as well as their name and age: _________________________________________
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14. Are your pets spayed/neutered? ______ If no, why not? ____________________
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15. Are your pets current on vaccinations and on heartworm and flea/tick
preventative? __________ If no, why not? ___________________________________
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16. What kind(s) of ID do you have for your pets? ____________________________
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17. Please tell us what pets you have owned in the last five years that you no longer
have and what happened to them: __________________________________________
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18. What type(s) of behavior problems have you dealt with in the past and how did
you handle it? __
19. What reason(s) do you feel you would no longer be able to keep your dog?
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20. Have you ever applied to adopt a dog or cat before? _______________________
If yes, where? _________________________ Did you adopt from them? ___________
If no, why? _____________________________________________________________
21. Do you use heartworm and flea/tick preventative? _________ If no, why? _____
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If yes, what kind and where do you buy it? ___________________________________
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22. Are you willing to take your dog to obedience training if needed? ____________
If no, why? _____________________________________________________________
23. How many people live in your home? ________ How many are children and
What are their ages? _____________________________________________________
24. Do you have a fenced in yard? _______ If yes, what kind and how high is it?
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25. If you don’t have a fenced in yard please explain how you will exercise your dog
and how you will take it out for potty time:
26. Do you own or rent? _____________ If you rent what is the name, address and
Phone number of who you rent from? _______________________________________
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27. Part of the application process involves a home visit, is that agreeable to you?
______ If no, why? _______________________________________________________
OPTIONAL: You may use this space to provide added information
REFERENCE PERMISSION FORM
I agree to allow A Labor of Love Dog Rescue to call my veterinarian reference and personal references to attain any information that is necessary to process my application.
Print Name: ____________________________________________________________
Signature: _______________________________________ Date: _________________
Name of Veterinarian: ____________________________________________________
Clinic Name: ____________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________ State: ________ Zip: _____________
Phone Number: _________________________
PERSONAL REFERENCES: (Please provide three) Please do not give all family members as references. Include others, such as groomer, coworker, dog sitter, etc. Thank you.
1. Name: _____________________________ Relationship: ______________________
Phone Number: _______________________ Best time to call: ___________________
2. Name: _____________________________ Relationship: ______________________
Phone Number: ________________________Best time to call: ___________________
3. Name: _____________________________ Relationship: ______________________
Phone Number: _______________________ Best time to call: ___________________
A LABOR OF LOVE DOG RESCUE
