What is the name of the dog you are applying for?
   
PERSONAL INFORMATION  
Your Name (First, Last)
Address
City, State, Zip
Home Phone
Cell Phone (if none, enter none)
Work Phone (if none, enter none)
May we call you at work?
Please be advised that we will call collect if it is not a local call.  
Email Address
Often our first contact with you will be by email to set up a time to talk about SFRA and our rescues, so please make sure your email address is accurate and one that you check for emails often  
Are you married or living with another adult?
If yes, does your spouse/other adult approve of you adopting this dog?
Your Age
Spouse/Other Adult's age
(If not applicable, enter NA)  
Your Occupation
Spouse/Other Adult's occupation
(If not applicable, enter NA)  
Do you work outside your home?
How many hours a day do you work outside your home, including commute time?
Spouse/Other Adult: How many hours a day does your spouse/other adult work outside your home?
(If not applicable, enter NA)  
Number of Children in your Household
Age of your Children (if none, enter none)
Do you often have children that visit? (your children's friends, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, etc.)
If yes, what are the ages of these children, and how often do they visit?
Do you have plans to have any more children in the near future?
   
HOME INFORMATION  
What type of home do you live in? Other Explain
Do you own or rent your current residence?
If you rent, do you have landlord's permission to have a dog?
Landlord's Name
Landlord's Phone Number
Do you have a securely fenced yard on all four sides?
What type of fence? Other Explain
Height of your fence at the lowest point:
Do you have an in-ground swimming pool?
If Yes, is the pool fenced?
Schnauzer Friends for Rescue and Adoption does not consider an invisible/underground fence appropriate fencing.  Miniature Schnauzers are terriers and have one track minds. Seldom will this type of fence stop them should they decide they need to go after something.  Invisible Fences do not keep other dogs/harmful elements out of your yard and your Miniature Schnauzer could be badly hurt.  It is for this reason that we cannot place a dog that requires a fence in a home that has one.
 
Please list your current dogs (Breed, Age, Gender, Spayed/Neutered)
Breed (if none, enter none) Age Gender Spayed/Neutered
Please use the "Comments" box at the bottom of this application to complete any additional dogs.
 
Please list any other pets in your household (Cats, Birds, Rodents, Other)
Species (if none, enter none) Age Gender Spayed/Neutered
Please use the "Comments" box at the bottom of this application to complete any additional pets.
 
Please list any previous dogs that you have owned as an adult.  Please include if the dog died and what from.
Breed (if none, enter none) How long did you own this dog? How old was this dog? What happened to this dog?
Please use the "Comments" box at the bottom of this application to complete any additional pets.
   
DOG HANDLING/CARE  
How many hours per day would your adopted dog be home alone?
Where will your dog stay when you are NOT home?
Where will your dog stay when you ARE home?
How many hours per day do you realistically view that you have to spend with your adopted dog (excluding sleeping)?
If you work outside your home, how will your dog be cared for while you are away from home?
Will you allow your adopted dog on the furniture?
Are you willing to keep your dog on leash while it is not confined to your house or yard?
Under what circumstances would you allow your dog off leash?
Please provide the names and ages of any other people in your household that will have contact with this adopted dog.
Often when a dog’s routine is disrupted or he/she is stressed, they may have accidents until a new routine can be established or re-established, as in cases of moving from foster care to a permanent home.  How will you handle this? (Please explain)
Why are you interested in adopting a Rescued dog?
What are some traits you do NOT want to find in a Miniature Schnauzer?
Have you ever owned a Miniature Schnauzer before?
If “no” to the above, what investigation, research, and experience do you have with this breed?
Are you prepared to be committed to caring for this dog for its lifetime (10 to 15 years)?
Please consider this carefully—often adopters find that they want to go back to school and suddenly don’t have time for the dog they adopted or they have children involved in multiple sports activities and organizations and the dog is left alone at home, or any host of lifestyle changes.  Please consider that dogs need human interaction on a daily basis and that a lifespan of 10-15 years means a commitment to this for a number of years.
 
Miniature Schnauzers are a high maintenance breed when it comes to coat care.  Do you have the necessary time to groom the dog or the financial resources to have the dog professionally groomed every six weeks?  This entails brushing/combing of coat and dental care on a regular basis at home, not just the trip to the groomer.  You must be willing to commit to an hour or two a week yourself to brushing for coat maintenance and avoidance of mats beyond what your groomer does.
 
Routine Veterinary care (yearly shots, teeth cleaning and heart worm check/preventive) can cost up to $250 or more in some areas.  Do you have the financial resources to afford the bills, routine and emergency? 
 
We strive to do our best in seeing that each Miniature Schnauzer  Rescue that is placed is in good health and disclose to all adopters any health problems the dog may have that we are aware of.  However,  chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cushings, SARDS, pancreatitis, breast cancer, heart disease, or emergencies can strike at anytime.  Please tell us how you will handle a chronic illness should it strike your new family member?
What arrangements will be made for your Miniature Schnauzer when you go out of town? 
Would you be willing to obedience train a dog that you adopted if it was recommended or required as being in the best interest of the dog? 
Would you be willing to use a dog crate if it was recommended or required as being in the best interest of the dog? 
 
PREFERENCES
The average rescue dog is 4 to 7 years old.  Puppies are rare and there is usually a waiting list for one.  We also do have older dogs 8-10 years old that make wonderful additions to your home.
What age range do you prefer?
What gender do you prefer?
Is this an absolute?
What color do you prefer?
If we receive a dog that fits your requirements in every aspect except gender should we call you?
   
Do you currently have a veterinarian?
If YES, please provide the vet's name and phone number:
May we use this vet as a reference?
If NO, please explain why not
Please provide your previous vet's name and phone number, if you are not currently seeing a vet
(If not applicable, enter NA)  
   
Please provide 3 Personal References of people NOT related to you..
Name: Phone Number:
Name: Phone Number:
Name: Phone Number:
 
Would you allow an SFRA member or representative to do a brief home visit?
 
Please add any other information you wish us to consider in placing one of our Miniature Schnauzers with you.  We would appreciate it if you would give us a little insight into the expectations you may have for this new addition to your family.
 
Additional Comments or Questions you may have.  You may also use this section to complete additional pets where space was not provided above.
 
Thank you again for completing our application.  All information gathered is confidential and used to aid SFRA in better matching a dog to your home/lifestyle.  Unfortunately, due to a severe shortage of foster homes, this limits the number of dogs we are able to take into rescue and, therefore, adoptions are limited by those numbers.  If you are not selected for an adoption, it does not necessarily mean you are not a good home, but just that we select what we feel is the best home for a particular dog.  Please continue to check our website for others that may interest you.  Should your application follow down the path toward adoption after a phone interview, REFERENCES WILL BE CHECKED, both personal and veterinary.  All data is transmitting over a secure server and maintained on a secure server.
 
By submitting this application to SFRA, I/we certify that I/we are at least 21 years of age and that I/we will be the legal owner/owners and ultimately solely responsible for the caring for and well being of any dog I/we adopt from SFRA.  Any misrepresentation of the true facts in this application will be grounds for rejection of the application.
 
Submission of this application electronically is acknowledgement of agreement to the above and is in lieu of a signature.

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