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Applicant Name(s)
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Street Address
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City/State/Zip
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Home Phone
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Work Phone
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Email Address
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Applicant Age and Occupation:
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Do you have Children?:
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Number in Household:
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Please tell us the name, age and relationship of the members of your household. (family members, room-mates, etc..)
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SSTR requires a home visit on ALL adoptions. Normally, what is the best time for your home visit? (a volunteer from your area will do the home visit)
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Does anyone in your household smoke? (Some pug nose dogs do have respiratory problems with second hand smoke.)
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Are you planning to add a child(ren) to your family in the future?
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If yes, how will this affect any of the living conditions of the dog you are wanting to adopt? Please explain.
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Preferences
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Please note: The average age of a rescue is between 2-7 years. A Shih Tzus average lifespan is between 14-18 years. So please keep your mind open to an older baby. If you are looking for a younger Shih Tzu, under two years, your wait may be slightly longer. Also if you are Elderly, please do NOT ask for a young dog, our goal is to place our furbabies in a LONG term "forever" home.
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What furbaby are you interested in adoptiong? Please give the specific name(s)
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Have you applied with any other rescue group(s) to adopt?
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If the answer is yes to the above question, please indicate the name of the rescue group(s) and the status of your application(s):
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Are you willing to travel to Alabama to pick up your new family member? We can not afford to fly our babies.
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Are you willing to adopt a dog with special medical needs, such as eye drops or special diet or medication?
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Are you willing to adopt a dog with a history of neglect/abuse who would need extra love, attention and time to adjust to your home?
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Please explain any reservations or limitations you might have about adopting a neglected/abused furbaby.
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What do you consider behavior problems?
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How soon are you wanting to adopt your new furbaby? Our adoption process can take as long as a month, sometime even longer, based on vet needs of dog .
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Why a Shih Tzu or other HIGH maintenance dog?
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Have you previously owned a Shih Tzu or high maintenance dog?
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Have you read "Adoption Process and Guideline Informantion"? Please do so before submitting your application!
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What is it about this breed that you like?
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Please describe what you feel are the characteristics of the ideal dog for you and your family.
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The Shih Tzu and many other long hair toy breeds are a high maintenance dogs, and while you may love the breed you may discover that you do not have the time or the resources to devote to its upkeep. But if you do, the furbaby will more than repay you with a lifetime of joy and loyalty.
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Are you willing and prepared to pay up to $30.00 or more, every 4-6 weeks to groom your furbaby?
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Are you willing to spend approximately one hour each week brushing and coming out your furbaby?
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Are you prepared to deal with the cost of both routine veterinarian care (worming, annual shots) and non-routine/emergency veterinary care, especially as the dogs gets older?
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Your Home
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Do your currently own, lease, rent your resident? (or other)
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Does your lease or home owners association restrict pet ownership? If YES, explain below:
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Please check the one that best describes your resident:
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Is your yard securely fenced? A fenced yard is required for most adoptions!!!
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If you have a pool, is it fenced?
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If you do not have a fenced area, please explain how you plan to SAFELY exercise your dog and allow it to relieve itself.
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References
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Please provide three names as references, including your Vet. Your application will NOT be considered if you do not complete this section.
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Vet's Name, City, State and Phone Number NO VET REFERENCE, NO ADOPTION!
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Name, phone number (with area code) and relationship to applicant.
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Care and Responsiblity
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Appoximately how many hours a day will your new dog be alone?
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Where will the dog be left when alone?
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Do you travel frequently?
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If yes, who will take care of your dog when you are away?
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Have you asked yourself whether your lifestyle is so busy that you might not have the time or energy to properly care for a high maintenance dog? (explain)
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Are you willing to restrict your choice of housing to places where pets are allowed?
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Is everyone in the family wanting a new dog?
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Does anyone in the household have any know allergies to animals?
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What is your definition of disciplining a dog?
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For what reason(s) would you rehome your dog? Take a few minutes to really think about this question! (Children, Marriage, Divorce, Sickness, Relocate, New Job, Lose Job, Dog develops issues/illness)
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Previous and Current Pet(s)
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Please list animals (current & past) that have lived with you. Please list type, age, how long you owned them, inside/out and living or deceased. If deceased, what happened. Must have DETAILS!
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Are all your current pets, spayed/neuterd and up to date on vaccinations? (if NO, please explain in Comments)
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Comments:
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