Application for Adoption
DIRECTIONS
Copy/paste this into an email to sleddog@pobox.com.
We will reply within 24 hours generally.
HIGHLIGHTS
1) All dogs are spayed/neutered (no exceptions), heartworm tested, fecal
tested, vaccinated, and microchipped.
2) Adoption Fee is $200.
3) You must always fence or leash the dog & he must be on monthly
heartworm prevention -- every month for the rest of his life unless your vet
provides a medical reason not to be.
4) Adopters must pick up dogs personally at the foster home in Tennessee.
No shipping of any dog under any circumstances -- WE must meet YOU.
ABOUT YOU
Full Names of applicants>
Email>
Full Mailing Address>
Home Phone>
How did you find us? (Specifically)>
Are you over 18-years-old?>
Name of specific dog(s) you may be interested in?>
MEDICAL INFO
Vet's Name & Name of Clinic>
Vet's Full Mailing Address>
Vet's Phone>
Have you called your vet and given them permission to talk to us as a reference?>
Do you agree to take the dog to the vet within one week of adoption for
heartworm prevention & a wellness exam?>
Do you agree that the dog will be microchipped to TNAMR as a failsafe and that
he should wear your collar ID at all times?>
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PERSONAL REFERENCES
PLEASE CALL YOUR REFERENCES AND LET THEM KNOW WE
WILL BE CALLING>
Dog people preferred - breeders, rescuers, animal control
officers, vet techs, your sources for other dogs. Please provide names,
emails, & phone numbers.
Reference 1: >
Reference 2: >
Reference 3: >
OBEDIENCE TRAINING
We strongly recommend that you take all new dogs to a basic obedience class.
Some dogs we will REQUIRE this. Please provide the name, address, and
contact information for your obedience instructor.>
Please indicate the time and start date of the class you will be attending.>
HOUSEHOLD INFO
Ages of children in household>
Do all household members know about and wish to adopt?>
Describe HOME (choose one) Rural, Suburban or Urban>
Home Setting (choose one) House, Apartment, Townhouse, Mobile Home, Duplex,
Condominium>
Do you Rent or Own?>
Does your landlord allow pets?>
Up to what size?>
Describe fenced area (materials, size, height, & flooring)>
CURRENT & PAST PETS
Describe Current pets (Name, Breed, Size, Age, Sex, Pack Position,
Spayed/Neutered, Why or why not altered?)>
Describe monthly & annual vet care>
Describe dogs in past -- Name, breed, size, age, sex, pack position, how long
did you have them>
Has your current dog ever lived with other dogs before?>
How will you introduce the new dog?>
Do you have CATS?>
Describe IN DETAIL how, where, and what you feed your dogs.>
Describe your experience with northern breeds.>
What did you like LEAST about northern breeds?>
THE NEW DOG
Name of specific dog(s) you may be interested in?>
How are you and your family suited for this dog(s)?>
Where will this dog spend his time during the day?>
Where will this dog spend his time during the evening?>
Where will he sleep?>
Explain shedding.>
MISC
What would you do if your dog got lost?>
Where is the nearest animal shelter, phone & mailing address?>
What will you do if the dog marks in the house?>
Will you buy and use a CRATE?>
I am aware that: (YES or NO)
The adoption fee is $200 & that helps cover spay/neuter, heartworm testing,
fecal testing and deworming, vaccinations, & microchipping,.>
We are in East Tennessee and the adopter must come to East Tennessee to meet the
dog before the adoption.>
We will do a phone interview, vet reference check, & home/fence check before
the adoption.>
Malamutes can NEVER be trusted 100% off leash.>
Malamutes are known for killing livestock and small animals, including CATS.>
Malamutes do not make good guard dogs.>
Referral dogs are NOT evaluated by TNAMR and we make no guarantees about their
description or behavior.>
