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Dear Westie Friend:

Thank you for inquiring about adopting a rescue dog. Each Westie which comes to us is very special, with a unique background and needs. We are very careful in placing the dogs, so please be patient with us as we ask questions that will help us determine which dog may be right for you and which home is best for the Westie.

 

Some of these dogs have come out of traumatic situations. For all of them, it is stressful to lose the home they have known. This does not mean that they will not make wonderful pets. However, just as you may have certain desires about the dog you want to adopt, so each Westie also has special needs, which we try to determine through an initial health, background, and temperament evaluation. This is never easy. Therefore, we ask you to be as thorough as possible in answering the questions on the attached Adoption Application form. Please remember that the broader your thinking on what Westies you are willing to consider, the greater the chance there will be a match.

 

Some of the rescue dogs are released to us from Shelters or Animal Control organizations. When a dog is released to us from an individual, we require that the person giving up the dog sign a Release form to protect the person adopting the dog. We will also require you to sign an Adoption Agreement form to protect the dog. In the event you are unable to continue to give the dog a good home, we require that the Westie be returned to us. Our policy also requires that every dog adopted from our program be spayed or neutered.

 

Our foster care facilities are limited. When we are contacted by an owner who needs to find a new home for his or her Westie, we frequently try to arrange a "home-to-home" adoption.  We use the same active file of prospective adopters for these placements as for Westies in our foster care. In a home-to-home adoption, however, we put screened adopters directly in touch with these owners.

 

We look for the best home available for each Westie. The program is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. We are a Texas Non-profit corporation, certified as 501(c)(3) by the IRS, and our finances are available for review. We subsist entirely on adoption fees and voluntary donations to pay out-of-pocket expenses. Our veterinary expenses can be substantial, even with discounts, for dogs from shelters, or others which come to us with medical problems. We also incur boarding costs on some dogs. We must ask for a contribution to our Rescue Fund of at least $350 per placement, including home-to-home placements, to pay these bills. These adoption fees will vary somewhat from dog to dog. Pupies are generally a little more, while Seniors re generally less. All the funds we collect are used exclusively for care of the Westies. Our small administrative costs are either absorbed by our volunteers, or covered by contributions other than adoption fees.

 

Our website at www.wrnt.org reviews who were are, how we operate, and contains links to our Petfinder pages, with information about dogs we have placed and those available for placement. There is a lot of good information on Westies, with a discussion of behavioral characteristics, potential health problems, training methods, and club contact information at the national Westie club website, at www.westieclubamerica.com . If you do not have access to the internet, the book, Westies from Head to Tail by Ruth Faherty may be the best reference book on Westies.

 

Your application will be reviewed and placed in our active adoption folder, where it will remain active for about six months or until you adopt a dog. If you wish to update and reactivate your application at that time, please E-mail us with any changes. We will contact you if and when we have a Westie that might be a good match with you and home. We place quite a few Westies – about seven a month, on average. We normally have an extensive "active list" of people who have expressed interest in the possibility of adoption, but many have specified criteria that rule out consideration for many dogs. All  active applications will be considered for all dogs as they become available. It is not uncommon for a recent applicant to be the best match for a dog. The only applicants given preferential treatment are those who have previously provided a good home to “hard-to-place” Westies, either Senior dogs or those with significant medical problems.

 

Your patience will be appreciated.

 

Thanks again for contacting us,

 

Westie Rescue of North Texas

 

 Please complete all fields. Mark N/A for not applicable.

Applicant Name

Applicant Age

Applicant Occupation

Employer
Street Address
Box or Suite
City
State
ZiP Code
Primary Phone (123-456-7890)

Secondary Phone (123-456-7890)

E-mail

Co-Applicant Name

Relationship to Applicant

Co-Applicant Age

Co-Applicant Occupation

Have you applied with any other group? Yes  No

If yes, which one(s)?

 

I/we prefer:

  Male Female Either

Do you have an age restriction on the dog you wish to adopt?

  Yes No

If "yes", what?

 

If there is a particular adoptee you're interested in, please list his/her name.

 

 Personal reference not related to you:

Name

 

Street Address

 

Box or Suite

 

City

 

State/Province

 

Zip/Postal Code

 

Work Phone

 

Home Phone

 

Cell

 

E-mail

 

 

Type of Residence:

Single Family Home Apartment Other

 

Do you:

Own Rent

If renting, do you have your landlord's permission to have a dog?

Yes   No, not yet

Do you have a fenced yard?                     What type of fencing?

Yes No                                 

Do you have a pool?

Yes No

If you have a pool, is it fenced separately?

Yes No

Do you have children living at home?

Yes No

If so, what are their ages?


Will the dog come into contact with other children?

  Yes No

If so, what are their ages?

 

Where will the dog be kept during the day?

 

Where will the dog be kept at night?

 

How many hours will the dog be left alone during the day (weekdays)?

 

 

Who will care for the dog when you are out of town?

 

 

What other breeds might you consider?

 

 

 

 

 

Would you consider an older or senior Westie if it appears to be in good health?

  Yes No

Would you consider a Westie with significant but treatable health conditions?

  Yes No

Would you consider a Westie mix that looks like a Westie?

  Yes No

Would you consider a pair of dogs that need to be placed together?

  Yes No

Would you consider a being a foster home for Westie rescue?                                                   

  Yes No

 

Please tell us about your current pets:

Type 1:

Type 2:

Type 3:

Type 4:

 Age

 Age

 Age

 Age

Breed:

Breed:

Breed:

Breed:

Sex:

Sex:

Sex:

Sex:

Male Female

Male Female

Male Female

Male Female

Spayed/neutered?

Spayed/neutered?

Spayed/neutered?

Spayed/neutered?

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Yes No

Have you ever owned a Westie?

 

 

 

  Yes No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have you owned other dogs?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Yes No

 

 

 

 

 

 

If so, what happened to them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why have you chosen a Westie as the breed you wish to adopt?

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please tell us about your current veterinarian:

Name

 

Street Address

 

Address (cont.)

 

City

 

State/Province

 

Zip/Postal Code

 

Work Phone

 

FAX

 

E-mail

 

URL

 

How much do you think it costs to maintain a healthy Westie for a year? $  

Westies, particularly younger ones, tend to be active dogs, needing some exercise to stay

in the best of health. How do you plan to provide such exercises (e.g. regular walks,

playing in a fenced in yard, etc?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What other information would you like us to consider in matching your application, as a

prospective adopter of a rescue Westie, with the needs of a rescue dog?

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand that owning a dog is a commitment for the dog's lifetime.

This is to acknowledge that information on this form is true and correct

to the best of my knowledge.

Your typed name below indicates your signature.

 

Please only click once.

 

   

 

If you adopt a dog from another source, or no longer have an interest in adopting a Westie, we would very much appreciate a note to remove your application from our files.

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