Thank you for your interest in the Briard. We are grateful you have expressed an interest in our Briards for adoption. The Briards we offer have been carefully screened by those knowledgeable in the breed and we feel they are very desirable dogs. We hope to provide them with excellent homes. For each Briard adopted, we ask an appropriate donation and all travel expenses that are necessary. |
Please print out and complete the following questionnaire so we may become better acquainted. You may prefer our online form.
Name: _________________________________________ Home Phone: _______________________ Address: _________________________ City: ______________State: ___ Zip: ________ Email: ____________________________________________________________________________ Place of Employment: _________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________ City: ______________State: ___ Zip: ________ Work Phone: ______________________ Spouse's Employment: ________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Work Phone: ______________________ Number of children and their ages: ______________________________________________________ Who in the family wants the dog?: _______________________________________________________ How did you learn of our Rescue Program? ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever owned a Briard before? ___________________________________________________ If not, why do you want to own one now? __________________________________________________ What books, literature,etc. have you read on this breed? _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ What appeals to you about a Briard? ____________________________________________________ What other breeds of dogs have you owned? ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ How long did you own the dogs and how long did each live? _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Would you tell us what happened to each dog? __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Did you ever experience any training or behavior problems with your dogs? Explain : ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever taken a dog to obedience classes? _________________________________________ Would you be willing to take your dog to obedience classes? ________________________________ How many dogs do you own now? ____ What breeds, sex and age? __________________________ What other pets do you own? __________________________________________________________ Are your dogs spayed and /or neutered? (YES) (NO) Do you live in an apartment or a house? __________________________________________________ Do you own or rent? _________________________________________________________________ Name of Landlord? _________________________________________________________________ Does landlord agree to a dog and having a dog in the house? _________________________________ Phone # ________________________________________ Do you have a fenced yard or dog run? _________________________________________________ Height ____________ Type of fence? __________________________________________ Approximate square footage of fenced area? _____________________________________ Yard attached to house? (YES) (NO) Where will the dog stay during the day? ________________________________________________ Where will the dog stay in the evening? ________________________________________________ Where will the dog stay while you are at work or otherwise away from your home? ______________ ________________________________________________________________________________ How do you feel about crate(dog cage) training your dog? _________________________________ Do you prefer a male or female? ____________ Why? _____________________________________ Would you adopt a briard age 7 or older? ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Name and address of your veterinarian: _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Are you aware of the expenses of owning a dog? __________________________________________ What expenses do you expect to incur when owning a dog? _________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Are you aware of the expenses of professional grooming? ___________________________________ Do you know how to groom a Briard? ___________________________________________________ Are you willing to learn? _____________________________________________________________ It is important to socialize, train and groom this breed. Can you tell me why and how you plan to accomplish this? __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ What type of problems might you expect to see with a rescue dog? ___________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Are you willing to work through these problems? _________________________________________ Do you have any questions or concerns regarding owning a rescue dog that we might answer? Please explain: __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Are you willing to give the dog at least six months to adjust to you, your family and his new enviroment? ______________________________________________________________ What would, in your opinion, constitute prime reasons for giving a dog up, or "getting rid" of a dog? ___________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Would you object to a follow-up visitation by a representative of Briard Rescue? _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________ If requested, are you willing to show proof of veterinary bills and training? ___________ Are you willing to give a Briard back to us if you can no longer keep or want this dog or Briard Rescue determines that the dog is not appropriate for your home? ____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
Please list three references, not related to the family.
Name: __________________________________________ Home Phone: ____________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to reference ____________________________________________________________
Name: _________________________________________ Home Phone: _____________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to reference ____________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________ Home Phone: ___________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________________________________________ Relationship to reference _____________________________________________________________ |
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Briard Rescue and Haven
2150 Rosser Rd
Ajo, AZ 85321