THE POLISHED PITBULL
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PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF:
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Name of the dog you are interested in
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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STREET ADDRESS
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CITY
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STATE
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PHONE
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EMAIL
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Best way to reach you
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Email
Phone
How did you hear about us?
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Petfinder
AdoptaPet
Craigslist
Facebook
Other
How do you access the Internet?
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Phone
Tablet (IPAD or Kindle, etc)
Laptop or Desktop
Your age
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Do you rent or own?
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Rent
Own
If you rent, NAME and TELEPHONE NUMBER of YOUR LANDLORD. We will call to verify no breed or size restrictions.
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If Apt, what is approx square footage:
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Are you:
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Married
Single
Domestic partner
Divorced/separated
Ages of children who live in the home or visit frequently, like grandkids
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If you not have children currently, do you plan on having them in the future?
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List others who live in the home and will have contact with the dog or adults/children who visit frequently:
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Are there other animals in the home, like dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits or chickens outside?
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Preferred sex of the dog - we always prefer OPPOSITE SEX MATCHES
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male
femaie
either
What are the qualities you are looking for in your new dog?
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How will you exercise your dog?
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How often?
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What do you know about dog-on-dog aggression, more likely in female-female and male-male interactions? (Please note: we prefer opposite matches always)
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How would you manage this behavior if it showed up in your dog?
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Experience level with pitbull type dogs
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Beginner
Average
Highly experienced
If this will be an additional dog to your family, what type of experience do you have in managing a multi-dog household? If you do not have another dog, just type NA to complete the field.
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Will you be requiring your dog to mix socially with other family members' dogs or friends dogs?
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If you do have another dog(s), why would you like another dog? If you do not have another dog, just type NA to complete the field.
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List of CURRENT pets, NAME BREED SEX AGE and if NEUTERED OR SPAYED. Current Health Status. Type NA if not applicable.
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List of Deceased Pets; CAUSE OF DEATH, BREED and AGE at DEATH. Type NA if not applicable.
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IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A DOG, please us about your CURRENT dog's play style with another dog: Type NA if not applicable.
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Excitable but calms down quickly
In your face excitability; takes time to calm down
Not interested in play especially
Where will your dog stay during the day?
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Where will your dog stay at night?
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Do you have a yard?
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if you have a fence, type and height, Type NA if no fence.
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Please give an idea of your work schedule
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How much time will you spend with your dog on a typical day?
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What will you do with your dog when you go on vacation or travel for work?
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If you have to move, what will you do with your dog?
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Current Vet, Address and Phone and please contact them and give them permission to talk with us. If you do not have a current vet, please type NO CURRENT VET.
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You need to give your vet permission to speak to The Polished Pitbull Rescue. This is because of most vets' confidentiality rules.
If you have issues with your new dog, will you be willing to hire a trainer after consulting with us?
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References (3) name and phone or email; one of which may be a family member/significant other. Applications are denied when references do not respond within 48 hours.
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We understand that many people no longer answer their phones unless they know who the caller is. We don't either. Please tell the people you list as references that we will be calling and to check their voicemail. We cannot process an application without a reference that responds when we call or returns the call when we leave a voicemail. *
Any additional information you would like to provide:
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For questions that do not pertain to your situation but have a
RED ASTERISK
, simply type NA (Not Applicable). Submitting an application does NOT guarantee that you will be able to adopt the dog you are interested in. We do not work in a first-come, first-served manner. We will always keep 'best fit' as the gold standard for our dogs AND for our adopters. Please review your application before clicking 'submit'. We cannot accept incomplete applications. Thanks.
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