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Foster Home Application

Thank You for for your interest in fostering for CRN. Each Collie that comes into rescue is an individual, as are our foster homes, and in order to make the transition as easy as possible for all involved we require you to fill in the form below completely. Questions like “what breed dogs do you currently have” may seem silly, however some Collies do best with smaller (or larger) breeds only. Or some do best with no cats, or older children, or in the country. Every one of the questions below are designed to help ensure that any Collies placed in your home for fostering will best match your family, home and lifestyle.

Contact Information:

About Your Family:

About Your Home:

About Your Pets:

What You Would Prefer:

General:

If you want to expand on anything, let us know anything else or explain any “other” choices above, please use the space here;

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING THIS APPLICATION FORM AND INITIAL AS INDICATED

Date:		Email:
Name(s):		Home Phone:
Address:		Cell Phone:
City, Prov.:		Postal Code:

How many people live at this residence:		What are the ages of everyone who lives here
Do any children live at this residence:		If yes, have they been around large dogs before
Does everyone in the home agree to fostering collie?	Yes No	Does anyone in the home have any allergies:
Do all of the adults work outside the home?	Yes No	How many hours each day will a foster dog be left alone?
Has anyone in the home every fostered animals before?	Yes No	If yes, for which organization?

What is the general activity level inside the home?
What is the general activity level outside the home?
Are you able to transport a foster dog to and from vet appointments, adoptive homes, etc., if need be?	Yes No Other
How does your family spend their free time?

Is your residence a:		Do you own or rent your residence?
If you rent, will your landlord allow you to foster dogs in the home:	Yes No Unknown	If you rent, please provide your landlord’s name and numbers here:
Is your yard fully fenced:	Yes No	If no, how will you contain a dog?
Can you quarantine a dog if need be?		Do you have a collie-sized crate?
Where will the dog stay during the daytime?		Where will the dog stay at night?

Please provide the name & number of your current veterinarian or the veterinarian you would be using for any fostered collies (please let them know that CRN will be calling them and give them permission to release basic pet ownership information to CRN):

What age collie would you prefer to foster?		What gender would you prefer to foster?
Can you foster a dog with medical needs?		Can you foster more than 1 dog at a time?
Will you foster a collie mix?		Can you help housetrain a dog?
Can you work with behavioural issues (guarding, food aggression, etc.)		Will you attend obedience classes with a foster dog (CRN pays):

Is there anything you know would not be a good fit in your home? If you could place any conditions at all on what type of dog you will foster (and you can place any conditions you like - it is, after all, your home!), what would they be:

Do you understand that Collie Rescue Network makes NO warranties as to the temperament, behaviours, habits or background of any Collie placed in your home. All information Collie Rescue Network receives about any given Collie is shared with you but we can not attest to the accuracy of any information given to us by another party.	Initial Here if you understand:

Do you understand that completion and submission of this form in NO WAY guarantees or implies acceptance as a foster home for Collie Rescue Network.	Initial Here if you understand:

Collie Rescue Network requires that a home visit be completed by a volunteer in your home with all family members and all current pets present.	Initial Here if you agree:

By Submitting this application you state that all the information provided is true and accurate to the best of your ability.

Do you currently have any dogs in the home?	Yes No	If yes, how many?
What breed(s):		Are all current dogs spayed/neutered?	Yes No
Are all current dogs vaccinated?		Are all current dogs good with other/new dogs?	Yes No
Have any of your current dogs bitten or caused injury to a person or another animal before?	Yes No	If yes, please give details on why or what happened:
Do you currently have any cats?	Yes No	If yes, how many?
Do you currently have any other animals?	Yes No	If yes, what kinds?

Why do you want to foster a Collie?
Do you have any experience with herding dogs?	Yes No Other (see below)
Do you have any experience with Collies?	Yes No Other (see below)
Do you understand Collies are generally more “barky” than some other breeds and that most Collies “alert bark”?	Yes No Other (see below)
Are you prepared for the amount of daily brushing a Collie can require?	Yes No Other (see below)
Do you understand even housetrained dogs can have accidents in the house due to the stress of being uprooted?	Yes No Other (see below)
Do you understand CRN does not do “trial” fostering? We try very hard to ensure all dogs sent to you match your family. If a dog is wildly unsuitable, we will move them to a new foster home but minor issues are expected to be worked on in the foster home.	Yes No Other:
Have you, or has anyone living at this residence, ever been charged or convicted of animal cruelty or neglect under any municipal, provincial/state or federal regulations or laws?	Yes (explain below) No