Gallant Edge German Shepherds

If you are interested in adopting a Gallant Edge puppy, please complete the following questionnaire, kindly make every effort to answer all the questions to the best of your ability.  Feel free to contact us any time with your questions or concerns.

This questionnaire is designed to help us screen potential adoptive families to assist us to place our puppies in responsible, loving forever homes.  It also helps us to determine your needs so that we can help you to choose the best puppy to suit your lifestyle and to provide additional information we feel would be helpful to you. 

To complete this questionnaire you can:

1. Save this page as a document,  right click and choose Save Page As, name it something like Gallant Edge Adoption Questionnaire.txt  Save as a text document.  Then complete the form and e-mail it back to Gallant Edge German Shepherds at email address: info@gallantshepherds.com or mail it to us (contact us for mailing address); or
2. Copy to our return email address, Highlight text (Left click mouse and hold down over text to be copied) copy questionnaire, open email to us at info@gallantshepherds.com, and paste questionnaire to into email .  Complete questionnaire and send to us.
   

1.      Full Name: 

2.      Mailing Address: 

         City: 

         Province /State: 

         Country: 

         Postal / Zip Code: 

3.      Physical Address (If Different Than Mailing Address) 

         Descriptive Address: 

         City: 

         Province /State: 

         Country:   

         Postal / Zip Code: 

4.     Phone Number: 

        Cell Number: 

5.     Email Address: 

        Website (if you have one): 

        What is your preferred method of contact:  

6.     Type of Dwelling (Apartment, Condo, House, Duplex, Farm, Acreage)? 

7.     How Long at This Address? 

 Your Experience with Dogs

8.     Have you ever owned a dog before? 

9.     Where is that pet now?  Why?  

10.   Have you ever surrendered a dog to a Shelter, SPCA or Humane Society?  

        If yes, Please Explain Why?

11.   Do you have any other animals?  What type?  Are they good with other animals? 

        Have they been around puppies? 

12.   Are You, or have you been a Member of any Breed Club or Dog Club?    If Yes,  Name of club or clubs?

13.  Have you previously attended Dog training classes for puppy socialization, manners, obedience or any other type of class?  If So What type of class and Where was the Class?

14.   Have you trialled or shown a dog or obtained performance titles in the past?  

References

15.   Name, Telephone Number, address of your vet? 

16.   Please list two (2) references that we can contact. Could be a trainer, groomer, breeder, dog club or other reference.

        Please include their full name: 

        Relationship to you: 

        Telephone number, area code: 

        City, State/Province Country: 

        Email address: 

 
Your Expectation of the German Shepherd Dog

17.   For what purpose(s) do you want a German Shepherd Dog? 

18.   What is your knowledge about about the German Shepherd Dog Breed? 

19.   What do you expect the activity level of the German Shepherd Dog to be? 

20.    Are you aware that german shepherd dogs shed a lot and require daily brushing to keep shedding to a minimum? 

21.    Are you aware that a German Shepherd can live to be 15 years old? 

22.    Owning a dog is a lifetime commitment. Are you prepared to live with and care for this dog for its lifetime and consider this dog a valued member of your family?  

23    Are you aware that there are additional costs for booster vaccines, one and two months after brining your puppy home, annual vaccines, spaying and neutering, in addition to ear care solutions, shampoos, brushes, a premium large breed puppy food, dishes, chews, treats, a bed, collars, leashes, toys, and training, licensing etc.?    

24.  Are you prepared for the financial commitment of owning a large dog for life? 

25.    Do you prefer a male or a female? (no preference will make it easier for us to select a pup for your lifestyle) 

26.    Would you consider a "long" coat puppy?  (The long coat has extra fur around the ears, back of legs and tail and the coat can be slightly longer than the average german shepherd)? 

27.    The social/temperament stability of a puppy is greatly influenced by the shepherd's social contact.  Socialization is required to maintain and increase social and temperament stability. Are you willing to attend puppy socialization and basic training classes with an emphasis on positive reinforcement? 

        If Yes, Where would you attend classes? 

28.   Are you interested in competitive dog sports such as obedience, rally obedience, shutzund, agility, fly ball, herding, show/conformation, good neighbor or pet therapy? 

 Children

29.    Do you have children living with you?       (If yes, list ages)  

30.    Have the children been exposed to animals or large dogs? 

 
About The Puppy's Prospective Environment 

31.    Do all household members agree to the addition of a dog? 

32.    Does anyone in your household have allergies to dogs? 

33.    Is Your Yard Fenced? 

34.    Who will be the primary caregiver of the puppy? 

35.    Do You Work Outside the Home? 

36.    Is there somebody home during he day to feed/exercise the puppy? 

37.    How many hours on the average will the puppy be left alone? 

38.    Will the puppy have regular contact with the family in the evenings? 

39.    Where will the puppy spend its evenings? 

40.    Where will the puppy sleep? 

41.    What are your feelings about crate training? 

42.    What form of discipline do you use to correct an inappropriate behavior? 

43.    How will you deal with house breaking or the occasional accident in the home? 

44.    Are you aware that your puppy will need to go to the bathroom every hour when awake,  and immediately after a nap.  That it requires positive reinforcement and several weeks           before the puppy is house trained and able to go the entire night without an accident? 

44.    Is someone in your home willing and able to take your puppy out every hour to house train your puppy? 

45.    Do you plan to keep the dog inside or strictly outside?  If outside, Why? Will your dog get sufficient attention, family time, exercise, socialization, and would there be appropriate shelter for the dog?    Explain. 

46.   What will you do with your dog if you travel or go on vacation?    How Often do you go on vacation? 

47.    Are you currently on a waiting list for any other rescue agency or breeder? 

48.    How did you hear about Gallant Edge German Shepherds? 

49.    Do you have any additional information that would help us choose the right puppy for you. If so, please tell us. 

50.    Have you read our article "Before Buying a Pup" and "Puppy Buyers Pledge"?