Hands helping paws find their furever homes in the Virginia, Maryland and DC areas
First Name*
Last Name*
Address*
City*
State/Province*
Zip/Postal Code* -
County*
Email*
Home Phone*
Work Phone x
Cell Phone
Birthdate of Applicant (include month, day and year):*
On what date you would like to (or can you) start fostering?*
Have you ever been convicted of animal cruelty, neglect, or abandonment?*
Please describe your experience with dogs, if any. Please include details on your experience with any bully or large breed dogs:*
Please describe what, if any, experience you have in animal rescue. Please list which rescue(s), if any, you have worked with, the length of time, and what your involvement/responsibilities were: *
Do you have access to an automobile?*
Are you currently employed?*
If currently employed, please list the name of your employer:
If currently employed, please describe how many hours per day do you work, and whether you work from home or away from home:
Are you currently a student?*
If you are currently a student, please list the name of your school and the number of hours you are in school daily:
In case of emergency, who should we contact (name, relationship and phone #)?*
Please provide name/relationship/phone number for 2 references (at least one who is not a family member):*
Do you live alone?*
If you don't live alone, please list the names, relationships and ages of all individuals living in the residence, including children. For all adults, please include birthdates:
What do you consider the energy level of your home to be?*
Have you ever managed a multi-dog household? *
Please list all animals living in your home or visiting frequently, along with their name(s), age(s), breed(s) and length of time you have had the animal(s):*
If you included a cat (or cats) in the list of animals living in your home, where does the cat (or cats) live?
Please provide for us the name of your veterinarian along with contact information:
In what type of home do you live?* Choose one: Single Family Duplex Apartment Townhouse Condominium Mobile Home Military Housing
Do you own or rent your home?* Choose one: Rent Own
If you rent, please provide your landlord's name and phone number. Your landlord will be contacted prior to any dog being placed in your home.
If you rent, does your landlord have any dog size/breed/number/weight restrictions?
Do you have a fenced yard? (a fenced yard is not a fostering requirement)*
If you have a fence, what type of fence do you have? (Please note that we are unable to consider applications where an invisible fence is the sole means of yard enclosure) Choose one: Privacy Chain Link Invisible
If you have a fence, what is the height of the fence?
Do you have an outside dog pen?*
If you have a breed preference, what breed(s) do you prefer? Note: We do not do DNA testing to determine a dogs breed or mix. Breed identifications listed on a dogs webpage are based solely on visual characteristics and traits of the dog.
What size dog would you like to foster?
Do you have a preference for the sex of the dog?* Choose one: Female Male No Preference
Please describe any traits you prefer in a dog (energy level, training, etc): *
Please describe any behaviors that would most concern you about your foster dog: *
Please describe any unacceptable/"deal breaker" behaviors for a new foster dog:
Will you crate train your foster dog or use a crate if the dog is already crate trained?*
Please describe your normal daily schedule/routine:*
How many hours are you away from home each day? *
How many hours each day will your foster dog be left alone?*
Please describe your plan for exercising your foster dog (number of walks, playtime, etc.): *
Please use this space to list any questions, concerns, or expectations about fostering and/or to describe what type of personality you would like in a foster dog:
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