SPICEOLIFE GOLDEN RETRIEVER

PUPPY PURCHASE QUESTIONNAIRE

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED OF YOU SO THAT THE RIGHT PUPPY AND THE RIGHT PLACEMENT OF EACH PUPPY IS MADE BY BRINGING THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF BOTH THE PUPPY AND HIS NEW OWNER(S) INTO PERSPECTIVE BEFORE A CHOICE IS MADE.  I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE ANIMAL’S WELFARE MUST BE MY FOREMOST CONSIDERATION IN CONSIDERING A PLACEMENT.  PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AS COMPLETELY AS YOU CAN, AND RETURN THIS FORM WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED.  YOU CAN EITHER COPY AND PASTE IT INTO AN EMAIL OR SNAIL MAIL IT TO ME.  INFORMATION IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE.

NAME:                                                                         PHONE:  H:                              EMAIL:

  W:                                FAX:

ADDRESS:

TYPE OF DWELLING:  HOUSE        CONDO          APARTMENT         MOBILE HOME

IF RENTING, PLEASE GIVE NAME AND ADDRESS OF LANDLORD

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED AT THIS ADDRESS?

CHILDREN’S NAMES AND AGES:

ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN/ADULTS IN THE HOUSEHOLD?

WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES IS THE FAMILY INVOLVED IN?

REFERRED BY:

NAME, ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR VETERINARIAN:

DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE OF A MALE OR FEMALE?

WHO WILL BE THE PRIMARY CARE GIVER?

WHERE WILL THE PUPPY BE KEPT DURING THE NIGHT?

WHERE WILL THE PUPPY BE KEPT DURING THE DAY?

HOW MANY HOURS ON THE AVERAGE WILL THE PUPPY BE LEFT ALONE?

ARE YOU WILLING TO CRATE TRAIN YOUR PUPPY?

WILL THERE BE SOMEONE AVAILABLE TO FEED AND EXERCISE THE PUPPY DURING THE DAY?

HAVE YOU EVER OWNED A DOG BEFORE?

IF YES, HOW LONG DID YOUR LAST PET LIVE?  WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ITS DEATH?

HAVE YOU EVER RETURNED A PET TO THE BREEDER?  IF SO, WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES?

HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN A PET AWAY?  IF SO, WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES?

HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A PET TO A POUND OR SHELTER?  IF SO, WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES?

DO YOU HAVE OTHER ANIMALS?

DOES ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAVE ALLERGIES TO ANIMALS?

IF YES, TO WHAT AND HOW SEVERE?

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS BREED?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE ACTIVITY LEVEL OF THIS BREED TO BE?   VERY HIGH     HIGH  MODERATE      BELOW AVERAGE

WHAT KIND OF FLOOR SURFACES WILL THE DOG BE ON IN THE HOUSE?

HOW MANY HOURS A DAY WILL THE PUPPY BE KEPT OUTSIDE?

HOW WILL HE BE CONFINED WHEN HE IS OUTSIDE?

DO YOU HAVE A FENCED YARD OR SUITABLE PEN?

HAVE YOU EVER HOUSE TRAINED A DOG BEFORE?

WILL YOU BE ATTENDING ANY TRAINING CLASSES?

IF YES, AT WHAT AGE WILL YOU START, WHICH ACTIVITIES OR COMPETITION ARE YOU INTERESED IN?

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SHOWING THE DOG THE DOG IN PERFORMANCE EVENTS SUCH AS OBEDIENCE, AGILITY, HUNTING, ETC.?

HAVE YOU SHOWN A DOG TO ANY PERFORMANCE TITLES?

IF INTERESTED IN A PET DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A LIMITED REGISTRATION IS?  LIMITED REGISTRATION GIVES YOUR DOG ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF BEING ENTERED IN ALL AKC EVENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BREED RING.  HE/SHE CANNOT BE BRED.  ALL DOGS SOLD AS FAMILY COMPANIONS ARE ON LIMITED REGISTRATIONS.

IF PURCHASING A PET DO YOU AGREE TO SPAY/NEUTER?

DO YOU AGREE TO VACCINATE ACCORDING TO STANDARD VETERINARY PRACTICE, PROVIDE PROMPT AND PROPER MEDICAL CARE AND ADMINISTER HEARTWORM PREVENTION YEAR AROUND FOR THE LIFE OF THIS DOG?

A DOG IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.  HAS THIS BEEN DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY WITH YOUR FAMILY AND DO THEY AGREE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN RAISING THIS PUPPY?

THE PUPPY’S REGISTERED NAME BEAR THE SPICEOLIFE KENNEL NAME AND COME FROM A DESIGNATED LIST OF PREAPPROVED NAMES.  CALL NAME CAN BE ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE. 

COMPLETING QUESTIONNAIRE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A PUPPY PURCHASE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.

JEAN BJORK MCALOON

1025 HIGHLAND VIEW LANE

MILL SPRING, NC 28756

828 894-0387

EMAIL jbmsol@alltel.net

PLEASE READ OVER THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WITH “ALL” FAMILY MEMBERS AND HAVE ALL SIGN IT.  RETURN TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.