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Occupation

Occupation(Required)

Business name(Required)

Business Street Address(Required)

Business City(Required)

Business State(Required)

Business Postal Code(Required)

Business Telephone(Required)

How many days and hours are you employed weekly?(Required)

Do you feel that you can handle a young dog in training in addition to your everyday responsibilities?(Required)

Yes

Which state do you live in?(Required)

If you're outside of New England, where are you located?

Do you understand that approved applicants must travel to New England where the dogs are located. The dogs cannot be shipped to you and you may need to make multiple visits since there are no same-day adoptions. FRSD has the right to refuse an adoption at any point. (Please note that we are located in New Hampshire)(Required)

Yes

Do you understand that a Career Pet from FRSD is not qualified to become a service dog or any other kind of working dog? Under no circumstances is the dog to be brought into non-pet friendly locations or presented to the public as a service dog.(Required)

Yes

Personal Information

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Street Address(Required)

City(Required)

Zip Code (5 digit)(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone

Mobile Phone

How many members in your household?(Required)

Number of adults in your household(Required)

Number of children in your household(Required)

Children's ages

What is the best time to contact you and how?

Emergency Contact

In case of emergency, name a relative we can call if we could not reach you.

Emergency Contact First Name(Required)

Emergency Contact Last Name(Required)

Emergency Contact Phone(Required)

Emergency Contact Relationship(Required)

Spouse

Father

Mother

Brother

Sister

Aunt

Uncle

Cousin

Friend

Other

Are you willing to provide your date of birth for a background check?(Required)

Yes

Date of birth

MM slash DD slash YYYY

References

Please list 3 professional references below.

Professional Reference #1 - First and Last Name(Required)

Professional Reference #1 - Relationship(Required)

Professional Reference #1 - Contact Information (Phone Number and Email)(Required)

Professional Reference #2- First and Last Name(Required)

Professional Reference #2 - Relationship(Required)

Professional Reference #2 - Contact Information (Phone Number and Email)(Required)

Professional Reference #3 - First and Last Name(Required)

Professional Reference #3 - Relationship(Required)

Professional Reference #3 - Contact Information (Phone Number and Email)(Required)

May we contact your references on your behalf?(Required)

Yes

Application for Career Pet

PLEASE NOTE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE PUP MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.

Do you have an occupation?(Required)

Yes

Do you feel that you can handle a young dog in addition to your everyday responsibilities?(Required)

Yes

Do you understand and agree that a Career Pet may have been removed from the program for a variety of reasons including but not limited to medical issues, unsuitable temperament for service work or other careers, or behavioral issues which make them unable to work as a service dog?(Required)

Yes

Do you understand and agree that if at anytime you are not able to keep the Career Pet, he or she shall only be returned to FRSD? The dog may not be sold, sent to a shelter, or placed with a family member that was not approved by FRSD.(Required)

Yes

Current Pets

Do you have dogs?(Required)

Yes

Do you understand that there may be times you will need to separate the FRSD dog from your pet dog?(Required)

Yes

N/A

If yes, please list below the names, breeds, ages, sexes of your dogs, whether they are sprayed or neutered, and whether they are crate trained. If you don’t have a dog, please put N/A.(Required)

Are your dogs crate trained?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Are all of your dogs spayed/neutered?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Does your dog ever bark at people entering the home?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Has your dog ever been in a dog fight?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Has your dog ever bitten anyone?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Has your dog ever growled at anyone?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Does your dog have health issues?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Does your dog get year-round flea and tick prevention?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Does your dog get year-round heartworm preventatives?(Required)

Yes

N/A

If you answered yes to any of the questions above, please explain. If none, please put N/A.(Required)

Do you have cats or other pets?(Required)

Yes

N/A

Please list below names, ages, and sexes of cats. If you don't have cats enter "N/A"(Required)

Do your cats get year-round flea/tick prevention?(Required)

Yes

N/A

What previous experience with dogs do your cats have? If you don't have cats enter "N/A"(Required)

All other pets must be caged at all time. Please list all other animals below.(Required)

Training Experience

Do you have previous dog training experience?(Required)

Yes

Are you willing to follow FRSD rules for training?(Required)

Yes

Do you have any physical limitations that might affect your ability to train or exercise a dog?(Required)

Yes

If yes, please explain.

Please describe any other dog experiences you have had, particularly any positive or negative.(Required)

Are you willing to provide yearly progress reports?(Required)

Yes

How soon would you be able to commit and how flexible is your schedule?(Required)

Living Environment

Do you own or rent?(Required)

Own

Rent

Do you have a fenced yard?(Required)

Yes

Describe your home and yard and any potential safety issues for a dog(Required)

Are you willing to have an FRSD representative do a home check?(Required)

Yes

Other Information

*** FRSD Dogs must be supervised 100% of the time or crated if left alone. FRSD Dogs cannot regularly be left alone for more than four hours at a time. ***

On average, how many hours would the pup be left alone each day, if at all? (Please enter numbers only)***(Required)

How did you hear about FRSD?(Required)

Why do you want to adopt a FRSD Career Pet?(Required)

Do you understand that available dogs may vary in age?(Required)

Yes

Are you willing to accept a dog of any age?(Required)

Yes

If no, please describe. Be aware that dogs are made available on a case by case basis. Wait times for a Career Pet may vary.(Required)

Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis. wait times for a “Career Pet” will vary. FRSD only trains Labrador Retrievers and does not train “hypoallergenic” breeds. Do you understand?(Required)

Yes

What are your hobbies/interests?(Required)

Is there any other information you would like to provide?(Required)

Future program questions

Would you be interested in Weekend Puppy Raising?(Required)

Yes

If so, can you commit to working with a dog just about every weekend, from Friday through Sunday, for 14 months?(Required)

Yes

Not interested in Weekend Puppy Raising

Application Confirmation

By checking this box, I attest that all information in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.(Required)

I attest that all information in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

I DO NOT attest that all information in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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