BCSAVE - Adoption Application (Beta)

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Adopter's Rescue (HIDDEN)
Border Collie Save & Rescue's #1 interest is in the continued well being of all dogs in our steward after they leave our care. For this reason, BCSAVE does not do what is commonly known as "open adoptions". All BCSAVE adopters go through a vetting process in order for us to determine if they are a suitable home for adopting our dogs and to to help better understand which types of dogs the potential adopter is looking for. Once the vetting process is complete, we will work with the potential adopter in order to best match a dog to their living situation, lifestyle, and preferences. Be aware that BCSAVE approves applicants to ADOPT from BCSAVE, but that doesn't not mean every applicant is appropriate for every dog. All BCSAVE dogs are matched to applicants based on things like lifestyle and environment, so even if you are approved to adopt, we may not adopt a specific dog to you. A lot of dogs that come into BCSAVE are immediately committed to pre-vetted applicants who are waiting on the right dog. We encourage potential applicants not to wait until the "perfect" dog comes along before starting the process. Because we are entirely volunteer based, it may take up to 2 weeks to contact you after receiving your application. ADOPTION PROCESS Initial Phone Screening: An initial "get to know you" phone call with a BCSAVE volunteer to go over the application, get more details about what the applicant is looking for, answer any questions the applicant has regarding the adoption processes. Home Check: After the application and phone interview, we will request a virtual home visit to help insure our Border Collies are going to a suitable home for their particular needs. Reference Check: After the application and phone interview, we will check the references regarding any landlord and veterinarian. Find Your Dog: It is our goal to find appropriate homes for our dogs and will begin discussing specific dogs and working towards meet & greets with them. Meet and Adopt: Make arrangement to meet with a dog, and if everything goes as hoped, process the adoption. Please ask us if you need any assistance or advice in bringing a new dog into your household and we will try and help in any way that we can. We hope that our relationship with the adopter does not end at the adoption. We love updates, stories, braggings, tales, yarns, sagas, shenanigans, photos, and videos of all of our former rescue pups in their new furever homes with their new people. Tag us on social media, link to our website and Facebook page, or send us tweets and Snapchats. We love it all! Adoption Fees $350 for puppies under 6 months $100 for seniors over 8 years or with known medical issues $300 for all other standard adoptions (plus any transportation or other negotiated costs) Thank you for your interest in adopting from Border Collie Save & Rescue (BCSAVE)! Please read and acknowledge the following before continuing: ADOPTION POLICIES All applicants must be of 18 years or older. BCSAVE does not guarantee any specific dog when you are going through our adoption process. BCSAVE has a long list of per-approved applicants looking for and waiting on the the right dog to come along. Many of the current dogs listed in the AVAILBLE section of the website or posted as COMING SOON on social sites may already have a pre-approved adopter. The process for adoption is once you get approved after the home visit, we schedule another call to talk through what kind of dog you are looking for, let you know who is available at that time and who has a “waiting list”, and set expectations for time frames and next steps. After the approval process, once we have a dog that is available to adopt, and you are next on that dog’s list and it's a good fit, we will introduce you to the foster to coordinate a meeting. No adoptions will be processed as "gifts". All dogs, unless otherwise specified, come: a. With a current Heartworm Negative Test b. Current on Local Vaccinations c. Spayed/Neutered d. Microchipped e. On a Heartworm, Flea, and Tick preventative BCSAVE cannot make any guarantees concerning the health, habits, temperament, background, or age of any dog being adopted. BCSAVE strives to ensure our dogs are only placed with adopters who we feel are best suited for a specific dog; as a result, BCSAVE may approve an applicant for adoption, but deny them a specific dog or dogs. All adoptions are at the sole discretion of BCSAVE, which reserves the right to deny any applicant for any reason. Travel Notice BCSAVE is focusing our limited volunteer resources and time on finding homes for as many of our pups as possible. Priority will be given to applicants who are local and to those who are willing to travel to meet/adopt a rescue dog in the area the dog is currently fostered (typically within the DFW or Austin area). If you are not able to travel to either DFW or Austin to adopt, we encourage you to look locally, as it may be weeks or months before we are able to finalize any adoption. Out of state adopters: All transportation arrangements and fees are the sole responsibility of the adopter.

Acknowledge that you have read the above and wish to continue: *	Acknowledge

CONTACT SECTION
Are you over 18? *
Must Be Over 18 BCSAVE cannot process any applications unless you are over 18 years old.

First Name *
Last Name *
Email Address *
Street Address *
City *
State * Two Digit State Code
Zip Code *
Cell # Format (###) ###-####
Alternate Phone # Optional secondary # or for a non-cell #.
Alternate Phone Type
Alternate Phone Note E.g. Work Ext., Spouse's Cell, etc.
Preferred Contact Methods Select all that apply
Out of State Applicants If you are not able to travel to either DFW or Austin to adopt, we encourage you to look locally, as it may be weeks or months before we are able to finalize any adoption. BCSAVE is not able to foster dogs outside of Texas, parts of Oklahoma, and parts of Lousiana, except in very specific circumstances. All transportation arrangements and fees are the sole responsibility of the adopter. On occasion, adoptions do not work out. Prior to all out of state adoptions, BCSAVE will require the adopter to have a plan in place for an adopted dog in the unfortunate and rare event that something happens. Typically, this will be an agreement to transport the dog back to BCSAVE in Texas; however, BCSAVE may also allow other arrangements, such as an alternative adopter, to be made on a case by case basis.
HOUSEHOLD SECTION
Please select your current residence type. *
If you answered "other" above, please explain here:
Do you own or rent your home? *
Do you have permission to have a dog?
Landlord's or Leasing Agent's Contact Info: Include Name and Phone #
Do you have any restrictions we need to be aware of? e.g. maximum weight, breed restrictions, etc.
Rental Restrictions
Do you have a fenced yard? *
Describe Your Fence: Include the fence material type and height.
Including yourself, how many people live in your household?
Ages & relationship of any minors in your home:
Do you consider your house to be:
ANIMALS SECTION

Types of animals you currently have: Select all that apply

Is your cat(s) experienced with dogs?
How many dogs currently reside with you?
List their names, breeds, ages and a brief description of all dogs.
What ages of dogs do you have experience with?
How are your current dogs with people in your home?
On a typical day, how many hours will the dog be at home without any people? *
How and where are you planning on exercising the dog?
Will this dog be predominantly living inside, outside, or both?
Where will the dog sleep?
Please provide a description of this dog's living conditions.
Under what circumstances would you give up a dog?
ADOPTION SECTION
BCSAVE approves adopters separate from the dogs. An applicant my be approved for adoption, but may be denied specific dogs if BCSAVE does not believe that the home & dog are a good match. Be aware that some listed dogs may already have pre-approved adopters.
Why do you want to adopt a Border Collie?
What is your timeline to adopt?
Is there a specific dog you are most interested in?
Is there a 2nd dog you like?
Why are you interested in this dog?
If the selected dog(s) is not available, are you interested in being match with another dog?
Preferred Sex of dog:

Preferred age group(s) of dog: Select all that apply

Desired Drive(s): Select all that apply

Desired Energy Level(s): Select all that apply

Activities you want the dog for: Select all that apply

Additional requirements you would like in a dog: List requirements: e.g. coat type, color, training, etc.

Would you consider a special needs dog with any of these conditions? Select all that apply

VETERINARIAN SECTION
Veterinarian's Contact If you have never owned a pet please tell us where you would go.
Are you willing to allow BCSAVE to contact your veterinarian about your current and/or past pets? *
Are your pets current on their vaccinations?
Are you familiar with heartworm and heartworm prevention?
Are your dogs currently on heartworm preventative?
BCSAVE AGREEMENTS SECTION
Will you allow us to perform a pre-adoption home check? * BCSAVE has moved to virtual home checks on all adopters as part of our vetting process.
Some of the dogs BCSAVE adopts out may not be house broken, may have socialization issues, and/or may be in need of continued veterinary care: *	Acknowledge
BCSAVE places priority on placing each dog within a home we deem appropriate and that we may not adopt out certain dogs to an applicant, even if their application is approved: *	Acknowledge
If for any reason you cannot keep the dog, BCSAVE requests you contact us and give BCSAVE the opportunity to reclaim the dog: *	Acknowledge
BCSAVE gets most of our dogs from shelters or from owner surrenders and we have no way of knowing or verifying the dog’s full background: *	Acknowledge
BCSAVE makes no guarantees, representations, or warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the age, breed, habits, temperament, character, or overall health of any dog adopted: *	Acknowledge
How did you hear about BCSAVE?
Would you be interested in volunteering for BCSAVE? Select all that apply

I have read the foregoing and certify that the answers I have given are complete, true and not misleading in any way: *	Agree

Border Collie Save & Rescue (BCSAVE) is Texas based all volunteer 501(c)(3) in-home foster based dog rescue dedicated to helping Border Collies and Border Collie mixes.

BCSAVE - Adoption Application (Beta)

Travel Notice

Must Be Over 18

Out of State Applicants