Racing Home Greyhound Adoption

Foster Home Application

Personal Information

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Email:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:

Work Information

What are the occupations of the adults in the household?
Work Hours: to
Work Phone:
Referred by:

Children Information

What are ages and sex of children?
Are there children who visit on a regular basis? YesNo

Home Information

Do you own or rent your home? OwnRent

Type of Dwelling: SingleDuplexApartmentFarm

Is anyone home during the day? YesNo

At night? YesNo

Is anyone in the home allergic to dogs? YesNo

Have you ever owned a dog before? YesNo

A greyhound? YesNo

How do other family members feel about fostering a greyhound?

Do you have a fenced area or yard for the dog? YesNo

If yes, type of fence and approx. dimensions (length, width, height):

Do you have a pool? YesNo

If so, is it fenced? YesNo

Do you have a doggie door? YesNo

If not, what arrangements will you have for the dog's exercise and toilet duties?

Greyhound Information

Please tell us why do you want to foster a greyhound:

Greyhounds are natural hunters and have the potential to hurt small animals inadvertently.
Do you have cats or small pets less than 30 pounds? YesNo

Greyhounds are "sight hounds" and can see an object move at a quarter mile on the horizon. They can reach 40 mph in just over 3 strides.
Will you agree to always keep your foster greyhound on a leash and approved RHGA tagged collar when not in a fully enclosed area? YesNo

Many foster greyhounds come from unknown circumstances. Even if they are normally well-behaved greyhounds, most have a couple accidents in the house during the adjustment period and some also might chew furniture or other items left within reach. This is a very important reality with fostering.
How do you feel about this?

Are you willing to invest your time on continuing training of your foster greyhound? YesNo

Where will the dog be kept during the day?

At night?

When you are away from home?

Occasionally we have dogs classified as "Special Needs Dogs" (over 6 years old, shy, past broken bones, etc...).
Would you consider fostering one of these dogs? YesNo

Pet Information

Do you presently own any other pets? YesNo

     If you have pets, please tell us about them (type, breed, sex, size, temperment, etc...)

    How long have you owned the pet(s)?

Vet Information

Are you established with a vet? YesNo

Name:

May we contact him/her for a reference? YesNo

Phone:

Personal Reference

May we have a personal reference (preferably someone who owns a dog)?

Phone:

Home Visit

Racing Home Greyhound Adoption routinely arranges a home visit with all new foster homes homes. The goal is not to check for cleanliness or housekeeping, but to make sure that the home is or could be compatible with the lifestyle of a greyhound. The yard is checked to make sure it is securely fenced, the sleeping area for the greyhound is inspected, and toilet duties for the greyhound are discussed.
Are you willing to have a home visit prior to fostering? YesNo

Acceptance

All the information I have provided on this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete. I understand that falsifying answers on this application, or at any other time during the approval process disqualifies me from fostering.

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Submission

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