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Thank you for entrusting Australian Shepherd Rescue Midwest to assist you in finding your next family member! The application below is required and will be used by ASRM to help match you with your perfect Aussie!
Submitting the Application is the first of THREE stages.
Please fill out the application completely. The more information you provide the better we can understand you and your home. If there is any incorrect, missing or blank information your application will not be processed.
Please understand that we are ALL volunteers and your application can take up to 10 business days to process.
STAGE 1:
We process your application by calling each of your references. Please be sure to notify each of your references to expect a call from us. Please ask them to respond back to us a quickly as possible if they are not available at the time of our call. Please be sure that phone numbers are correct.
The following references are included in our reference checks:
- Both Personal References. Personal References CAN NOT be Relatives.
- Your Landlord, if applicable. Please understand that if you are an adult living with a parent we will treat your application as if you are a renter. We need permission for adopting an Aussie from the land lord/home owner.
- Your Vet to insure all dogs are current on rabies vaccination and currently on heartworm preventative for the duration your vet recommends.
- You. A phone interview and possibly a home visit will be required.
STAGE 2:
If Stage 1 was completed and approved you will be interviewed by a Regional Coordinator. Not every dog is the best fit for every home and vice versa. We strive to make the best match for you and our dogs.
STAGE 3:
When a match is found in stage 2, the next step is a phone interview with the foster home. You will be required to travel to the foster home to meet the dog. Our foster home WILL NOT travel to you.
Once you meet the dog we require a 24 hour waiting period between the time you meet the dog and the time you adopt the dog. There are no exceptions. If you are traveling a long distance you will need to make arrangements for overnight accommodations.
The adoption fees are as follows:
$350.00 - Puppy to 6 months plus a $50.00 deposit if neuter or spay is required.
$300.00 - 7 Months to 5 years old.
$250.00 - 6 years to 10 years old.
$200.00 - Seniors over 11 years old.
Only completed applications will be processed.
Thank you for your patience. We look forward to working with you!
If you have any problems with this form or you have any questions for us please contact us at asrm.applications@gmail.com
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PLEASE NOTE - We currently do not adopt to individuals living outside our coverage area. We currently cover Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri. If you live outside this zone, we can not adopt to you. We apologize for the ruling but we have had adoptions fail in the past and had extremely hard costly times recovering our Aussies.