Comprehensive Poodle Placement Questionnaire 2020

Comprehensive Poodle Placement & Home Evaluation Questionnaire

This questionnaire is prepared for your benefit, the prospective owner, and the poodle that you plan to have become a part of your family. Please answer the following questions at your earliest convenience.
1. Full Name*

PrefixFirst NameLast Name
2. Gender*

MaleFemale
3. Age*
4. Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
5. Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Is the Number Above...

CellHomeWork
6. E-mail*
7. Occupation*
8. Why do you want a poodle?
9. Have you ever owned a toy poodle before? When?
10. What happened to him / her?
11. Who is this poodle for?
12. Do you live alone, or with family?
13. If married, do you both work?
14. How many children at home? Ages?
15. Who will be responsible for the poodle?
16. Living Arrangements:

RentOwn a homeLive in an apartmentOther
17. Does your lease allow pets?
18. Any plans of moving? When? Where?
19. Do you have a fenced yard? Acreage?
20. Do you intend to keep the dog primarily indoors or out? Please elaborate.
21. Is the fence secure and solid? What types of gates? Can children open the gates?
22. Do you have other pets?
23. What kind and gender?
24. How long have you had him / her?
25.If you have other dogs, would you consider them aggressive or submissive to other people? To other animals?
26. If you have birds, rabbits, cats, etc., are you prepared to spend the time necessary to accustom them and the dog to each other?
27. Can you isolate the dog from the other animals if they cannot get along?
28. Have you asked yourself whether your lifestyle is so busy that you might not have the time or energy to properly care for a dog?
29. Is your lifestyle such that friends, relatives, and children gain admittance to your home, property, and car without your supervision?
30. If you have children, are you willing to accept the additional responsibility of a poodle?
31. Does everyone in your family want a dog?
32. What other breeds have you considered?
33. What is your family's overall reaction to owning a dog?
34. What concerns have been voiced by friends and family members?
35. Do you realize that a Toy Poodle may live for 14-15 years and are you committed to care of it that long?
36. If you expect to get a young dog, do you understand that early socialization is the key to developing a well-balanced adult poodle? Do you realize that socialization means taking your dog into crowded areas outside of your home and having strangers pet the dog? This period starts at about four months of age.
Are you willing to spend this kind of time?
37. What kind of work or behaviors do you expect of this dog?
38. What amount of time and effort do you want to devote to training him / her?
39. What are your training objectives?
40. Are you interested in entering your poodle in AKC dog shows?
41. Are you thinking of breeding your dog?
42. Do you realize that Abounding Poodles sold as pets (not show quality) are sold with a contract to spay / neuter the dog when old enough? (see footnote)
43. Do you plan to spay / neuter your poodle?
44. Do you have a gender preference? Which

No gender preferenceYes, I prefer a maleYes, I prefer a female
45. Would you consider the opposite sex?
46. Would you be interested in an older dog?
47. Would you be interested in a young adult / older puppy?
48. Would you be willing to allow us to visit your home?
49. How did you find out about us?
50. Please take a moment to read through our Sales Contract / Health Guarantee. Please notice that we offer a very basic coverage. If any additional coverage or guarantee is desired, please inform us in the space provided at the end of this questionnaire. We may be able to refer you to a move comprehensive 3rd party pet insurance policy to meet your needs.
Have you read the Sales Contract / Health Guarantee?*
51. Color, sex, and age preference in a poodle:
52. Please list 2 character references whom we may contact and their telephone number:*
53. Your signature:*
54. Today's Date:*

MonthDayYear
55. Comments or suggestions:
Thank you for your cooperation. This comprehensive questionnaire helps us in placing the right dog with the right family. An improper placement, or one in which all the details aren't known can end tragically, usually for the dog. Again thank you.

Ellen Duncan
Abounding Poodles

Phone: (7 seven 0) seven 7 eight - 66 two three
**Note, Question 42 - We do not usually sell our show quality dogs because we keep the show quality puppies for exhibition. These are sold as pets, with a contract agreement that the new owner will spay or neuter the dog once it is old enough. The (optional) AKC registration is limited, meaning that even though the dog is registered, its puppies will not be registerable. We must do this to protect our dogs from puppy mills, who would take advantage of our dogs' excellent pedigrees and beauty to breed them for money (not quality) at the expense of the dog. Such is the case with many breeders we see in local papers. Please see this policy on our webpage, http://www.aboundingpoodles.com/aboutus.htm
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Comprehensive Poodle Placement & Home Evaluation Questionnaire