OMG Poodles Performance puppy application

Performance/Breeding Dog Application

Our goal is to place each of our standard poodles in a well-suited home where the dog will meet the owner’s expectations and the owners will provide a home that matches the dog’s personality and takes advantage of the its talents and skills. To help with this process, we ask that you complete the following application to formalize your interest in one of our puppies.

Name:

Spouse/Partner's Name:

Address

Street Address Line 2

City, State, Zip

Home phone:

Work phone:

Cell:

E mail address(es):

example@example.com

Are you:

Your Employer:

Spouse/Partner's Employer:

Please list all members of your household, including you, with ages and occupations:

How did you hear about us:

Why do you want a standard poodles?

Why do you want a puppy from our breeding program?

Do you have a strong preference for one sex or the other?

Why do you have a preference for one sex over another?

If you have a preference for a specific litter or dam, please let us know here.

What do you expect to do with this dog?

What experience do you have with these activities? Who do you presently or plan to train with?

How would you describe the personality or specific traits you are looking for in your new dog? (Please be specific about energy level, drives, self-confidence, dominance/submission, birdiness, water work, eye contact, intelligence, learning style, professional cuddler, appearance and anything else that is important to you

If you are purchasing this puppy as a breeding prospect, tell us about your breeding plans and program, past, and future?

If you are purchasing this puppy as a breeding prospect, what will you do if the puppy cannot be bred?

Are you on any other breeders’ puppy lists? If so, whose? When is that litter due?

Are you or anyone in your household planning on getting another puppy during the next year? If so, please provide details on breed, sex, breeder and goals for that puppy.

Do you own or rent? What kind of a home do you have—single family, condo, apartment, other? If you rent, do you have written permission from your landlord that you can have a standard poodle?

Do you have a fully fenced yard? Is it dog proof? What kind of fencing? How tall?

How much traveling do you do without your dog(s) during the year?

What arrangements have or will you make for the dog while you are away?

Do you or anyone living in your household smoke?

Please tell us a little about the pets you have now. What kind are they? What are their breed, sexes and ages? If registered, list your dogs’ registered names and titles.

If any of your dogs have been lost or died, please explain the circumstances.

Keeping a standard poodle is not an inexpensive venture, between quality food, veterinary care, monthly grooming and training. Are you confident that you know how much this dog will cost you to maintain and that you have the resources to do so?

Other

We require all buyers of breeding prospect dogs, to have their dog tested once they are two years of age and before they breed. Dogs must be tested for the various genetic diseases that standard poodles are susceptible to, including OFA or PennHIP x-rays for hip and elbow dysplasia, and examinations by a board-certified veterinary cardiologist and ophthalmologist for eye and heart problems. These tests can cost upwards of $700, depending upon your area.

Will you ensure that your dog has this testing done between 24 and 30 months of age?

Do you understand that you must pay for these tests?

Do you agree to provide the test results to us?

How do you feel about neutering or spaying your dog if he/she is purchased either as a non breeding performance dog or proves a less than ideal prospect for breeding?

If purchased as a breeding prospect, are you willing to consider allowing us handle the breeding/ whelping of your dog here at our home if he/she proves to be of breeding quality and you are unable to accomplish the breeding?

Where will your puppy spend most of his/her day?

Once grown, where/how will your dog spend most of its day?

Where will your puppy/dog spend his nights? (e.g., crated in the bedroom, alone in kitchen, in garage, in outdoor kennel?)

For what periods of a normal day will your dog be left alone?

Will you be able to spend more time with the puppy when it first comes into your home? What arrangements have or must you make to do this?

In what ways do you think having this dog will change your lifestyle?

What is your family's favorite forms of recreation?

Which of these activities would you include the dog in?

What do you feed your present dogs?

What do you plan to feed your dog while it is a puppy? What do you plan to feed your dog once it becomes an adult?

Are you willing to consider a natural and/or raw diet for your dog?

Recently, the American Veterinary Medicine Association has changed its vaccine recommendation to fewer, less frequent vaccinations. For what diseases do you vaccinate your present dog(s)? How often do you vaccinate?

For what diseases do you plan to vaccinate this new dog?

How frequently do you intend to vaccinate this new dog?

Are you and your veterinarian willing to use titers rather than vaccines to assess immunity? Please confirm this and your veterinarian.

Who will you use for the following services for your standard poodle? Who will you use for the following services for your standard poodle? Have you met them? How did you find them?

Groomer?

Veterinarian?

Puppy training classes?

Describe yourself as a trainer. Do you consider yourself an "all positive" trainer?

How much and what type of training do you expect this dog will need and get each day/week?

We prefer buyers attend a Puppy Kindergarten class that includes free play among the puppies. Where will you and your puppy attend Puppy Kindergarten?

Do you allow your dogs or intend to allow future dogs to run loose? With or without supervision?

How much and what type of exercise do you expect this dog will need and get each day?

Our goal is to remain in contact with our dogs and their owners for the dog’s lifetime. This enables us to provide support and guidance for any issues that arise with the dog but it also allows us to collect information on the health and personality of the dogs in our breeding program. We use email and Facebook for most of this contact but also love to meet with owners if we are traveling to their area or they come here.

Are you on Facebook? Yes No What is your Facebook address?

How would you describe your activity on Facebook?

Are you willing to maintain communication with Meagan through Facebook, text or email for this dog’s

Are you willing to maintain communication with Meagan through Facebook, text or email for this dog’s lifetime?

Please provide names, addresses and phone numbers of people who could verify your qualifications and lifestyle such as the breeders of your present dogs, dog trainers, training partners, friends, and neighbors. You may use one family member reference but the other two must be non-family members. We strongly prefer email contact so please try to get correct email addresses. Missing email addresses will delay and possibly even stop processing of your application. If you have other dogs or cats, your last reference must be your veterinarian.

1) Name

Relationship to you

Address

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

E mail address

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2) Name

Relationship to you

Address

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Email

example@example.com

3) Name

Relationship to you

Address

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Email

example@example.com

Veterinarian's Name

Address

Phone number

Email

example@example.com

Thank you for your time.

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