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Elhart K-9's German Shepherd Dogs

Puppy Questionnaire

**All answers will remain confidential and for adoption purposes only**

All puppies produced by Elhart K-9's are temperament tested and hand picked to match with their family. We will only place puppies with families we feel will be a match and compliment your experience, lifestyle, animals in the home.

In filling out the puppy questionnaire with as much accuracy as possible, this helps us get to know you better in order for a match to be a complete sucess!

Please bear in mind that our dogs are not all the same and while one of the Elhart dogs may catch your eye; their drive or temperament may or may/not be suitable for your family. i.e. high drive/high prey drive sire and dam may produce these traits and wouldn't be suitable for famiiles with small children/cats/horses/cattle etc. but excel as working/sport/show dogs. Elhart has purposely created their breeding program to have different levels of dogs in energy and drive/intelligence/trainability so we can choose a litter that is best suited for applicants. We also have quieter/lower drive dogs here that are more suitable for the first time dog owner or families that do not have as much experience with dogs.

In filling out this application and submitting, you are agreeing that you will be willing to spend the time and money needed to feed, house, train and provide medical and emotional care to your dog.

Your Contact Information
First Name *
Last Name *
E-mail *
Please enter the email address that you wish to receive correspondence from Elhart K-9's.
Address *

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City Province/State

Zip Code Country
Phone Number

Area Code Phone Number
Cell Phone *

Area Code Phone Number

About Your Home
Please tell us a little about where puppy will live and about your family (we know circumstances change).
Type of housing *
Do you: *
Does your landlord allow pets?
Do you have a fenced yard? *
How high is the fence?
How many adults in your home? *
How many minor children in your home? *
How many children are under the age of two (2) years old?
Are all adults in the home in agreement to purchase a puppy? *
Who will be the primary caregiver of this puppy/dog? *
How would you rate your energy level as far as exercise goes? *

What type of activities do you and/or your partner like to do in your spare time? *

	Yes	No	Sometimes
Reading
Gardening
Walking
Hiking
Biking
Time at the lake
Fishing
Sports/outdoor activities
TV
Parks with the kids
Playing in the yard with kids/grandchildren

Does anyone in the home have allergies to dogs? *
Are all adults in agreement that there will be dog hair in the home due to constant shedding? *
Have you or any one in the puppy’s future household ever been arrested, charged or convicted for animal cruelty or animal hoarding or ever had animals seized from your possession or a member of your household? *
In filing this submission you agree that Elhart can request information pertaining to any charges.
If yes, please explain below:
Please list a reference, their phone number, years you have known this person. No relatives please.

About Your Current Animals
Is this your first dog? *
Is this your first time raising a puppy? *
Do you have other pets in the home? *
1st Animal
2nd Animal
3rd Animal
4th Animal
Please list any other animals as well as temperament of current animals with small dogs/puppies.
Have you ever owned a German Shepherd before or Large breed? Please note below yes or no and list breeds you have owned/trained in the past:
Have you completed any formal training i.e. agility, obedience, tracking, etc., with any of the other dogs you have owned?
Have you ever given up a animal to a shelter/pound or given an animal away?
Have you ever bred a dog of any breed? If so please explain terms of the breedings:
Have you purchased a puppy in the last year or looking currently for another puppy in addition to this possible puppy from Elhart?
Are you planning on purchasing another puppy in the next two years?
Do you already have a veterinarian?
Name, address and phone number of veternarian:

About Your Future Puppy
Why are you interested in finding a new puppy? *

What do you plan on doing with your dog? *

	Yes	No	Haven't decided yet
Other trials: Agility, Obedience, Fly Ball
Possible use for future breeding
Show ring competition
Certification as therapy dog
Certification as seeing eye dog
Tracking
Schutzhund
Companion
Guard Dog
Emotional Support Dog
Support for Autism
Service Dog
Breeding **only available to approved and registered breeders

Where will the puppy spend most of its time? *
How will the puppy be trained? *
Are you willing to crate train your puppy? *
Will your puppy be an inside or outside dog? *
How many hours will the puppy left alone (without a potty break) each day? *
How many walks do you plan on doing with your puppy? *
Do you plan to teach aggression training to puppy to create a guard/protection dog? *
Will puppy/dog be chained? *
Where will puppy stay when you are away on holidays/work? *
Is this puppy being purchased as a surprise or gift for anyone? *
Do you agree to spay/neuter puppy before 18 months of age if not requesting puppy for breeding? *
If you do not want to spay or neuter, please provide the explanation here:

Traits you are looking for in terms of Importance. 1 being MOST important, 5 being LEAST important. *

	1	2	3	4	5
Appearance (color, structure)
Color of Coat
Pedigree
Health
Size
Gender

Color/Type of coat Preferred *
Gender Preference *
Weight *

Age of Preference for Puppy/Dog *

	Yes	No	Would Consider	Would Not Consider	Would consider - Require more information
Puppy up to 12 weeks of age
Puppy 3 months to 18 months of age
Adult 18 months to 5 years old
Adult 5 years old +
Open to Fostering potential breeding puppy FEMALE
Open to Co-ownership of potential breeding puppy MALE

Traits you are looking for in terms of Temperament/Trainability. *

	1	2	3	4	5
Dominance (1 not showing dominance to other animals in the home, 5 very dominant towards other animals, wants to be alpha)
Logical/problem solvers (1being very logical, 5 not so much
Aloof (All German Shepherds are somewhat aloof which means not forthcoming. 1 dog would approach readily, sniffing, 5 would be very aloof and ignoring strangers)
Stable/Nerves (1 not fearful of anything, no reaction/no backing down 5 reactive, may startle to strange objects/sounds, then recover)
Trainable/Versatile (1very trainable 5 a challenge and more stubborn)

Please add any traits or temperament specifics you are looking for in your puppy that are not listed:

Ownership Commitment
This litter will be available to go home on the date specified on the website. Will you be able to take this puppy home on or within 2-3 days of this date? *
What is your timeline for purchasing a puppy?
Will you be able to pick up your puppy in person in Brandon, Manitoba or do you need help with transportation? *
Do you agree to give us follow-up reports and photos from time to time? *
Do you agree to contact us in the case that you need to re-home this puppy for whatever reason? *
Terms of sale - all puppies/dogs must be returned to Elhart in the event the Buyer is no longer able to care for their puppy/dog. At no time can this puppy/dog be resold or given away/given to a shelter/pound.

What to expect
Completing this application is a step in the process to acquiring a puppy from Elhart K-9's German Shepherd Dogs, but it does not guarantee I'll get a puppy from this or any future litter. While it's unlikely, the breeder reserves the right to refuse any placement at any time.

APPROVAL AND DEPOSIT: I will review applications within 2 business weeks of receipt of application. Applications are processed in the order they are received. We breed based on our need to add another dog to our kennel or on demand from our clients, so we will only accept deposits when puppies are available. Once the litter has been born, approved homes will receive a DEPOSIT FORM to review/sign and a deposit of $250.00 is required to hold a puppy. Please make this deposit within 48 hours of the approval e-mail. If you make a deposit, you are committing to take a puppy from the litter information provided.

PICK OF PUPPY: Puppies will be temperament tested at day 49 and then families will be matched by Elhart after this date. If Elhart is holding back puppies for their breeding program and wanting to evaluate puppies for a longer period of time, there may be a delay up to 10 to 12 weeks of age before puppies are placed with their families. During this time, all puppies will continue crate, manners, house breaking and socilization training at no further cost to the buyer. If the puppies are evaluated and there is not a puppy that will be a good fit for your family, there are options to either:

a) wait on a future litter

b) request the deposit back

If there is a puppy available to you but you decide not to proceed, there is no refund on the deposit.

GOING HOME: We cannot hold puppies past the take home date provided, unless agreed upon by both parities in writing with additional costs noted for boarding and training. This option for each litter is based on first come, first serve basis.

If you have a big vacation planned or have events that would conflict with a young puppy, please know puppies cannot be boarded in a kennel until they have received their full immunizations and their rabies vaccination which cannot be done until 3 months of age.

CONTRACT: Elhart K-9's requires all puppies to be placed under a signed contract which we call a Health Guarantee. We believe in providing as much information as possible and being upfront with our potential families in order to insure our puppies are placed in safe and loving homes. If you have questions about specific terms, please contact us prior to putting a deposit on a puppy.

SPAY/NEUTER: We require spay/neuter at or before 18 months. We have a take-back provision in our contract. Any puppy born from our kennel always has a home here, and will never experience the fear and burden of life at a shelter. Taking back an unaltered dog into our home poses significant risk to our own dogs due to canine STDs and the possiblity an unaltered dog could be pregnant. Elhart may require testing/screening of the dog prior to accepting the dog back at our kennel. This would be determined on a case by case basis. Please inquire if you need further information.

MICROCHIP/VET/REGISTRATION PAPERS: All of our puppies are microchipped, vet checked by a licensed veternarian and provided wormings and first shots prior to leaving our kennel.

All Elhart litters are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC). Litters and puppies will be registered however the delays of these registrations are at the mercy of CKC dependant on if the litter was imported or whelped at Elhart.
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Where did you hear about Elhart K-9's German Shepherd Dogs? *
Do you have any other questions for us you’d like us to note?
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