DoeValley Standard Poodles - Puppy Questionaire

Puppy Application

Name____________________________________________________________ Date_____________
Address____________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________ State____________________ Zip__________________
Home Phone_______________________ Email____________________________________________

The purchase price of our pet puppies is $3,200.00. Once your application is accepted a non-refundable deposit of $500.00 is required to be placed on our waiting list.

Please answer the following questions to help us know more about you and what you are looking for in your puppy.

I would prefer a: MALE________ FEMALE________ EITHER________COLOR____________________

If there is not a puppy available that is your gender preference or color preference, or if there are not enough puppies born in the litter you are waiting for, are you willing to switch

gender_____?, or color________________________? (please indicate alternate), or wait until next litter_____?

Why do you want a Standard Poodle?___________________________________________________________

Please describe what your "dream" dog's personality would be like. For example: confident, submissive, assertive, reserved, affectionate, independent, etc. __________________________________________________________________________________________

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Do you plan on training your dog?___________

Are you willing to take your puppy to group training classes?____________________

Have you previously taken a pet to group training classes?_____________ Where?___________________________________________________________________________________

Have you read any books or watched videos on raising or training dogs?_______________

If yes, which ones?________________________________________________________________________________________

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Do you plan on participating in any formal activities with this puppy?_______

Obedience______ Rally______ Hunting______ Agility______ Therapy______ Reading Dogs______ Conformation_______ Herding______ Flyball________ Freestyle________ Lure Coursing _____ Service/Tasks______

Emotional Support_____ Barnhunt________ Dock Diving________ Other________________________________________

Are you planning to:

Spay/Neuter?_____ Breed?_____ Keep intact for DoeValley’s breeding program (AKA Guardian Home)? ___________

Do you have a fenced yard?__________

If not, how do you plan to exercise the dog?_____________________________________________________________________

Have you ever owned a dog before?__________

If yes, please answer the following questions, if not skip to *

What breed(s)? __________________________________________________________________________________________

What was the age of the dog(s) when you obtained them? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

How long did you have the dog(s)? _____________________________________________________________

Have you ever owned a dog you decided you could not or did not want to keep for whatever reason? ________ What happened to the dog? ___________________________________________________________________

Have you experienced any problem behaviors with any of your prior dogs? If yes, what behaviors? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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How were those behaviors corrected or managed? _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*Number of: Adults in household?______ Children in household?_______Ages of children?_______________________

Number of other pets in household?_____ What type?_____________ If other dog(s) what breed(s) and age(s)?________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Is there someone willing/able to come home mid-day to exercise a new puppy?_____________________

Please give a brief description of your family life-style, and how you plan to incorporate a dog into your life. For example, enjoy hiking & would like dog to participate or we have company over often and want dog to feel comfortable visiting with guests etc. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Is there anyone in your household that is allergic to dogs? ________

If so, please understand that there is no such thing as a hypoallergenic breed. Some people react less to breeds such as a Poodle, but that is not guaranteed. Not reacting to one or several dogs does not guarantee that someone will not react to another dog or develop a reaction to the dog at some point during its life. If considering a Poodle solely based on needing a “hypoallergenic pet” and someone in your household can not tolerate this pet, what would you do? ____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

References: (Please provide at least 2)

Your Veterinarian's name?___________________________________ Phone#_______________

Your Groomer's name?______________________________________ Phone#_______________

Your Dog Trainer's name?___________________________________ Phone#_______________

Other reference?___________________________________________ Phone#_______________

How do they know you and how you are with dogs?_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you, your situation, or what you are looking for in order for us to best fit a particular Poodle to your specific needs? ____________________________________________

Have you contacted any other breeders in the past year inquiring about a puppy?_______

Have you visited any other breeders in the past year?__________ If so, why did you choose not to purchase a puppy from one of them?___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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How did you hear about us?_________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for contacting DoeValley Standard Poodles!