Dog Adoption Application: Fill & Download for Free

Yes, and she is the best thing that ever happened to us.Lilly was the dog nobody wanted. She was a stray, she has a “pit bull head,” who had had a litter of 9 that were just old enough to be getting adopted out themselves, and everyone who visited the shelter was infatuated with them. I can’t say I blame them, those were adorable puppies.But when we saw Lilly and were told that she was the proud mama, she caught my attention. When I asked to meet her, I was told that she had had several visitors and everyone seemed to love her, but no one had even filled out an adoption application for her. My heart broke.This was the picture of my girl that we got to see before we met her. When they brought her into the meeting room, she instantly walked up to me, then put both her front paws in my lap and started licking my face like I was the best person in her world. After a minute of this, she walked over to my boyfriend and did the same to him.(As a side note, he did not want another dog at all. I had set us up to foster a Min Pin/Pomeranian mix and when it fell through, I was crushed. He agreed to go to the shelter “just to look” and swore we wouldn’t get another dog. The second Lilly jumped in my lap, his facial expression was “well now we HAVE to have this dog.”)I took the adoption application home to fill out and as I was completing it, my boyfriend began saying “well, I don’t know if this is a good idea, maybe we shouldn’t get another dog, I don’t think you should fill out that form.” after hearing this, I told him “you heard that lady. Everyone loves her. No one has even turned in an application for her. I’m not leaving her there.” And promptly took the application right back to the shelter to submit it.This was on April 29th, 2018, I was told it would be approximately 2 weeks before I heard from them. On May 1st I got a call asking if we still wanted to adopt her. We set it up to get her on the 5th, the next day we both had off to go get her.Throughout the week between meeting her and bringing her home, I asked every question I could. I was told they knew nothing besides that she had a litter and they had spayed her. The day we go to pick her up, however, they then tell us that she’s both heartworm and Lyme disease positive. We were crushed by the news but determined to help this girl. (Several hundred dollars of testing later, they had given us information about the wrong dog, but managed to ruin the joy of her adoption day entirely.)This picture was how I announced to our mothers that they were becoming fur-grandmas again.Bringing her home broke my heart at first, because Lilly was terrified to get in the car with us. It was so hard to get her into the vehicle that it has us both convinced she was dumped from a car, or found in a high-traffic area. With much patience (and many treats) we got her used to the car, and she learned that leaving with mom and dad always resulted in coming home. She loves car rides now!At first she was quiet and shy, but if she came near you she would absolutely shower you in love and affection. Now, she’s a sweet, smart, loud-mouth, huge personality lady and I could not love her more.She has bonded to me as “her person” and as long as I’m home, she’s right beside me. She never wants to miss a moment with her mama, and I don’t want to lose out on my Lilly.She has two little Big Brothers. We already had litter mate boys that are about a year older than Lilly. She absolutely adores her brothers, especially our runt, Paxton. She treats him almost like a puppy. I always say that’s the mama in her.Our Lilly May has brought so much love and joy to our lives, I could not imagine my life without her. Shelter dogs are by far the most loving, amazing babies you can bring home. Even on the rare occasion she does act up, Lilly is still my heart and soul in living form. My sweet flower baby 🌸(Edited to correct spelling errors).

I live in Canada and would “never” adopt from a shelter or SPCA. The application form is filled with invasive and unnecessary questions, and it’s only purpose is to make people feel bad.The following is an application form from British Columbia, Canada. If you take the time to fill out this form and you’re *still* rejected, then why would anyone adopt from a shelter?Dog Adoption FormPDFfillerI understand that the shelter wants these animal to “go to good homes” but honestly, if you have the money it is far easier to buy a pure-bred pet.Why do animal shelters make it impossible to adopt a pet but also make people feel bad if they choose to not adopt?Why, because they are over-protective of these animals and treat everyone like “red-neck dog-fight enthusiasts” looking for a dog to put in the ring. They make people feel bad, because not everyone views their new pet as a “full-blown” member of the family. Some (actual) people don’t refer to their pets as “fur-babies” or the effing fence is 6″ too short!Folks wonder why more & more people are choosing to buy pure-bred dogs & cats, it’s because the application process is too invasive and ridiculous.I got my last (2) cats from a family farm and didn’t have to answer one single question!

The Patins put in an adoption application — and promptly got turned down. They were given two reasons. ... So tough adoption processes can come as a shock to potential adopters. Typical reasons include those given to Patin — unfenced yards or long working hours — as well as having children or other pets. Those dogs just don't get adopted. If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of execution, though not for long. Go to my Profile and you can find all Dog Training material there...