Performance Dog Adoption Inquiry

Please help us help you! Please fill out what you can and we will be in touch soon.

For questions or more information, email: Lifetimecare@Searchdogfoundation.org or call: 805-317-8663

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Your Contact Information

Your Name:

Agency/Organization Name (if any):

Title or Affiliation with Agency/Orgranization (if any):

Address:

City:

State

Zip code:

Email:

Phone number:

Website (if any):

Is Agency/Organization a non-profit?

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General Information

SDF maintains a lifetime commitment to their dogs. This means we stay in contact with career change partners and/or future handlers for the duration of the dog's life. Quarterly for first year, then yearly check-ins thereafter. SDF will also take a dog back for any reason at any time. We want our dogs to be successful!

Is this something your and/or your organization can agree to?

YesNo

Describe conditions that may prevent you from maintaining contact with the dog and/or future handlers OR any apparatus you currently have in place for maintaining ongoing contact.

We are located in the Southern California area. Would you be able to travel to our campus to evaluate a dog?

What disiplines/career do you train dogs for?

Where do the dogs live/sleep (home, crate, kennel, etc.) during training and once working?

What happens to your dogs when they retire, are no longer emplolyed, or are found unsuitable for the work required?

Describe typical training/work day:

Dog Requirements

Please note what you need and/or don't want for this section.

Breeds (pointy-eared, bully breeds, mixed breeds, specific breeds?)

Age (most of our dogs are 1-2 years old)

Size (our dogs are usually medium-sized 40-60 lbs to large 60+)

Medical (some of our dogs show indictions of joint irregularities on x-rays or other manageable conditions)

Do you consider dogs with a bite history?

Skills and Temperament Requirements

Please rate your need for particular characteristic 1-10 with 10 being highest.

Toy Drive

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Food Drive

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Hunt Drive

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Basic Obedience

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Work with other dogs

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Live with other dogs

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Work w/ Multiple handlers

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Comfy in public setting

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Other skills/characteristics needed?

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Thank you for your interest in our career change program. Anything else you'd like to mention?

For questions or more information, email: Lifetimecare@Searchdogfoundation.org or call: 805-317-8663

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