Adopt a Dog Form – Stray2Me Rescue

Thank you for wanting to change the life of a Stray!

Most of our dogs are in shelters in Romania, unless specified otherwise on their profile. We only have a few dogs in foster homes in the UK at any one time.

In order to allow us to continue our rescue work, we request a minimum adoption donation for a dog traveling to you directly from Romania of £450 (with a supplement of £20 if you live in Scotland, Wales, Devon or Cornwall) – this is put towards the cost of their travel, passport, microchip, vaccinations, tests for common diseases, and if old enough, spay/neuter. If the dog is originally from the UK then we ask for a minimum donation of £400, and if the dog has been given up by a previous adopter then we ask for a donation of £300. We kindly ask that you make the donation for a dog coming directly from Romania 2 weeks in advance of welcoming your dog home, to enable us to cover the costs involved.

Have you read our section on Brucella Canis?

Once we have received your application form, a volunteer will contact you to discuss your application in more detail. It is important to complete the application form in as much detail as possible please.

It could take a few days, but we respond to everyone – we email, we text, we call you. Please check your spam if you have not heard from us within 4 days.

We encourage you to read more about our adoption process, click here for direct adoption from Romania or if you are interested in adopting one of our UK fosters click here. If you are thinking of fostering, you can read more about what it involves here.

Finally, please read the profile of the dog you wish to apply for carefully before submitting an application. Do you meet the criteria?

Please complete the form below to be contacted by a member of our team.

Your Full Name, including surname*

Your address in full, including the street and town/city*

Your Postcode*

Your Email*

Your mobile number*

Your landline/Preferred contact number

Your age*

Name of the dog you are applying for (leave blank if general enquiry)

Are you able to use Messenger or WhatsApp?*

We use Facebook Messenger to communicate with you, conduct the virtual home check and to stay in touch should you be successful and adopt from us. Please provide the link to your Facebook or attach your Facebook photo so we can set up a chat with you.

If your application is a success and we rehome a dog to you, we ask that you keep in touch and that you send us periodic updates, including photos and videos. Do you agree to do so?*

Do you have the support of friends or family who would take care of the dog in an emergency, or if you were no longer physically able to care for the dog?*

Is your household comprised of adults only, or does it include both adults and children?*

Please list all residents in your home, their ages, and their relationship to the applicant?*

What experience do your children have with dogs?*

Are there children visiting your home?*

What ages are the children?*

How often do the children visit?*

What experience do the children have with dogs?*

What type of property do you live in?*

Please describe the road you live on. How busy is it?

How near are you to a railway line?

Do you have access to a fully enclosed, secure garden to which you have direct access?*

We will consider applications from people living in flats as long as they have access to a garden, although their choice of dog will be limited. Sadly we cannot consider applications from people who have no access to a garden.

Is your garden at the back of the property or at the front of the property?*

Approximately what size is your garden? Please describe it, eg. Patio, lawn, pond.*

Please describe the boundaries, eg hedges, brick walls, fencing.*

How high are the fences?*

If they are lower than 6ft are you prepared to make them higher?*

Is the property rented or owned?*

Do you have permission from the landlord to have a pet/more than one pet? (We will need to see written permission before we proceed to home check)*

Do you intend to move within the next 6 months?*

Do you have any holidays or time away planned?*

What is the earliest date after you return from holiday that you could welcome a Stray into your home?*

Are you working currently?*

If you work/study away from home, how many hours would a dog be left alone on a normal working day? Please include travel time to and from place of work/study.*

Please describe the working arrangements and occupations of all adults in the home.*

Do you have any pets already?*

Please describe your current pets (sterilised/not sterilised, breed, breed mix, sex, age, size, temperament)*

Do you have experience of rescue dogs?*

Have you encountered any challenges with your dogs?

Have you ever given up or rehomed one of your own dogs before?*

Please explain the circumstances.*

Is anyone within the home banned from keeping a dog?*

Does anyone within the home have a physical or emotional condition which would impact on the type of dog we could rehome to you?*

Please can you share more details about the condition(s), so that we can match you with a suitable dog.

Why did you apply for this particular dog? Why do you think you would be a suitable adopter?

Are you prepared to be matched to a different dog if the team feel there is a more suitable dog available?

Are there any dog behaviours that you feel you could not take on and work through?*

What do you know about what life is like for dogs in Romania?

How much time are you prepared to give a dog to settle and adjust before you decide to give it back?

Are you prepared to seek advice and support from the Stray2Me Team, including paying for the services of an outside behaviourist at your own expense if advised to do so by the team, before deciding to return a dog to the rescue?*

What would make you return a dog to the rescue?*

Do you have any applications pending with any other rescues and, if so, which rescue(s) and at what stage are they?*

When would be the best time to contact you? Please keep an eye on your spam since we email every applicant, whether their application is successful or not.

Are you completing this form yourself or are you completing it on behalf of another? If the latter, please explain your relationship to the applicant.*

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