ADOPT A DOG. Apply here | Hope 4 Paws UK & Spain Rescue & Rehoming Service

Full name *

Date of birth *

Address (including postcode) *

Email Address

Contact number *

Please provide proof of i.d and address *

What dog are you applying to adopt/foster? *

Other animals in the home *

Other person(s) in home (name and date of birth) *

Please give details of any animals you have had in the last 5 years and why you no longer have them *

How long have you lived in your home? *

Do you have a garden? (please provide details e.g high fence, small garden etc) *

What best describes your home? (flat, house, accomodation etc) *

Do you rent or own your home? *

If you rent your home please provide proof of pet policy, i.e email confirmation from your landlord with pet approval or contact details for your landlord so we can check the “pet policy”: (name & contact number) (put n/a if you own your home) *

Employment status and job title *

Do you work from home? *

Working hours: *

Please tell us about your hobbies and interests *

Why have you chosen this dog? *

Who will primarily care for this dog? *

Please describe what you are looking for in a dog and what type of activity level and tempermant you would like in a dog: *

How many hours will the dog spend alone? *

Where will the dog be kept at daytime? *

Where will the dog be kept at night time? *

Where will the dog be kept when no one is home? *

Where will the dog be kept incase of emergency? *

Where will the dog be kept while on holiday/at events? *

Please confirm that you understand dogs can become ill and/or injured and could require costly veterinary care: *

Yes I understand
No I do not understand

Do you agree to register the dog with a vet and insure them for medical emergencies?? *

Please confirm what veterinary practice you plan to register with: *

Under what circumstances would you not keep this dog? *

What are some dog behaviours you will not tolerate? *

Please describe how you would manage potential behavioural issues and do you agree to employ a trainer at your cost to remedy these issues before returning the dog *

Please describe how you would encourage good behaviour: *

How long are you willing to let your dog settle and adjust to its new surroundings? *

Please confirm that you understand that the dog is a rescue dog and may have challenging behaviours that you or we may not be aware of: *

I understand

Please confirm that you understand some rescue dogs are not always likely to be house/toilet trained: *

I understand

Please confirm that any children that come into contact with the dog know and are aware of safety with the dog and how to respect his/hers boundaries: *

I understand and agree

Please confirm that you understand a home check is required by one of H4P team and this will be carried out via video call or face to face appointment *

I understand and agree

Please confirm that you agree to send proof of indentification, proof of address, pictures/and or videos of your house, any rooms or space the dog will be using and your garden or outdoor space *

I understand and agree

Disclaimer;
Please Read the following:

The dogs we re-home are rescue dogs and in most cases no background information is known. With this in mind, please confirm that you understand and agree that H4P RESCUE can not and will not completely guarantee the exact: age, breed, health, behavior, challenges, habits, disposition, training or safety of the dog:

Please confirm that you hereby accept the dog as it is, assume all risks and responsibilities associated with the ownership of the dog , including, but not limited to: damage, bites and behaviors:

Please confirm that you hereby fully and completely release indemnify and will NOT hold H4P liable for any claim, cause of action or liability of any sort. Whether known, unknown, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the adoption, care, ownership, maintenance, temperament or condition of the dog:

Please confirm that you are aware that any dog or dogs you adopt can not be sold or rehomed and must be returned to H4P at your cost and with a fee of £100:

Please also confirm that you understand and accept that there will be a fine of £1000 to be paid to H4P if the dog is to be sold, rehomed or destroyed without prior permission from H4P:

Please confirm that you understand and agree that H4P will carry out regular checks, either by face or via phone to confirm that the dog is doing well. This would be a weekly check in for the first month, followed by monthly check in for the duration of 3 months then 6 monthly check in for the duration of the adoption:

Please also confirm that you understand and agree that H4P reserves the right to seize the dog and terminate the adoption should we believe that the dog is being neglected, abused or ill treated in any way. This will also incur a £150 fee and you will be reported to the authorities as well as added to our banned list which is also shared with other rescues and authorities.

Do you understand what you have read above? *

Yes, I understand and agree

If you move address H4P must be notified. I acknowledge that falsification of the above application can result in me being denied adoption of a dog or if a dog has been adopted to me, the return of that dog to H4P *

Yes, I understand and agree

General Information about H4P Rescue & re-homing Group based in UK & Spain.
We are a small 'Not For Profit' Service and not Charity so we raise our own funds to help the most vulnerable animals to find their forever home. We are all volunteers, we do not have any paid staff. We try to raise money on a Go Fund Me Page or similar to reduce the cost of fees to the Adopter when a suitable dog is identified. The amount we are charged to adopt or bring a dog to the UK from Spain varies but it can be quite expensive, most in excess of 1,000 Euros so we do raffles, fundraising, boot sales and Ebay. Our aim is to make sure the animal will find a good, safe, caring home and we are grateful for people like you so we try to keep your costs down.

There is a £100 application deposit required. This is NON REFUNDABLE. Following successful application there is a £295 adoption fee. We are flexible and will accept installments across 2 months for this fee. A number of recent adopters didn't pay resulting in the number of dogs traveling was reduced from 10 to 5 for the past 3 months - this is detrimental to these dogs.

We will do whatever we can to help you adopt a dog but please remember for every failed payment another dog dies in the kennel or on the streets in Spain. We cover all fees ourselves between the rescuers in Spain and the UK so we ask just for you to help towards the travel costs. All our dogs come microchipped, Vaccinated, flead and Wormed up to date and with a full EU passport and documentation.

All documentation and Microchip details will remain with and in the name of H4P rescue until full fees are paid.

Deposit and adoption fee is to be sent to:

Bank details
Barclays Bank
Mr G Jones
Sort code: 20-10-26
Account number: 53905950

Disclaimer;

I understand and agree that Hope for Paws makes no express or implied warranty, representation or promise to the exact age, health, exact breed, habits, disposition or safety of the animal. I hereby accept the animal as is, assume all risks and responsibilities associated with the ownership of the animal, including bites, and I hereby fully and completely release, indemnify and hold harmless Hope 4 Paws from any claim, cause of action or liability of any sort or nature, whether known or unknown, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the adoption, care or ownership, maintenance, temperament or condition of the Animal. The dogs we rescue have little known background history. We advise you only what has been observed and shared with us.

Hope4Paws has disclosed to the Adopter all relevant information that it has about the dog. This will include any pertinent information provided by the previous owner/fosterer (where applicable), and any further observations made by the assessment team. For the avoidance of doubt, any information concerning the habits, temperament, the history of the dog, or whether the dog may be OK with cats or other animals residing with the Adopter, is passed on to the Adopter in utmost good faith. This information will have been provided at the outset to assist with the adoption process and successful adoption of the dog. We draw your attention to the fact that this information may well NOT be exhaustive, and therefore we cannot guarantee that this information is 100% accurate, correct, or complete, this is despite every effort being made by us to ascertain the full facts about the dog.

Have you read the above disclaimer? *

Yes, I have read disclaimers and agree and understand all of the above

Adopting a Rescue to a Family with Children - Children and Dogs : Please read – important information
Rescue dogs by the nature of their circumstances are almost certainly carrying some sort of emotional trauma, in varying degrees. Put in the mix any potentially aggravating circumstances such as a noisy/boisterous child, over hot atmosphere, a dog’s natural instinct to protect its food and toys, or other issues, such as having a toothache or other pain, and you have the potential for a dog to react in the only way it knows, fight or flight.

Dogs cannot intellectualize or explain, they can only react physically. Nevertheless, they will try to tell you….

There are always warning signs to show the dog is stressed and unhappy. Some are obvious, others more subtle. Common examples of the warning signs are growling or snarling; baring teeth, raised hackles, bulging eyes, repeated licking lips. Often the dog will try to remove itself from the proximity of the cause of its stress.

Please make sure that you:

Teach a child not to fear the dog but to respect it.
Teach a child to not antagonize, frighten or annoy the dog.
Stay away from the dog when it has food.
Separate the dog from children when they are eating. This includes snacks.
And remember to teach the child to let sleeping dogs lie.
Adhering to these simple rules should avoid any nasty accidents.

If there is an incident of biting the dog should not be PTS without the approval of H4P we MUST be notified immediately. The animal must not be destroyed without the permission of Hope4Paws unless on the advice of a veterinary surgeon because of serious illness or injury but we need to be involved in this decision.

Please confirm Hope4Paws have provided you with information about children and dogs.

Confirm that you understand and agree to disclaimer above: *

Yes, I understand and agree

Do you confirm that you have read the above disclaimer and agree? *

Yes, I have read the above disclaimer and agree

If at any time the above animal can no longer be kept, for whatever reason, it must be returned to us. Arrangements for return may be made by telephone, we need a minimum period of 14 days to arrange transport and shelter. The reasons for return are not important: the main thing is to return the animal.

Points for the Adopter

Please inform us of a change of address or telephone number.
We are not liable for future veterinary fees incurred in the treatment of the animal unless agreed.
Dogs shall not be allowed on the streets unsupervised, and when out on the streets shall be kept on a lead.
Dogs shall be part of the family and not used as guard dogs. They are not to be confined to back yards or tied up. Regular exercise is essential and if this is not possible Hope4Paws is to be contacted.
Only suitable collars to be used, no shock collars or equivalent.

Hope4Paws shall have no liability under this agreement:

For any disease, defect or illness, of any animal adopted by the adopting person.
For any loss, damage, expense or personal injury caused directly or indirectly by the animal adopted by the adopting person.
For any future veterinary fees incurred by the adopting person in the treatment of the animal which is the subject of this adoption agreement, and/or the cost of treating any illness, disease or any condition, whether the same was incurred prior to the adoption agreement or subsequent to the date of the said agreement unless already agreed.
Hope4Paws does not permit the animal concerned to be adopted by the adopting person with any guarantee, warranty, condition or stipulation as to its health, quality, state, suitability or behavioral characteristics of the animal which is the subject of this adoption agreement.
The adopting person agrees to adopt the animal concerned it is hereby agreed to be accepted by the adopting person that the adopting person is satisfied with the condition, health, state, suitability and characteristics of the animal which is the subject of this adoption agreement and what has been discussed between Hope4Paws and the adopter.
Hope4Paws must be advised as soon as possible of any missing dog
The Adopter has been made aware of the safety advice concerning rehoming a dog, and, with reference to children living in, and visiting the house.

By proceeding, you confirm that you have visited our policy page on this website and agree to adhere to the terms and practices outlined by Hope for Paws in the following policies:

Policy 1: Rehoming and Support Policy

Policy 2: Cat and Small Animals Compatibility

Policy 3: Other Dog Compatibility

You acknowledge that you have fully read and understood these policies, and agree to follow all procedures outlined in the event of any of these situations.

Confirm policy agreement *

I confirm i agree I have read and agree the policies stated above

Have you read and fully understand all of the above conditions *

Yes, I have read everything fully and agree to each condition

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