Chihuahua

For more information about WAG Animal Rescue, adopting an animal or about our fees please visit our home page. Click Here for the WAG Home Page

You must be at least 21 years old to apply.

To apply, please send an email to WAG Animal Rescue. PLEASE DO NOT CALL. Michigan applications only. Please answer all questions, otherwise your pre-application may not be reviewed. Include the following information in your email:

1. Your name, address, home phone number & email address. How long have you lived at present address?


2. Your reason for wanting to adopt this dog? Are you adopting for yourself, family, others, gift/surprise?


3. Age of applicant? Age of co-applicant? Do you live with your parents?


4. Type of housing you live in (own home, apartment, condo, etc.). If you rent please provide the name of the complex and landlord's phone number.


5. Whether you have a fenced-in yard, and the height of the fence.


6. Number of adults and children in the home, and the ages of the children? Are all household members in agreement with adopting this pet?


7. What arrangements have you made to care for the pet in case you can no longer do so?


8. The number of hours per day the animal will be left alone, and where you will keep the animal when left alone?


9. How much time do your current/previous pet spend outdoors? How much time would this new pet spend outdoors?


10. A list of any animals you've had in the last 10 years, including how long you had them and where they are now. Please include the names of each animal, and the type of animal.


11. Are/were they spayed/neutered? Current on vaccines? On heartworm prevention (dog)?


12. The name and phone number of current or prior veterinarians in the past 5 years. We will be contacting your veterinarian as a reference. Please contact your vet clinic and give them permission to release your pets information.


13. The average cost per for providing preventive veterinary care is $150.00 - $250.00. Additionally there are expenses of food, toys, grooming, boarding, emergency veterinary care, etc, does your household budget allow you to comfortably cover these expenses?


14. *Rescue animals require time to adjust to their new home. Are you willing to give this animal adequate time for proper adjustment - perhaps three weeks or more? What amount of time do you consider to be reasonable for adjustment?


15. Would you object to someone for WAG Animal Rescue coming/calling your home to check on the dog?


16. What behaviors would you be unable to tolerate from an adopted dog?

potty accidents; jumping up on furniture; playing in early am hours; barking; getting into garbage cans; counter surfing; getting on furniture; hiding from guests/other family members; shedding hair on urniture/clothes; chewing; escaping; fighting; digging.


17. Methods I plan to use to discourage unwanted behavior(s):

Yell; put dog in another room; remove problem
item(s); put dog in crate; put dog outside; I won’t tolerate bad behavior; swat/spank/hit with newspaper; spritz with water; throw something at dog; who cares dog are dogs.

The above information that I have provided to WAG Animal Rescue for the purpose of adopting an animal is accurate and complete.

Please put in subject line the ID# & name of the animal you are interested in.

IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

A volunteer will review your application and contact you ONLY if you are approved or if further clarification is required. We will make every attempt to contact approved applicants within 5 business days of application submission (M-F), but this will depend on the number of applications received.

Please understand that by answering the questions does not guarantee the adoption of the pet, nor are you obligated to adopt the pet.

WAG Animal Rescue adopts to homes that are best fits for our animals' needs, and not on a first-come, first-served basis. If you currently own a dog or have a history of dog ownership, you must provide a vet reference for your application to be processed. Preference is given to applications with prior dog experience and vet references.

We are an all-volunteer organization, and regret that we do not have the resources to contact applicants that are not approved. Please do not contact us to check on the status of your application - it just slows down our ability to process applications. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

- Approved applicants are based on best fit, not first submitted. WAG RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ANY APPLICANT, so please understand that it is within our discretion to make those decisions on behalf of our animals.

WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESCUE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WILL BE AT THE ADOPTION EVENT.

Keep in mind that we depend 100% on volunteers, most of whom have full-time jobs, so we ask for your understanding as we do the best we can in the endless effort to find homes for these deserving animals!

WE DO NOT HAVE A SHELTER, ALL OF OUR ANIMALS ARE IN ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HOME.

Many WAG's animals are available for viewing and adoption every Saturday from 11 am-3 pm at the Livonia PetSmart, located at Middlebelt and I-96.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN A RESCUE DOG!