Online Application - Midwest Italian Greyhound Rescue

Midwest IG Rescue is based in Wisconsin, but we are part of the National Italian Greyhound Rescue Fund. We provide an application form on our website, but only handle adopters in the following Midwest States: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. If you are in another state, please find your area Italian Greyhound rescue’s contact on Italian Greyhound Rescue Foundation’s website.

We do not accept applications from adopters outside the Midwest states listed above.

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Did you take the quiz on our homepage to see if an Italian Greyhound is a good match for you, your family, and your lifestyle? If not, please do so before continuing with our application process.*

You can find the quiz here.

Yes

Your First Name*

Your Last Name*

Your Age*

Do you have a spouse or partner living with you?

Spouse/Partner First Name*

Spouse/Partner Last Name*

Spouse/Partner Age*

Street Address*

City*

State*

If your state is not listed, please do not fill out this form. Instead, find your area Italian Greyhound rescue’s contact on Italian Greyhound Rescue Italian Greyhound Rescue Foundation’s website.

Zip*

Best Phone Number to Reach You*

Best time and day to call*

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Occupation*

Employer*

Spouse/Partner Occupation*

Spouse/Partner Employer*

How did you hear about our organization?*

2. Your Household

List all people (adults and children) residing in your home, their ages and the hours they are home*

Name, age, hours they are home

Is everyone in your household agreeable to having a pet*

Please explain if anyone in your home has allergies to animals.

Please explain if anyone in your home has special needs.

Does anyone in your household smoke?*

Please select how you would describe your household activity level.*

How frequently do you have adult visitors?*

How frequently do you have child visitors?*

Are you expecting a child or planning a family at any time in the future?*

Are you willing to teach your children the proper treatment and handling of a live animal?*

Which of the following best describes your living situation?*

What type of home?*

If in a condo or apartment, are you allowed to have a dog?*

If you rent, please provide the name and phone number of your landlord or condo association president.*

Are there any covenants or restrictions on pets where you live?*

Do you have a lot of stairs in or outside your home, balconies or tall decks? If yes, please describe the situation:*

3. Your Yard

If you have a private yard, how big is your yard?

Is your yard completely and securely fenced with no places a small dog could escape?*

Please list the type and height of fence*

Is your gate ever left open by workers, children, etc?*

Would you fence all or part of your yard as a condition of adoption?*

How and where will you exercise a dog and allow it to relieve itself?*

Do you have/intend to install a dog door?*

Do you have a pool?*

Is your pool fenced so there is no danger of the pet gaining access to it without supervision?*

Do you subscribe to a chemical lawn service or use pesticides/chemicals on your lawn?*

Your Pets

Do you currently have any pets?

Please list all current pets in your household by breed, sex, age, how long owned, if spayed/neutered, where did you get this pet? (rescue, breeder, pet store). Please be specific.*

Breed, Sex, Age, How Long Owned, Spayed/Neutered?, Where did you get this pet?

Have you had any pets in the last 10 years not listed as current pets? (Example: deceased, rehomed or living with other family members?)*

Please list any previous pets owned in the last 10 years by breed, sex, age, how long owned, if spayed/neutered, where did you get this pet? (rescue, breeder, pet store), and explain what happened to them.*

Breed, Sex, Age, How Long Owned, Spayed/Neutered?, Where did you get this pet?, What happened to them?

When were your pets last vaccinated?*

How often are your pets vaccinated for Distemper/Parvo?*

Please Explain "other"*

Are or were your dogs on heartworm prevention and if so, how many months per year?*

What is the name, clinic, city and phone number of your current veterinarian (or past if you do not currently have pets)?*

Vet Name, Clinic, City, Phone Number

How long have you been seeing this veterinarian?*

Do we have permission to contact your veterinarian as a reference?*

What is the owner's name your pets are listed under at your veterinarian?*

Have you ever given an animal away or surrendered one to a shelter? If yes, please explain.*

If you have never owned a pet, have you lived in a household with pets? If yes, did you have any dog care responsibilities? Explain:*

Have you ever trained one or more pets? If so, please explain if you attended a class and the method you followed.*

Have you ever bred a pet? If yes, explain:*

Of the pets that you own or have owned, what do you enjoy most about pet ownership?*

What do you like least?*

If you have applied to any other rescue groups, please provide a telephone contact. Was your application approved? If not, please explain.*

Italian Greyhound Specific Questions

Please tell us why you want to adopt an Italian Greyhound.*

Have you ever had an Italian Greyhound before? If yes, is the dog still residing with you? If not still with you, please explain.*

How or where have you learned about this breed?*

Who will be primarily responsible for the pet's care and training?*

How many hours a day will your Italian Greyhound be alone weekdays?*

How many hours a day will your Italian Greyhound be alone weekends?*

What is the longest period the dog will be home alone? Please explain and be specific.*

Where will the dog spend the day? Check all that apply.*

Loose Indoors

Crate

Basement

Garage

Fenced Yard

Dog Run

Chained

Outside Kennel Run

Loose Outdoors

Other

Do you plan on doing any dog related activities with your new dog such as training classes, agility, lure coursing, camping or dog parks? If so, please explain.

How will your dog get exercise?*

When and how often will your dog get exercise?*

Are you familiar with crate training?*

Would you be willing to learn more about crate training and consider the use of a crate (portable cage) as a training and transitional aid?*

Do you know how to use a martingale collar?*

Do you plan on teaching your Italian Greyhound to stay in your yard, off leash, and outside a securely fenced area?*

How do you feel about dogs on furniture?*

Where do you anticipate your dog will sleep at night?*

If a dog misbehaves, what form of correction do you expect to use?*

Do you travel frequently? If yes, who will take care of the dog while you are away?*

What brand and formula dog food do you plan to feed your Italian Greyhound? Please be specific.*

Do you plan to or currently feed your dogs once a day, twice a day, three or more times a day, or do you free feed?*

Do you have a preference as to sex? If so, why?*

Do you have a preference as to color? If so, why?*

Do you have any interest in adopting an older dog?

What age dog are you wishing for and why?*

Any other preferences?

Could you accept a dog with special needs or medications, for example: thyroid medication or phenobarbital for seizures?*

Are you aware that some rescue pets have been abused and/or neglected and need extra love and attention, and would you be willing to work with that?*

Could you work patiently with a dog that still needs some housebreaking help?*

To provide food, supplies, dental cleanings, vaccinations, heartworm preventative, and other veterinary care for this Italian Greyhound, how much do you anticipate spending on a yearly basis?*

What are valid reasons for which you might GIVE UP your Italian Greyhound. Please select all that apply.*

Death in the family

Financial problems

Divorce

Moving

Owner’s health problems

Having a baby

Chewing

Dog needs expensive vet care

House training issues

Digging in the yard

Destructive to property

Inappropriate with children

Excessive barking

Separation anxiety

Aggressive with other pets

Biting

I would not give up a dog for any reason

Do you have any additional comments that will assist us in our consideration of placing a dog with you?*

6. Conditions of Adoption

Are you aware of the vital importance of keeping your IG on a leash or in a fenced area at ALL times when outdoors and are you willing to agree to do that?*

Yes

Are you willing and able to modify your daily schedule to accommodate a dog's needs, such as: going outdoors into a fenced area or walking on a leash to perform bodily functions several times each day, coming home at lunch and/or after work to see to a dog's needs, arranging your leisure time activities to include a dog or allow time for seeing to its needs if left home?*

Yes

Are you willing and able to accept full and immediate responsibility for the ownership of an Italian Greyhound, including health care costs and necessary burdens and responsibilities of owning a pet?*

Yes

Have you carefully considered the financial cost of pet ownership and are you financially prepared to give your pet the routine medical care it requires including vaccinations, heartworm preventative, dentals, etc?*

Yes

Are you prepared to make a lifelong commitment to your new pet?*

Yes

If, for any reason, you are unable to keep your IG, will you agree to return it to IG Rescue?*

Yes

IGs must live in the house, they cannot adequately be kept in an outdoor kennel or doghouse. Are you willing to keep an IG as a pet and have it live in the house as a part of your family?*

Yes

7. References & Submit

Please provide the names and phone numbers of at least two non-related people who can recommend you as a proper adoptive family for a rescued pet.*

Names, Phone numbers

Please provide the names, address and phone number of your nearest living relative.*

Name, Address and Phone number