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Applicant IL
State: {Applicant State:2} Date of Application: 04/26/2020 Referred by: Other
First name: {First Name:98} Last name: {Last Name:97} First name 2: {First Name 2:94} Last name 2: {Last Name 2:93}
Street: {Street Address:3}
City: {City:4} State: {State:5} Zip: {Zip:6}

Ages interested in:
 Any age
Gender preferred:
 Either a Male or a Female
Color preferred:
 Any color
Activity level:
 Outgoing, Quiet, Playful, Energetic

Other preferences:

Previous dog owner?
 Yes
 
Dog 1
 
Dog 1 name:
 {Dog Name (Most recent/ current first):24}
 
Dog description:
 {Description of Dog:25}
 
How long owned?
 {Length of time owned:26}
 
Where is this dog now?
 {Where is this dog now? (Explain if you no longer have the dog):37}
  Dog 2
 
Dog 2 name:
 {Dog Name (Most recent/ current first):30}
 
Dog description:
 {Description of Dog:33}
 
How long owned?
 {Length of time owned:35}
 
Where is the dog now?
 {Where is this dog now? (Explain if you no longer have the dog):39}
  Dog 3
 
Dog 3 name:
 {Dog Name (Most recent/ current first):29}
 
Dog description:
 {Description of Dog:32}
 
How long owned?
 {Length of time owned:36}
 
Where is dog now?
 {Where is this dog now? (Explain if you no longer have the dog):27}
  Dog 4
 
Dog 4 name:
 {Dog Name (Most recent/ current first):28}
 
Dog description:
 {Description of Dog:31}
 
How long owned?
 {Length of time owned:34}
Where is this dog now? {Where is this dog now? (Explain if you no longer have the dog):38}

Who is this dog for?

 My husband and I are beginning retirement. I am fully retired, my husband is working still but mainly from home. We own a farm with goats and sheep, miniature donkeys, chickens, cats and two dogs. Our dogs are border collies. One is a 10 year old male and has slowed a bit, the other a two and 1/2 year old female who is still very energetic. Spayed and neutered. Life on the farm is busy and quite routine. We are looking for a smaller dog that might be better at traveling someday. We have a motor home that our dogs do not seem tolerate well. So as we begin to travel more and work less we think a corgi might be the next breed we would like to have.

Why do you want a Pembroke?
 We love herding animals on the farm. They tend to stay around home since they do not hunt. They are generally kind to the other animals. We love the energy. As we slow down our lives a bit working toward retirement, we think we would like a smaller dog that might enjoy traveling a bit. We have always talked about owning a corgi and know a friend who has owned them.

Activities planned with Pembroke:
 We generally stay home but we are outside much of the time. Our older dog no longer spends the entire day outside farming with us, but our younger dog does not leave out side. We have a routine that is followed every day and we find that our dogs love that routine. So we would expect our pembroke to follow that routine with us and integrate into our busy outdoor life.

Aware that Pembrokes are busy, noisy dogs?
 Yes

Money for basic care?

 Yes

Money for unforeseen medical expenses?
 Yes

Willing to house train?
 Yes
Willing to do formal training? Yes

Do you have a veterinarian?

 Yes

Vet contact info:
 {If yes, please provide contact information including the vet’s name, clinic name, street address, city, state, zip, and phone. Also include the website if there is one.:52}

Will handle mistakes Pembroke makes like this: 		We start with saying no, giving a look and giving them another chance. Our border collies are very intone to our faces for pleasure or displeasure. We tend more toward positive reinforcement. They are also in tune to our voice intonations. We also have training collars that have tones and an electrical shocking (which we rarely use). The tone is usually enough to get their attention. We use that to train them not to get too far away from us our near the road. It has worked well. They now are trained to not go past landmarks when we go get the mail, so as not to get close to the road.

Discipline:
 We typically do not need to discipline our dogs much. Our younger dog was not as attentive to people as our older one. She was all work and business. She just wanted to herd animals so she was more difficult to train. She just didn't seem to care what we thought or whether we were happy with her. So we first had to form a really constant loving relationship with her so that she cared what we thought of her. But, now she is very, very affectionate with us and really wants to make us happy.

Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time:
 Our dogs are with us all the time during the day. At night our older dog goes to bed with us while the younger dog just likes to sleep on the couch. If she comes in our bedroom at night she usually will ask to be let out to the living room after a few hours. When we leave the house they have free run of the house. We don't leave them for extended periods of time, so they don't seem too worried about us being gone.

Discipline:
 We typically do not need to discipline our dogs much. Our younger dog was not as attentive to people as our older one. She was all work and business. She just wanted to herd animals so she was more difficult to train. She just didn't seem to care what we thought or whether we were happy with her. So we first had to form a really constant loving relationship with her so that she cared what we thought of her. But, now she is very, very affectionate with us and really wants to make us happy.
Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time: Our dogs are with us all the time during the day. At night our older dog goes to bed with us while the younger dog just likes to sleep on the couch. If she comes in our bedroom at night she usually will ask to be let out to the living room after a few hours. When we leave the house they have free run of the house. We don't leave them for extended periods of time, so they don't seem too worried about us being gone.

House dog or outside dog?

 House dog

People at home during the day?
 Yes

Where would dog eat?
 Our dogs eat in larger room together. Our older dog, still the dominant, eats first while our younger dog will eat after he is done. She does this on her own. We set his dish down first and hers second, but she just sits by it until he is done eating. He doesn't bother her while she is eating. If another dog were in the mix we would see if that arrangement would still work or we may feed them all individually while shutting the door to make sure everyone can eat in peace. We will see how they behave.

Where would dog sleep:
 Sleeping would depend on their personality. Our older dog hated us going to bed and leaving him alone someplace else in the house, so we invited him in. Our second dog would rather be by herself. We are quite flexible with sleeping.

Play & exercise:
 That will never ever be a problem. Our house, while we are getting older, is still a very active.

How will you exercise your dog?
 Restrained to the yard

Fenced yard?

 No, I don’t have a fenced in yard.

Willing to pick up dog waste?
 Yes, I will clean up after my dog.

Willing to use a crate?

Living arrangements:
 Own home

Landlord info:
 {If you rent/lease your home, please list the name, telephone number and email address of your landlord. State “Not Applicable” if you own your own home.:67}

May we contact your landlord?

Lease allow dogs:

Landlord permission:

Restrictive covenants?
 Not applicable

Breed/size restrictions?
 No

Description of yard:

 No pools, just 40 acres of fun. We have a woods with a shallow stream and a little lake that is shallow at the edge. No dock. We have fenced in areas for the farm animals. The only hazard is a road which is several hundred yards from the house. We do not tend to walk that way unless we are getting the mail. The other hazard is an electric fence that will not kill but only shock the animal. We have trained our dogs stay back from that fence. As all of our animals have learned in one way or another to stay back from that fence.

Household members:
 {Describe all the people who live in your home, include names, ages and interests. For example, Mary Smith, 29, Enjoys cooking, dog training, gardening and running.:75}

Everyone in household agrees about adopting a corgi?
 Yes, everyone agrees and wants to adopt a Pembroke Welsh Corgi.

May we do a home visit?

 Yes, I will allow LPWCR representatives to inspect my home prior to allowing me to adopt a Pembroke.

Who will be responsible for the adopted corgi’s care?
 Robin Vaughan

Willing to train children?
 We have a 4 year old grandson who has two dogs in his home. But we still keep a close eye on him around our dogs because they are not so used to children. He has been taught to only use one hand on a dog to pet and to stay away from their face and tail. Our older dog has pain in his hips so our grandson has been taught to never touch or run into his hid end.

Any allergies?

 No one is allergic.

Current pets:

{Please list and describe all of the pets that currently live in your home, including the name, type, age, sex and whether it is neutered. For example, Lenny, komodo dragon, 3 years old, not neutered.:80}

Current pets dog friendly?

 Yes, all of our current pets are friendly toward dogs.

Are you willing to work on it if your new dog doesn’t get along with your current pets right away?
 We are very committed to our entire household of animals to have respect and manners toward one another.

Lifetime commitment to Pembroke?

 Yes, I am willing to commit to this dog for the rest of its life.

Return to Lakeshore if unable to care for Pembroke?
 Yes, I will only surrender my adopted corgi to LPWCR if I am unable to care for it.

Understand no guarantees?

 Yes, I understand that there are no guarantees regarding the condition, health, behavior or personality of the Pembroke I adopt.

Carefully considered the pluses and minuses of adopting a pet?
 Yes, I have carefully thought out my decision to adopt a Pembroke and am willing to deal with the consequences.

Personal references:
 {Personal References. Please list two people who know your family well, but who are not related to you (No moms, grandmas, sisters, etc) who will attest to the fact that you are a responsible, dedicated pet owner. Include the name of the person, their phone number(s), email and relationship you have with that person. For example, Mary Smith, 123-343-4444, 123-333-5767, marys@gmail.com, friend.:87}