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Applicant IL
State: {Applicant State:2} Date of Application: 10/20/2020 Referred by: Website
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:
 1 year – 3 years, 3 years – 5 years
Gender preferred:
 Male, Either a Male or a Female
Color preferred:
 Red & White, Red Headed Tri, Black Headed Tri, Sable & White, Any color
Activity level:
 Couch Potato, Outgoing, Quiet, Playful, Other (Please describe in the box below.)

Other preferences:
 During the week, the dog would be exercised via walks and trips to the dog park. On the weekends, they would be able to run freely through a large yard with other dogs. This yard is not fenced, but it is out in the country, so there are no busy roads and hardly any cars.

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?

 The corgi would belong to both of us, however I (Erin) would be taking on most of the responsibility for the dog. We live in an apartment but do plan to find a house within a year.

Why do you want a Pembroke?
 As I've mentioned, we live in an apartment, so we thought a smaller breed would be preferable, given that they would have more room to move around than a larger breed. However, we have both loved Pembroke Welsh Corgis for years and finally feel able to take on the responsibility. Besides that, we just plain love the breed! Their ears and little legs are the cutest, they are smaller and easier to manage than a large breed, and we love the personality that they emanate! We have not had any previous experience with the breed, but I grew up in a home where we always had at least one dog, so I am very familiar with dogs in general. Ever since we've decided to start looking into adopting one of our own, I've watched every video and read every article possible on corgi behavior, temperament, and training. I feel very prepared research-wise.

Activities planned with Pembroke:
 We would most likely participate in obedience classes as well as teach them lots of neat tricks. We'd love to play fetch, take them on walks, and take them on weekend trips to our parents'. In the summertime, we go camping, up north for weekend trips and on the occasional road trip to new, exciting places. We would love our new dog to be our little adventure buddy.

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?

 No

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: 		Throughout high school, I raised and trained a golden retriever that lives with my parents. (She stayed with them when I moved to college). Through that, I learned that dogs learn better through positive experiences than negative ones. Now that I am older, I have learned that instead of punishing a dog for their mistakes, you reward them for their victories, no matter how small. So to answer the question, I would clean up the mess/redirect them/move forward from the experience and reward them for the opposite, favorable outcome in the future to build up their positive experiences with the favorable outcome rather than create a fear-based reaction to commands/requests/experiences.

Discipline:
 Avoiding giving the dog attention when they are misbehaving, such as turning away when they are jumping up on you. Additionally, verbally expressing distaste for the behavior (in a low, stern tone rather than yelling/screaming) instead of getting physical. Similarly, redirecting them, such as giving them a toy to chew on rather than your remote. Overall, making sure that the discipline is given in a way that teaches them what you want rather than making them scared of you/your reaction to their behavior.

Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time:
 I am home most of the day, so they would be able to roam freely around the living room and kitchen areas of my apartment for most of the day, as well as the porch if they wanted. They would be taken outside to use the bathroom as often as they needed (we hope to bell-train them, so they are able to let us know when they need to go).

Discipline:
 Avoiding giving the dog attention when they are misbehaving, such as turning away when they are jumping up on you. Additionally, verbally expressing distaste for the behavior (in a low, stern tone rather than yelling/screaming) instead of getting physical. Similarly, redirecting them, such as giving them a toy to chew on rather than your remote. Overall, making sure that the discipline is given in a way that teaches them what you want rather than making them scared of you/your reaction to their behavior.
Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time: I am home most of the day, so they would be able to roam freely around the living room and kitchen areas of my apartment for most of the day, as well as the porch if they wanted. They would be taken outside to use the bathroom as often as they needed (we hope to bell-train them, so they are able to let us know when they need to go).

House dog or outside dog?

 House dog

People at home during the day?
 I am home most of the day, only having to leave for class 2-4 times per week. Most of the time I am gone for 2 hours, but longest they would be left alone is for 3-4 hours.

Where would dog eat?
 Our corgi would eat in the kitchen, though if they had problems with kennel training, we may decide to allow him to eat in the kennel to get them more acquainted with it (we have heard that this may help). However, we are open to suggestions if there is a better location for them to eat.

Where would dog sleep:
 Once they were potty-trained for our apartment, we don't have a strict preference for where they sleep. We would like them to be able to sleep in a kennel (with door open or closed), but we are not against letting them sleep on the floor, on our bed, or on a bed of their own if they wished. Overall, we would just like them to sleep in the same room as us so we would be able to watch over them and let them outside to use the bathroom if necessary. Like I said, we are also open to any suggestions.

Play & exercise:
 There is a large, open field behind our building, so their exercise would most likely take place out there during the week. The plan would be to get a longer leash that allowed the corgi more freedom to stretch their legs and get some exercise while still allowing us some control as to where they are able to go. There is also a dog park in our complex as well as a couple nearby in our town where they could be off leash. In addition, there are long stretches in our apartment where we could play fetch if the weather outside wasn't cooperating. Also, as I mentioned before, my parents have a house in the country with lots of land that they could run around/play with the other dog(s). We are typically there every weekend, since they live near where I work on the weekends.

How will you exercise your dog?
 Both on leash and 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:
 Rent/lease 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?
 Yes, you may contact my landlord.

Lease allow dogs:
 Yes, my lease permits dogs.

Landlord permission:
 Yes, my landlord is fine with me owning a Pembroke

Restrictive covenants?
 Not applicable

Breed/size restrictions?
 No

Description of yard:

 Like I said, I don't have a yard, but I do have a decently sized porch that the corgi could venture out onto if he liked to just sit outside, watch the cars go by, or watch the other dogs that play in the field behind our building.

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?
 Erin Weeks

Willing to train children?
 I do not have children of my own, but every child that I regularly come into contact with already has dogs in their home, so I am not at all concerned about their treatment of animals, thankfully.

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?
 Every dog that I regularly come into contact with is pretty easygoing when it comes to other dogs. We have a pretty good little pack when the family all gets together, and every dog that has come into the mix in the past has always gotten along with the existing dogs. That being said, I am not very concerned about the other dogs not getting along with my corgi, provided that the corgi had gotten along with other dogs previously. I would definitely be diligent about how I introduced the dogs so that their relationship starts out on the right foot. Given that I am around other dogs often, I would be very willing to try and resolve the problem if the dogs did not get along.

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}