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Applicant IL
State: {Applicant State:2} Date of Application: 02/08/2021 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:
 3 years – 5 years, 5 years – 10 years
Gender preferred:
 Either a Male or a Female
Color preferred:
 Any color
Activity level:
 Couch Potato, Outgoing, Quiet

Other preferences:
 Within five years I will be in a retirement community, possibly assisted-living but more likely in an independent apartment situation. So I need a dog that would adjust to being walked from that facility.

My other concern besides getting a dog that would be good with my physical limitations is that I can’t pick over 20 lbs. An average adult corgi may be too heavy, but perhaps if you had a smaller corgi mix, that dog could find a good forever home with me.


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?

 Myself. I raised a Pembroke Welsh corgi from puppyhood through 1 yo including various puppy classes. At that time, the “owner“ of the dog and I split up. Although I had been the primary caretaker, I lost the dog. I’ve been interested in adopting one ever since. Instead, I fell in love with a rescue mix of beagle/terrier/hound. She came to me at four months with no training. I did everything from housebreaking to helping her deal with the aftermath of severe abuse. At 16 1/2 she recently died. I’m just beginning to look at a new adoption situation but thought I would put an application in now as a suitable dog may not show up for sometime.

Why do you want a Pembroke?
 Things I love about corgis: they are incredibly sociable and most love to hang with their person. They are incredibly trainable whether as hiking companions, family/house dogs, shepherds, therapy dogs. They like cold. My particular disability requires that I keep a cold house. A welsh corgi with their double fur coat would really get along well in my house. Of course, the original three corgi pups that I lived with and trained (which became one corgi pup after awhile) helped me to fall in love with this breed. As I mentioned before, I would be happy to go to an obedience class it’s part of transitioning the dog to my home, but extensive/initial training is beyond my capability.

Activities planned with Pembroke:
 Take walks around the neighborhood on days when I can (I only have a indoor wheelchair so I can’t go out in rain or snow but hire someone to supplement my walks), cuddle on my lap or next to me on the couch. We could also play indoor fetch with toys or treats, take a class be a therapy dog (and then visit nursing homes as a therapy dog) or learn tricks and other activities we can do together indoors or on my deck. If the dog is a fetcher, I can also throw balls off my deck for the dog to get in the backyard. Ever I do have limitations on my energy. I only have between three and five hours of active time every day. So a dog who would rest with me happily would be best. Fact, I would adopt a senior if the dog was agile enough to get into an out of the backyard on his or her own.

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? No

Do you have a veterinarian?

 Yes

Vet contact info:
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Will handle mistakes Pembroke makes like this: 		Depends on the mistake. If a dog is having trouble with housebreaking. I would take it outside immediately after an accident to impress on the dog that that’s where we go. If I saw the pre-piddling behavior, I would also take it outside to begin that training. I would also walk the dog extensively on a schedule so that the dog gets used to proactively peeing outside. I would praise and treat the dog whenever he or she peed outside. If a dog chewed up something that was mine and not the dog’s, I would live with it while reorganizing my house to have tempting things out of reach. If the behavior showed that the dog was in distress, I would bring in a dog psychologist for help understanding as well as enroll in classes that would both teach me to handle that particular behavior and give the dog activities to ameliorate the behavior. This is what I did with my previous rescue puppy who came from very severe neglect and abuse.

Discipline:
 I haven’t had to deal with uncontrolled barking, controlled chewing, or barking in the house. The behaviors I have dealt with are house training, going politely in and out of the door, walking politely on leash, staying off of some furniture while being allowed on other furniture, coming when it was time to leave the dog park or yard, sleeping in her bed, plus basic obedience like sitting, staying, etc. My dog also needed activities to alleviate her fear. It turned out she loved to do dance tricks. We also learned some games from a psychologist that we could play in the house. She was very treat-oriented so I did all this training with positive reinforcement using praise and treats.

Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time:
 With me in my house. although she or he could spend as much time in my large, fenced backyard as desired.

Discipline:
 I haven’t had to deal with uncontrolled barking, controlled chewing, or barking in the house. The behaviors I have dealt with are house training, going politely in and out of the door, walking politely on leash, staying off of some furniture while being allowed on other furniture, coming when it was time to leave the dog park or yard, sleeping in her bed, plus basic obedience like sitting, staying, etc. My dog also needed activities to alleviate her fear. It turned out she loved to do dance tricks. We also learned some games from a psychologist that we could play in the house. She was very treat-oriented so I did all this training with positive reinforcement using praise and treats.
Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time: With me in my house. although she or he could spend as much time in my large, fenced backyard as desired.

House dog or outside dog?

 House dog

People at home during the day?
 Yes almost all the time. Pre-pandemic I went out for 2 – 4 hours once or twice a week and otherwise stayed home.

Where would dog eat?
 I presently have both the water and food bowl set up next to a counter in the kitchen. However, my last dog would sometimes get an aversion to eating. I theorize that she was attacked by other dogs when she was eating as a puppy. When she felt too unprotected to eat in the kitchen, I fed her in other rooms of the house where she felt more protected. I also once had to feed her only in the yard since she wouldn’t eat indoors. Unfortunately, the dog I adopt now can’t need such things since I can no longer provide them.

Where would dog sleep:
 I use a hospital bed and would love to have a dog that would also want to sleep in bed with me if the dog could handle the hospital bed. I have to use a lot of props and turning over is a production number. So an easily disturbed dog would not find this comfortable. I had my previous dog’s bed next to my hospital bed in the bedroom as she preferred not to sleep with me. So, that is also a good solution. If the dog needed to be crated at night, I could set a crate up in my bedroom.

Play & exercise:
 As mentioned before under activities, I have a very large fenced backyard that the dog would be free to roam. I also have a really beautiful multi level deck (12 total steps down to the yard). My last dog loved to play indoor fetch with treats. We also did tricks with toys or dancing in my house. We can take walks (I generally do either take a half mile or 1 mile “walk” around my neighborhood) but as I mentioned, my maximum speed is 4 miles an hour which will not give the dog a chance to run. On days when I can’t walk I would plan to hire someone to walk the dog. I could potentially have someone take the dog for me to doggy day care or the dog park but I can’t do that myself anymore. So, I would like a dog that’s more in the couch potato end than on the active end.

How will you exercise your dog?
 Both on leash and restrained to the yard

Fenced yard?

 Yes, I have a fenced in yard.

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

Willing to use a crate?
 Most of the fence is 4 foot chain-link that’s only a couple years old. One side is wood picket fence although it has chicken wire at the lower half to keep dogs in. That part of the fence I plan to replace within a year. A dog inclined to jump over 4’ would not work for my yard. But I hope most corgis would not have that capacity

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:

 The yard is mostly “grass“ (actually creeping charlie). There is a shed at the back and 3 enclosed trees -2 pines and 1 maple. A low rock wall separates a grassy area by the deck from the larger area of the yard. My prior dog walked around the wall or climbed it. There’s a rain garden with native plants and another garden with mostly native plants that the dog’s free to hide bones in or dig in as they like.

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?
 Elena Tabachnick

Willing to train children?
 I have no children. The children next-door would be interested in the dog (they have a dog of their own), but they were not allowed to pet my prior dog as she was very shy around children. Despite being quite young – they were both born in that house and one is now four while the other is six – they were very obedient to my rule.

Any allergies?

 No one is allergic.

Current pets:

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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?
 I have no current pets. I’m looking for a dog that would be happy as an only dog.

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:
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