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Applicant IL
State: {Applicant State:2} Date of Application: 06/22/2021 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:
 0 months – 1 year (we rarely get dogs in this age group), 1 year – 3 years
Gender preferred:
 Female
Color preferred:
 Any color
Activity level:
 Couch Potato, Outgoing, Playful, Energetic, Very Active

Other preferences:
 We do have an outdoor cat and children, and the dog will need to be able to get along with both.

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, married for 15 years, and our two daughters, Alice, age 8, and Penny, who will be 5 in July. We recently lost our 15 year old Chihuahua, Vicki, and my husband has always wanted a Corgi. I'll be honest — at first I was afraid of disrespecting Vicki's memory by getting a new dog so soon, but the girls' art teacher told me, "A day without a dog is not a good day," and that made me feel such at peace. The dog would be inside with four acres of property (full of squirrels and birds) to roam. We also have an outdoor cat, who got along very well with Vicki. This would be a companion dog for sure. We would prefer a puppy if possible but not a dog older than age 2 — this is simply so we could have the dog for a very long time. We all were very attached to Vicki, and we want to spend as much time as possible with the new dog. If you have any more questions for me, please let me know. Thank you for your consideration.

Why do you want a Pembroke?
 My husband loves Corgis. He loves that they're intelligent and active because we have two very active little girls who would carry Vicki around like a baby (and Vicki was THE BEST Chihuahua and allowed it). We know they're generally good family dogs, too.

Activities planned with Pembroke:
 Oh my gossshhh! You know, it's been a bit since we've had a puppy, and I just think it would be so much fun to have a puppy with our kids. We are outdoors a lot, and Alice (my 8 year old) would love to walk a dog with her friends in the neighborhood (we are very close with our neighbors, and most of them have dogs that are walked). Vicki was too old to really walk. We have a great park (Lincoln Parish Park) that we love to walk at, and we have a few friends who own corgis too, which would be so much fun to socialize. The girls would love to play fetch with the dog and brush the dog. Kyle would like something to walk around the neighborhood with him for sure, and I would love a sweet dog to lay in my lap again.

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:
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Will handle mistakes Pembroke makes like this: 		It depends on the mistake. Did she bite a child (and what was the child doing to possibly provoke biting)? Did she chew up a shoe? Did she run away from me? Generally, I'd probably use a stern voice, reaffirm good behavior, and be calm with my behavior. It seems to work well for my kids, ha!

Discipline:
 Stern voice, possibly spanking with a rolled up newspaper (please note I don't spank hard — I don't even spank my children). Maybe a time out area? I've heard those work.

Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time:
 When we're home, as long as she was house trained (or could pee on a pee pad) and didn't chew, she would have the roam of our 2,800 square foot house. If she had issues, she would be in our laundry room during the day and evening. When we're home, the dog would absolutely be with us.

Discipline:
 Stern voice, possibly spanking with a rolled up newspaper (please note I don't spank hard — I don't even spank my children). Maybe a time out area? I've heard those work.
Where would Pembroke spend the majority of the time: When we're home, as long as she was house trained (or could pee on a pee pad) and didn't chew, she would have the roam of our 2,800 square foot house. If she had issues, she would be in our laundry room during the day and evening. When we're home, the dog would absolutely be with us.

House dog or outside dog?

 House dog

People at home during the day?
 Not generally. I teach at our local college, so I often come home in the middle of the day and have flexible hours, but generally, no.

Where would dog eat?
 In the laundry room. We had placed Vicki's food/water and sleeping pillow there. It has the best temperature of the house; during the summer, it's the coolest room in the house and in the winter it's the warmest room in the house.

Where would dog sleep:
 Bed in the laundry room. We had used a pillow for Vicki that could be washed, and we would do similar for the corgi (not sure if she would fit on a pillow, but as long as we had something washable, that would be it). Possibly a child's room — I say this because I recently discovered that our older daughter, Alice, would sneak into the laundry room and get Vicki and take her back to her room to read her a story and see if she would sleep with her. She never would — Vicki preferred her space, but if the corgi would allow it, I have no doubt one or both of the children would be sneaking in to take the corgi to their room.

Play & exercise:
 I do my best to give my children as much outdoor time as possible — cold, hot, rain, shine. We definitely take into account heat waves or thunder and lightning, but we are outdoor people. I could totally see us climbing Mt. Driskoll with the corgi (it's not too bad of a climb, and I've carried both kids up the steeper parts — the corgi would be lighter, ha!) in the winter time, running through the leaves in the fall, getting a small kiddie pool in the summer — the possibilities are endless!

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:
 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:

 It's an amazing yard for exploring. We live on 4.5 acres in a large neighborhood with lots of kids and other dogs. There are probably 100 trees on the property with lots of squirrels, deer, raccoons, etc. We have one sweet, chill outdoor cat who comes inside during bad weather. No pools, though often in the summer we get slip and slides and kiddie pools to cool off in.

Household members:
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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?
 All of us contribute in some way.

Willing to train children?
 Yes. They are very good with all animals because they have been trained since birth to do so.

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?
 Yes, we have to. The dog has to get along with the cat and the cat has to get along with the 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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