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Foster and Adoption Application

Please complete the application in full and be willing to provide two (2) personal references and a veterinary reference. Please allow up to 72 business hours for us to process your application. Thank you for your interest in adopting or fostering a GSP. We're so glad you are here!

Contact Information

Do you live in Colorado, Southern Wyoming, Northern New Mexico, or Western Kansas? At this time we are only adopting to CO and surrounding areas.
Yes
No

Unforunately, we no longer can support rescue efforts in AZ or the PNW.

Is this an application to foster, adopt, or both?
Foster
Adopt
Both
Are you at least 21 years old?
Yes
No
Are you financially prepared to own a dog?
Yes
Uncertain, I need help determining this

Dog Interests and Preferences

We often get many applications for the same dog. If the dog you applied for is not available, would you like us to notify you of another possible match if one should arise in the near future and fit your timeline?
Yes
No
I'd consider it
What age range are you interested in? Check all that apply.
What are your breed preference(s)?
Do you have a gender preference?
Male
Female
Open to either
Have you ever owned a GSP or similar pointing breed?
Yes
No
Some of these dogs have had minimal training, including house training. Are you willing to attend obedience classes or spend time training your GSP?
Yes
No

Examples: reactivity, seperation anxiety, unfriendliness towards other dogs or children, fear behaviors, marking in the house

Lifestyle and Environment

Do you have children under the age of 12 living in your home?
Yes
No
I have kids over 12

Note: we love kids and adopt to families with young children regularly.

Is there anyone regularly at home during the day?
Yes
No
Depends

Note: we regcongize there are many great adopters who work outside the home. Being gone during the work day does not preclude you from adoption.

Note: this is especially relevant to families that have a baby after adopting a dog.

Examples: hiking, running, hunting, dog sports, walks

1: You get your daily exercise through neighborhood walks or more leisurely activities.

5: You are an active person that goes on more streneous longer hikes/runs/other intense forms of exercise a couple of times a week, or do something like competitive dog sports or hunting weekly.

10: You are highly athletic and put In hours of very intense physical activity daily.

Virtual Home Check

Do you rent or own your home?
Rent
Own

Single family home, townhouse, condo, apartment, fulltime RV, etc.

Share height, type (e.g. chainlink, wood, electric), and if there are any security Issues like gaps or holes. Also share If there is a dog door and how often/when the dog can access the door.

Crate, gated area, heated garage, free roam, etc.

Examples: In home dog-sitter, with family or friends, boarding, doggy daycare, etc.

Are you comfortable using a dog crate?
Yes
No
Depends

Other Pets

Do you currently have any pets or livestock living in your home, on your property, or that are otherwise in your care?
Yes
No
What pets do you currently have? Please select all that apply.
If you have dog(s), does your he/she get along well with other dogs?
Yes
No
Dog selective
If you have a cat(s), are they used to dogs and being around dogs?
Yes
No
Uncertain

Fostering and Foster to Adopt (FTA)

We are a foster-based Rescue. We often get dogs on short notice and need helping fostering when they arrive. For quicker access to a dog that may be a great fit for you if you are willing to open your home to a "Foster to Adopt" scenario?
Yes
No
More info needed

Note: we often have very limited information on these dogs, but we will support you however we can. FTA increases our capacity and helps us save more lives!

For foster applications: have you ever fostered a dog before?
Yes
No

Logistics

Examples: casually browsing, just started looking, actively searching and applying for dogs, ready to bring home a dog tomorrow

Are you a prior adopter? If so, welcome back!
Yes
No

Final Signatures and Submission

All Points West German Shorthaired Rescue, also known as APWGSPR and All Points West GSP Rescue, its volunteers, coordinators and representatives; and any other person, firm or corporation involved with the efforts or business of this group, shall not be held liable or responsible for any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses, loss of services, actions and causes of action incurred as a result of the provision or restriction of information, services, contacts, adoptions, fostering, veterinary care or by the actions of any and all dogs transferred or referenced herein. It should be understood that applications for dog adoptions and for fostering are subject to acceptance based on a review process that may require collecting information from references.


Decisions on placing dogs in adoptive and foster homes is an 'art,' not a 'science' -- there might be times when applications will be denied for various reason(s). The APWGSPR organization reserves the right to make all decisions regarding placement or final disposition of any rescued dog in its care whether in, or being placed in, a foster or adoptive home or other facility. There is absolutely no guarantee made or implied that any person, or persons, requesting to adopt a GSP or Pointer or Mix of being fostered through APWGSPR, or posted on APWGSPR's website, will be granted an adoption!


All Points West German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue (APWGSPR) is making no representations or warranties about the condition, personality, or temperament of the dogs available. The dog(s) is/are for domestic purposes only. The dog (s) was previously unwanted or lost and may have been rescued from a dangerous, unhealthy and/or cruel situation. It is possible that this may have long-lasting effects on the pet and may make the pet unpredictable under certain conditions. All Points West GSP Rescue will have limited, if any, knowledge of what transpired prior to the dog entering our rescue, or what could transpire once placed into an adoptive home. APWGSPR makes no guarantees on how a dog behaves in a home, past history, or future ramifications of said dog. Because a dog is a living and breathing animal, there is no way to predict whether a past illness, behavior, etc known or unknown, will reoccur in the future, or, if there will be future ramifications of said illness.

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