Please provide the following contact information:
Best time to contact you (please indicate home or work):
Number of other adults living in home:
Number and age of children living in home:
If you have children, are you willing to teach them the proper way to handle and treat the pup?
Is anyone in the home allergic to animals?
If so, please explain:
Type of residence:
If no fence, how will the dog get exercise and relieve itself?
Is someone at home during the day?
Where will the pup be kept when you are at home?
On average, how many hours per day/week will the dog be left alone, and where will the dog be kept when no one is at home?
Please list all other pets in the household (include the breed, sex, age, how long you have owned the pet and whether they are spayed/neutered):
Have you ever owned a dog?
If so, what happened to the dog?
Do you travel frequently or take vacations?
If so, what will you do with the dog when you are gone?
Are you familiar with the Rat Terrier personality?
If so, how would you characterize it?
Why do you want an hairless rat terrier?
Have you carefully considered the financial cost of pet ownership and are you financially able to give your dog the routine medical care it will need?
Daily food, monthly heartworm and other worm prevention, initial puppy shots
followed by annual boosters and rabies are just a few examples of normal
financial obligations.
Have you considered other responsibilities such as training, socializing, attention, exercise, sun protection, etc?
Are you aware that the hairless rat terrier's lifespan is15-16 years?
Who will be the primary caregiver for the dog?
How will you housetrain your puppy?
How will you deal with the dog if she growls or nips at you or another?
How will you socialize your pup?
What type of exercise will the pup get?
Are you aware that hairless breeds will burn in the sun?
How will you protect them from sunburn and skin cancer?
Do you plan to breed or show your dog?