Bulldog Placement &

Home Evaluation Questionnaire

This questionnaire is prepared for your benefit, the prospective owner, and the Bulldog that you plan to have become a part of your family. Please answer the following questions and return this form at your earliest convenience so that you can be placed on a waiting list for an Abounding Bulldog Puppy.

Personal information:

Name

Age

Sex Male Female
Address:

Street Address

Address (cont.)

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Work Phone

Home Phone

FAX

E-mail
Occupation:
Why do you want a Bulldog?
Have you ever owned a Bulldog before? When?
What happened to him/her?
Who is this Bulldog for?
If single, your age? Live alone, or with family?
If married, do you both work?
How many children at home? Ages?
Who will be responsible for the Bulldog?
Living Arrangements:

Rent
Own a home
Live in an apartment
Other
Does your lease allow pets?
Any plans of moving? When? Where?
Do you have a fenced yard? Acreage? How much?
Type of fence? Height?
Do you intend to keep the dog primarily indoors or out? Please elaborate.
Is the fence secure and solid? What types of gates? Can children open the gates?
Do you have other pets?
What kind and gender?
How long have you had him/her?
If you don't have a pet now, have you had a pet before?
What kind and gender?
What happened to him/her?
If you have other dogs, would you consider them aggressive or submissive to other people? To other animals?
If you have birds, rabbits, cats, etc., are you prepared to spend the time necessary to accustom them and the dog to each other?
Can you isolate the dog from the other animals if they cannot get along?
Have you asked yourself whether your lifestyle is so busy that you might not have the time or energy to properly care for a dog?
Is your lifestyle such that friends, relatives and children gain admittance to your home, property, and car without your supervision?
If you have children, are you willing to accept the additional responsibility of a Bulldog?
Does everyone in your family want a dog?
What other breeds have you been contemplating?
What is your family's overall reaction to owning a dog?
Which members are enthusiastic? Unenthusiastic?
What concerns have been voiced by other family members?
Do you realize that a Bulldog may live for 10-11 years and are you committed to care for it that long?
If you expect to get a young dog, do you understand that early socialization is the key to developing a well-balanced adult Bulldog? Do you realize that socialization means taking your dog into crowded areas outside of your home and having strangers pet the dog? This period starts at about four months of age. Are you willing to spend this kind of time?
What kind of work or behaviors do you expect of this dog?
What amount of time and effort do you want to devote to training him/her?
What are your training objectives?
Are you interested in entering your Bulldog in AKC Dog Shows?
Are you thinking of breeding your Bulldog?
Do you realize that Abounding Bulldogs sold as pets (not Show Quality) are sold with a limited AKC Registration and contract to spay / neuter the dog when old enough? **(see footnote)
Do you plan to spay or neuter your Bulldog?
Do you have a gender preference? Which?
Would you consider the opposite sex?
Would you be interested in an older dog?
Would you be interested in a young adult/older puppy?
Would you be willing to allow us to visit your home?
How did you find out about us?
Your comments and suggestions:
Color, sex and age preference in a Bulldog:
Please list 2 character references whom we may contact and their telephone #:
Your signature:
Date :

Thank you for your cooperation. This comprehensive questionnaire helps us in placing the right dog with the right family. An improper placement, or one in which all the details aren't known can end tragically, usually for the dog. Again thank you.

Abounding Bulldogs

John & Ellen Duncan

P. O. Box 82228

Athens, GA 30608-2228

706-247-4891

**Note, Question 43 - We do not usually sell our show quality dogs because we keep the show quality puppies for exhibition. These are sold as pets, with a contract agreement that the new owner will spay or neuter the dog once it is old enough. The AKC registration is limited, meaning that even though the dog is registered, its puppies will not be registerable. We must do this to protect our dogs from puppy mills, who would take advantage of our dogs' excellent pedigrees and beauty to breed them for money (not quality) at the expense of the dog. Such is the case with many breeders we see in local papers. Please see this policy on our webpage, http://www.aboundingbulldogs.com/aboutus.htm