Avita Puppy Questionnaire
We want our puppy to be a much-loved member of your family. Families are not all alike and puppies, even from the same litter, have very different personalities. A dog that would be a joy in one home could be a nightmare for another! Your answers to the questions below will help us understand your situation and the type dog that would fit in with your lifestyle. And please feel free to ask us any questions you'd like. We're happy to provide references upon request.
About You:
Your name:
Address:
City/State
Phone - Day
Phone - Night
Phone – Cell
About Your Home and Household
If you have children or if there are children who often visit, please tell us about them (ages, genders, anything else you think might be relevant)
Does anyone in the household have health problems that might relate to the type of dog that would be suitable?
If so, please give us some idea of what they are:
Who will usually take care of the dog?
What is the occupation of that person? (in general--we don't need details.)
What type home....
House______ Apartment _____ Townhouse _____ Other ______
...and community do you have?
City_____ Suburbs_____ Rural_____ Small town_____ Other_____
How long have you lived here?
Do you rent _____ or own _____?
Do you have a fenced yard? What type of fencing and how tall is it? (block, chain link, invisible etc.)
If you don't have a fenced yard, how will you exercise your whippet?
Comments:
Do you allow dogs on your furniture?
Comments:
About Your Pets
Please tell us about any other pets you have. If dogs, how many, breeds or mixes, ages, whether inside or outside dogs, and whether they are neutered or spayed. If cats, whether they are indoor or outside, and ages.
How many dogs have you owned in the past 10 years?
Would you tell us what happened to them?
Is it all right if we call your veterinarian for a reference? If so, please provide his or her name and phone number
About Your Whippet
How did you decide on a whippet as the breed for you?
Have you had or lived with a sighthound before? (sighthounds include Greyhounds, Afghans, Salukis, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Basenjis, Italian Greyhounds, etc.)
Yes _____ No _____
Comments:
Which gender do you prefer (or does it matter?)
Male _____ Female _____ Doesn't matter _____
Is there anything else that's especially important to you as far as your future Whippet? (e.g., strong color preference, specific age, etc)
Will someone usually be home with your whippet during the day?
Yes _____ No _____
If not, how many hours at a time will he be alone most days?
How many hours total will he usually be alone daily? (For example, if you work, but come home for lunch, he'll be alone four hours at a time, but eight hours total.)
Comments:
Where will your dog stay while you're away?
Crate _____ At large in house _____ One room _____ Yard _____
Comments:
Where will your whippet sleep?
Will you keep your whippet primarily indoors _____ or outdoors _____?
Are you agreeable to attending puppy kindergarten classes with your whippet?
Please check any activities in which you would like to participate with your whippet.
Companion pet ______
Conformation (showing) _____
Lure coursing _____
Racing _____
Agility _____
Hiking/running _____
Obedience _____
Therapy dog _____
Tracking _____
Comments
If not planning to show your dog, are you willing to spay/neuter her/him?
Comments :
Should your circumstances change so that you are no longer able to care for this dog, will you agree to return it to us?
We like to keep in touch with our puppies' families from time to time. Are you amenable to keeping in touch?
Please add anything about yourself that will help us understand how a whippet would fit your home and lifestyle. Include amount of time spent at home, amount & range of physical activity, travel, entertaining, "noise level" of household, anything you want to add about your children, other pets, etc.
Comments:
Avita Whippets is a hobby breeder and our dogs are part of our family. We breed only when we have a specific goal in mind and so have a litter approximately every three to five years. Each placement is very important and we carefully screen to find the right family who will make a lifetime commitment to their puppy. Our overall goal is to produce outstanding health and temperament in our whippets. After doing our best to ensure those outcomes of a breeding, we look for show and lure coursing or other active performance sport potential. Our puppies are well suited to be loving pets and that is the primary consideration on choosing a placement.
We take placing our puppies VERY seriously. All puppies are sold on a contract tailored to each puppy’s specific needs.
