BHRA HOME VISIT CHECKLIST 

DATE: _____________________________ 

APPLICANT INFORMATION 

NAME: ___________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE, ZIP: ___________________________________________________________

HOME PHONE: _________________________

EMAIL: _________________________

DO THEY HAVE AN ADEQUATELY FENCED YARD? IF NOT, HOW DO THEY PLAN TO EXERCISE THE DOG?

IF NO FENCE, ARE THEY COMMITTED TO LEASH WALKING?

CHILDREN? HOW MANY? WHAT AGES? DO THE PARENTS SEEM TO HAVE THEIR KIDS UNDER CONTROL? 

IS EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY COMMITTED TO THE IDEA OF HAVING A BASSET? 

HAVE THEY OWNED A DOG BEFORE? WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? 

WHAT AGE LEVEL ARE THE PEOPLE YOU ARE DEAL WITH? DO THEY SEEM STABLE AND MATURE? 

IF YOUNG COUPLE, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE DOG IF THEY START HAVING CHILDREN? WILL THE DOG CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THE FAMILY OR WILL IT BE SENT TO THE BACK YARD TO LIVE OUT ITS LIFE? 

CAN THEY AFFORD THE UPKEEP OF A DOG? CAN THEY AFFORD GOOD QUALITY DOG FOOD, DOG BISCUITS, CHEW TOYS, BEDS, LEASHES, COLLARS, GROOMING SUPPLIES, ETC.? 

ARE THEY PREPARED FOR THE VET COSTS? DO THY UNDERSTAND THAT ROUTINE VET CARE CAN COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR? EXPLAIN TO THEM THE NECESSITY TO HEARTWORM TEST YOUR DOG AND KEEP IT ON HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE.  

ARE THEY WILLING TO PROVIDE PROPER GROOMING (E.G. TOENAIL CLIPPINGS, EAR CLEANINGS) 

DO THEY HAVE TIME TO TRAIN THEIR DOG, IF NECESSARY? 

DO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IF FO ANY REASON THEY DECIDE THEY CANT KEEP THE BASSET ONCE THEY ADOPT IT, THAT IT MUST COME BACK TO BHRA? IT CAN NOT BE GIVEN AWAY TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, TO THE SHELTER, ETC.  

DO THE PEOPLE WORK? WHAT STEPS WILL THEY TAKE TO ENSURE THE DOG WILL NOT BECOME A NUISANCE WHILE IT’S ALONE? 

IF THEY CHOOSE TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION, WILL THEY CHOOSE A HOME/APARTMENT WHERE THE DOG WILL BE WELCOMED AND CONTINUE LIVING IT THE WAY THE DOG IS ACCUSTOMED? 

ARE THEY AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE NEW DOG, WHICH MAY RESULT IN PROBLEM BEHAVIOR (E.G. HOUSEBREAKING, CHEWING, BARKING, ETC.) 

DO THEY UNDERSTAND THE BASIC NATURE OF THE BASSET HOUND? EXAMPLE, SHEDDING, DROOLING, AND COUNTER CRUISING? 

GO OVER POLICIES AND EXPLAIN CONTRACT FEE IS BASED ON AGE AND SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH THE ADOPTION COORDINATOR. THIS FEE IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND IS NON REFUNDABLE.  

FINALLY, DO YOU LIKE THE PEOPLE? WOULD YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE LEAVING YOUR BASSET WITH THEM? 

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PLEASE EMAIL THIS COMPLETELY FORM TO AdoptionCoordinator@bhra.org 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!