Adoption Application

At Carolina Boxer Rescue, we’re dedicated to supporting purebred boxers who have been displaced, mistreated, or neglected. Our mission is to provide them with the opportunity for improved, happier, and safer lives in forever homes filled with love. Understanding that many of our rescues have faced hardships, we kindly ask prospective adopters to answer the following questions. This helps us gain insight into their motivations for wanting a boxer. Please know that our aim is not to intrude on your privacy but to ensure the best possible match between our dogs and their new families.

A $22 non-refundable adoption application fee is required. After completing the application, you will be taken to a page where you can submit your payment. Your application WILL NOT be processed until we receive that fee.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED, IT MEANS IT WAS NOT RECEIVED. PLEASE CONTACT KATHYDRINKARD@YAHOO.COM

By completing the following adoption application, you agree to our policies and acknowledge that:

  1. You are a serious applicant. Our volunteers need to focus our time screening applications that are committed to the process.
  2. CBR may turn down your application for any reason. We only adopt to those that live in SC, NC, VA and a few areas in GA (Augusta, Savannah and the surrounding areas).
  3. An initial home visit will be required if references are good, and criteria is met.
  4. If you have an unaltered pet in your house a detailed explanation as to why your pet has not been neutered or spayed is required before processing will begin.
  5. All pets in the home must be up to date on rabies and distemper vaccinations.  For dogs, a heartworm test must have been performed within the last year and all dogs must be on monthly heartworm preventative.
  6. If you have a new puppy or dog in your house, we will require you wait 6 months before adopting another dog.
  7. CBR will present you with good matches for your home. The list may not include the dog you are most interested in, but you have the right to reject our choices. The dogs presented will be those whose personality, energy level, habits and temperament will make the best match. We want to make you happy as well as the dog.
  8. CBR does not do same-gender adoptions unless the dog in the home is a senior or the dog you are wanting to adopt is a senior. Please research the breed to learn more about same-gender aggression problems between a boxer and another dog of the same gender living together.
  9. CBR strongly recommends having a fenced in yard before applying if you occupy a single-family home with a yard. Townhouses, condos apartments are accepted.
  10. Adoption Fees are a sliding scale that depends on age/breed (mix or purebred).
  11. Please wait until you have been declared to be an Approved Adopter before you get your heart set on one particular boxer. There may be other applicants further along in the adoption process who are interested in the same dog. We have new boxers coming into the rescue every week, so no worries, we will find your new best friend.
  12. The approval process normally takes around 2-3 weeks, but please be patient as we are all volunteers, and most volunteers work full time jobs.
  13. A home visit will be scheduled after references are checked. All family members are required to be there during the visit. You will not be approved until home visit is complete. Please watch your email for further contact from CBR.

Adoption Fees:
Puppies 6 months and younger: $550
6 months to 1 year: $450 – $500
Adult – 1 to 7 years old: $300 – $450
Mixes/Seniors 7 years of age and older: $300 or below

IMPORTANT

IF YOU ARE NOT 100% COMMITTED TO ADOPTING AT THIS TIME, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. ADDITIONALLY, SHOULD SOMETHING ARISE AFTER YOU HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION THAT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ADOPTING IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE EMAIL US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE YOUR REFERENCES THAT WE WILL BE CALLING. WE WILL MAKE A REASONABLE ATTEMPT TO SPEAK WITH YOUR REFERENCES. IF WE CANNOT REACH THEM, THEN WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION. IF YOU PLAN TO MOVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR HOME VISIT WILL NOT BE DONE, NOR WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE APPROVED, UNTIL YOU ARE IN YOUR NEW RESIDENCE. PLEASE ALLOW 2-3 WEEKS FOR APPLICATION PROCESSING. APPLICATIONS ARE SCREENED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-PROCESS BASIS AND ARE PROCESSED AS TIME PERMITS. EVERYONE IN THE RESCUE VOLUNTEERS THEIR TIME AND MOST HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS.

ADOPTION APPLICATION

Are all members of the family in agreement with adopting a boxer?

Please read our same gender adoption policy and then check the box stating you agree, and that you understand you will not be adopting the same gender boxer. Do NOT proceed with the application if you do not agree to the policy because we will not adopt to you.

CBR does not do same-gender adoptions unless the dog in the home is a senior or the dog you are wanting to adopt is a senior. Please research the breed to learn more about same-gender aggression problems between a boxer and another dog of the same gender living together. Do you agree to this policy?

Applicant #1

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy format):
Employer:
Job Title:
Length of Employment:
Are you or your spouse 55 or older?:

Are you or your spouse a veteran?:

Spouse/Partner Information

Spouse/Partner First Name:
Spouse/Partner Last Name:
Spouse/Partner Birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy format):
Spouse/Partner Phone:
Spouse/Partner Employer:
Spouse/Partner Job Title:
Spouse/Partner Length of Employment:

Children Information

Age & Gender of Children in Home: Age & Gender of Children that Regularly Visit:

Residence Information

Living Quarters:
Rent or Own?:
If you rent - Can we contact landlord?:
Landlord Name:
Landlord Phone Number:
Length of Time at Residence:
Yard Details:
If no fence, how will you exercise dog?:
Length of Time Dog is Alone:
Where will the dog be kept?:

Other Dogs/Animals Information

Other Animals:
Are your other animals Altered?:
Have you ever lost, stolen or given away a pet:
Explanation of Lost Pet:
Are your current Pets on Heartworm Prevention?:
What Brand of Heartworm Meds are your pets on:
Name of Vet:
Vet Phone Number:
Have you ever been charged with Cruelty or Neglect:
Why Do You Want to Adopt?:
What Behavior would you deem Unacceptable:
Are you aware of the Breed Specific Health Risks?:
What Research have you done on owning a boxer:
Would you be willing to Adopt a Special Needs Boxer:
What Age of Dog:
If needed, do you agree to consult with a trainer and go to classes?
How Did You Hear About CBR:

References (Cannot be family members)

Reference 1 Name:
Reference 1 Relationship:
Reference 1 Email:
Reference 1 Phone Number:
Reference 2 Name:
Reference 2 Relationship:
Reference 2 Email:
Reference 2 Phone Number:
Reference 3 Name:
Reference 3 Relationship:
Reference 3 Email:
Reference 3 Phone Number:

PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL RECEIVE AN IMMEDIATE EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF YOUR APPLICATION. IF YOU DID NOT, IT MEANS IT DIDN’T GO THROUGH