Adoption Application Form

Thank you for your interest in adopting a pet from Gerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions!

Adopting a dog or cat from Gerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions (Gerdy’s) is a multi-step process:

  1. Complete our application form.
  2. If you are one of the candidates selected, a Gerdy’s representative will do a home visit to meet all adults, children and pets living in the home to ensure that the home is an appropriate environment for the pet in question.
  3. Meet and greet with the dog or cat you are applying for, at your home. All people living in the home must be present as well as all pets.
  4. If approved to adopt, you start a trial adoption and will sign our our adoption trial contract and begin a two-week trial period to ensure that the animal is the right match for your household.

To begin the application process, please read and answer all the questions below. We accept multiple applications for each animal, so please be aware that you may not be the only applicant. Our adoptions are never “first come, first served”, rather, we are looking for the best match that suits both the individual animal and the applicant’s needs. 

We are only able to contact selected applicants. If selected, you should receive a phone call or an email response (please check your spam box in case our emails are filtered out). 

Please refer to our website to read about our adoption process.

Adoption Application
Conditions for Adoption:

  • You understand that completing this application does not guarantee you will be allowed to adopt a dog or cat, and that the application is only a tool to help Gerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions determine if this dog or cat is a good fit for your family.
  • You agree that all the information you will provide is true, correct and complete. Any misrepresentation can terminate the adoption process and/or cause future removal of the adopted dog or cat from your possession. 
  • You certify that you have never been convicted of animal cruelty or neglect.  
  • You agree to allow a representative from Gerdy’s Rescues and Adoptions to contact your references.
  • You agree to allow a home check, a visit with the animal in your home and a trial adoption period prior to formally adopting the dog or cat. 
  • If you are approved to adopt a dog or cat, you agree to pay the required adoption fee.
You agree to all six conditions for adoption stated above

General Information

Is this your first Gerdy's adoption?
Please indicate all reasons for wanting a new pet.
Are all members of your household in agreement with this potential adoption?
Address (please note we limit adoptions to Montreal and surrounding areas only)
Address (please note we limit adoptions to Montreal and surrounding areas only)
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal

Adults in the household

Name
Name
First
Last
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Children in the household

Child's age and experience with dogs or cats

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Are you planning to have children?
Do any children or grandchildren visit regularly?
Does anyone in your home have allergies to dogs or cats or have asthma?
If you smoke, do you do so in your home or vehicle?
Do you have access to a car?
Do you have open staircases (without risers) in this home?
Is there a double door to your home's entrance (foyer, vestibule)?
Is your home stand-alone, semi-detached or multiple apartments?
Do you have a pool?
Is the pool above ground or in-ground
Is the pool fenced separately?
Do you have a securely fenced yard (not hedges or an electric fence)?
Do you have a deck?
Is the deck enclosed with a fence?
Do you have a balcony with enclosed sides?
Do you have a dog/cat door?
Do you own or rent?
Do you have approval from your landlord to have a pet?
Are there any restrictions from your landlord, building association or municipality regarding (check all that apply):
Do you have a secondary residence (country home, etc.)?
Address of secondary residence
Address of secondary residence
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal
Country

Moving & Travel

Are you planning to move in the near future?
Do you leave home for extended periods (holidays, work trips, etc.)?
Are there any upcoming trips that we should be aware of?

Pet Experience

Tell us about the dogs or cats you have had in the past five years.

Did you have any specific challenges?
Do you still have this pet?
Is this pet sterilized?
Describe your pet (check all that apply)
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Do you have experience with any of the following? (check all that apply)
Have you ever adopted a dog or cat from a shelter or a rescue group?
Have you ever given up a dog or a cat?
Do you have a vet reference?
Please provide three other references. Do not include immediate family members.

Animal Specifics

Are you applying for a cat or dog?

Adopting a dog

Would you consider hiring a dog walker if you were away for long stretches of time?
Are you prepared for an adjustment period of at least a few months (or longer)?
Which of the following issues are you willing to work through?
Have you previously attended or would you be willing to attend basic dog obedience courses?
Are you familiar with positive reinforcement training methods?
What would be the reason(s) you would return a dog?
If your dog needed unexpected extensive veterinary care where the dog will recover (for example, a broken leg which could cost as much as $5,000), are you financially prepared?
Will you be willing and able to take care of all expenses should your dog become chronically ill and need special medication (for example, diabetes, epilepsy, congestive heart failure, etc.)?

Adopting a cat

Where will your new cat sleep during the night?
Are you prepared for an adjustment period of at least a few months or longer?
Are you experienced with methods to appropriately introduce this cat to any pets you already have?
If you already have a cat or cats, are they declawed?
Will you declaw the cat you are applying for?
Which of the following issues are you willing to work through:
What would be the reason(s) you would return a cat?
If your cat needed unexpected extensive veterinary care where the cat will recover (for example, a broken leg which could cost as much as $5,000), are you financially prepared?
Will you be willing and able to take care of all expenses should your cat become chronically ill (for example, diabetes, epilepsy, congestive heart failure, etc.)?