Volunteer

American Bulldog Rescue needs your help! We ALWAYS need volunteers to assist with home checks, transport dogs throughout the East Coast and in other ways.

Interested in volunteering? PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY. Thanks for your support!

    Personal Information

    Name (required)

    Birth date (required)

    E-mail (required)

    Address (required)

    City (required)

    State (required)

    Zip Code (required)

    Day Phone (required)

    Evening Phone (required)

    I Am Applying to:

    I Am Applying to (required)

    Foster American BulldogsAssist with home checks for prospective adoptive homesScreen owner surrendersTransportAssist in other ways

    If yes, list special skills and areas of interest (e.g. fundraising, public outreach)

    Why do you want to volunteer with ABR? (required)

    References

    Please provide the contact information of a veterinarian you have used before and plan to use with your new dog. Vet references are checked.

    Vet Name (required)

    Vet Phone (required)

    Vet Records are under the name of (required)

    Please provide 2 references (no family members)

    Name (required)

    Phone (required)

    Relationship (required)

    Name (required)

    Phone (required)

    Relationship (required)

    Employment

    Please list the place of employment for yourself and your spouse, if applicable

    Occupation (required)

    Employer (required)

    Phone (required)

    Address (required)

    Spouse's Occupation (required)

    Spouse's Employer (required)

    Phone (required)

    Address (required)

    Household Information

    Do you presently own any pets? (required)

    yesno

    If yes, list the name and kind of pet (e.g. Ted- American Bulldog, Simon- cat)

    If you own dog(s) are they all spayed/neutered? (required)

    yesno

    If no, why not?

    Are there children presently living in the house? (required)

    yesno

    If yes, what are their ages? (required)

    Do you own or rent your home? (required)

    ownrent

    Are you moving in the near future? (required)

    yesno

    If so, please explain (required)

    If you rent, you MUST provide your landlord's contact information for verification:

    Landlord Name (required)

    Phone (required)

    Do you have permission from your Landlord to keep a dog? (required)

    yesno

    Fostering

    Have you ever fostered a dog before? (required)

    yesno

    A large breed? (required)

    yesno

    A Bully Breed? (required)

    yesno

    If yes, please tell us a little about your fostering experience

    Have you ever taken one of your pets to a shelter? (required)

    yesno

    If yes, please describe the circumstances:

    Do you have any previous experience in dealing with a dominant or aggressive dog? (required)

    yesno

    Are you willing to accept financial responsibility for the every day care of the dog? (required)

    yesno

    Are you willing to take the dog to a vet for spay/neuter, medical care etc? (at ABR's expense) (required)

    yesno

    Is it okay if an interested person comes to your home to look at the dog? (required)

    yesno

    Do you understand that all placements must be done through the ABR application process? (required)

    yesno

    Do you understand that any ABR dog that you foster as an ABR volunteer is the sole property of ABR and must be returned if requested to do so? (required)

    yesno

    The dog shall reside at the Foster Family's address and may not be given to anyone else or placed in any other home or facility. If the dog cannot be kept by the Foster Family, said Family shall notify American Bulldog Rescue immediately. the dog may not be sold, abandoned, relinquished to a pound or shelter or another rescue group, transferred or given to any other person, persons, group, organization or institution.

    By pressing the "Submit" button at the bottom of this application, you attest that you have read the above and agree to the terms therein.

    Care of the Dog

    Do you have a fenced area on your property? (required)

    yesno

    Is the area completely fenced? (required)

    yesno

    If so: The fence is

    feet high and the inside area is square feet (required)

    What type of fence do you have? (required)

    If you have no fence, how do you plan to have your new dog relieve/exercise itself? (required)

    How Active is your lifestyle aside from work? Please explain: (required)

    Do all adults in the household work fulltime? (required)

    yesno

    How many hours each day will your new dog be alone? (required)

    How many hours each day will you spend time with your new dog? (required)

    Where will your new dog be kept when it is alone? (required)

    Where will your new dog sleep? (required)

    What sort of training do you plan on providing your new dog? (required)

    Are you agreeable to having a home-check done prior to adoption? (required)

    yesno

    Home Placements

    Are you willing/able to do preliminary home-checks and post adoption checks for dogs placed in your area?

    yesno

    All paperwork for placement homes (e.g. applications, contracts) must be forwarded to ABR within 5 business days of completion. Are you able to meet this requirement?

    Is there anything else you would like to add?

    Note: Please answer all questions. An incomplete questionnaire will delay you application. Also, please do not submit this application unless you are of legal age in your state.

    American Bulldog Rescue thanks you for your application!

    yes I confirm all information and agree to the above. (required)