Registration Form

Ready to take the next step?  Complete this form to officially express your interest in adopting a greyhound!

This form helps us understand more about you, your family and friends both resident and visiting, your home environment and routine, and what you're looking for in a companion.

We pride ourselves on being a responsible rehoming centre and go to great lengths to ensure each hound finds their perfect forever home based on their needs and personality. 

To help us achieve this, please fill in the form with as much information as possible!

If you are wanting to submit a registration on behalf of someone else, please email us first at thezoomiezone@gmail.com to discuss it.

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Your Contact Details
Your Full Name
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Full Address
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Postcode
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Email *
Mobile Number
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Landline Number
Household Details
Do you own or rent your home?
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If you rent, we will require evidence that permission to have pets has been granted either in tenancy or another form of communication.  Can you provide this?
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What type of home is it? e.g. house, bungalow, flat
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Does your home have a secure garden with a minimum 5ft fence and gate?
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If no, please explain what outdoor access you have e.g. communal garden, car park or street only
Have you got good dog walking oppurtunities around you?
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How long have you lived in this property?
How many adults are in the home:
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How many children are in the home, and what are their ages?
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Are you expecting, or planning, to add anymore children to the family within the next year?
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Is everyone in the home aware and onboard with the decision to adopt a dog?
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Is anyone in the home allergic to dogs?
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Are there any regularly visiting children to the home?  If so, how many, what are their ages and how frequently do they visit?
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How busy would you define your home?
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Very quiet e.g. adult only home, fairly minimal routine and rarely have visitors
Very busy e.g. people constantly in and out, lots of visitors and visiting children, very busy schedule
Are the adults in the home currently employed?  If so, what are the working hours and working arrangement (office, hybrid or fully remote)
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Including any children, what is the current weekly routine including school, clubs, social outings, weekend adventures etc that you would be looking for a hound to fit into.
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What is the longest time that everyone is out of the house at the same time in your currently weekly routine:
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Have you got any life changes or events happening in the next three months such as moving house, going on holiday or changing working routine?
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If yes, what and when?
When are you looking to adopt a dog?
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Past Dog Experience & Ownership
Have you had any previous dog ownership experience?
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If you have had previous experience, please give a description of the dogs you have had in the past i.e. breed, how long you had them, how you lose them and any behavioural training/experience you had with them
Are there any pets currently living in the home?
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If yes, what breed, gender, age and neuter status are they?  How social are they with other dogs?  Have they ever lived with a sighthound or other dog before?
Are there any regularly visiting dogs to the home?
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If yes, what breed, gender, age and neuter status are they?  Are they social with other dogs?
Are you aware of any pets in your immediate neighbouring properties that might impact your adopting a dog e.g. reactive dog next door or a lot of cats visiting the garden
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Are you currently registered with a veterinary practice?
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Have you ever been refused service or been banned from keeping animals in the past?
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Transport Details
Do you have access to a car, or other vehicle, in which to travel to us (Chesterfield) to view, adopt and safely transport your dog?
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Your Dream Dog
We want to know exactly what you are looking for in your forever hound!
Before we get into the questions, is there a particular hound on the website that you are interested in?  If so, which one:
How do you envision a dog fitting into your life?  

For instance, are you looking for a jogging companion, someone to stay home with and read books while snuggled under a blanket, be laid back during the week while you work but outgoing and adventerous with you on the weekends?

Describe what you think you want from a dog and what personality would fit into your life:
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What breed of dog are you looking for?
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What age are you looking for?
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What gender are you looking for?
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If you are looking for a greyhound or lurcher, their sizes can vary greatly.  What size would you prefer?
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On the following scales, please express how important each characteristic is to you for your to be hound:
1: Not Important - 5: Very Important
Good with children
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Good with strangers
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Good with dogs
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Good with other animals
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Good on the lead
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Good being left
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House trained
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Recall trained
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Comfortable in new enrivonments
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Enjoys going for long walks and adventures
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Happy going to busy places (pub, cafes, into town etc)
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Happy going on holidays with you
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On the following scales, please express how important the following personality traits are to you:
1: Not Important - 5: Very Important
Tactile, affectionate and enjoys attention *
Bubbly, social and interactive
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Bouncy, excitable and outgoing
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Calm, balanced and adaptable
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Reserved, laid back and a bit of a homebody
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Would you be prepared to take on a dog with medical needs?
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Would you be prepared to take on a dog that is undergoing behavioural rehabilitation?
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Is there anything else you think we should know about what you are looking for in a dog?
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Commitment
Greyhounds and other sighthounds can live an average of 12-15 years, are you prepared to commit to this time frame?
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Are you prepared to make arrangements (time off work etc) to settle your new dog in?
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Do you understand the expense and responsibility involved with having a dog and the cost of emergency vet bills?
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Have you taken into consideration that adopting a dog can be exciting, but also stressful?  The new dog will be worried and unsure, which can lead to some settling in issues such as toilet training regression, some initial seperation anxiety and other concerns. 
We are here to help every step of the way, but are you prepared to help a dog work through these?
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Under what circumstances do you feel you would have no option but to return your adopted dog to The Zoomie Zone?
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Lastly...
Where did you hear about us?
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We would like to keep you up to date with The Zoomie Zone newsletter, fundraising and other activities and would like your permission to contact you from time to time.
Please select all the ways we may contact you (if left blank, we will not contact you!)

By submitting this form you are providing consent for The Zoomie Zone to hold and process your details for the purpose of adopting a dog as set out in the Rehoming Process on our website.

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