Apply | Puppy Raiser | Be Part of IHDI | International Hearing Dog

Get Ready to Fill your Heart and Home with Puppy Love

Thank you for your interest in being a Puppy Raiser (or shorter-term Sitter of puppies and/or dogs in training) with International Hearing Dog, Inc. (IHDI). While this may be a lengthy application, we know you understand why it is important for us to get to know you! Our puppies are excited to meet you and start exploring life with you.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Name

First Name *

Last Name *

Address

Country

Address Line 1 *

City *

State/Province *

Postal Code *

Primary Phone Number (Required)

Email Address (Required)

Birthday

Month

Day

Year

Preferred method of contact?

Email
Phone

Do you need any special accomodations?

If yes, please explain.

Co-Raiser Information

(If raising with another person/family outside of your home or if the primary raiser is under 18 years old. The Co-Raiser must also submit a completed application)

Name

Address

Phone Number

Email Adress

PEOPLE

Please list all people that live in your home. Provide name, relationship to you, and age of each individual. (Required)

What is your/your families' activity level? What does a typical day/week look like? (Required)

Do you expect any major changes in your life in the next year? If yes, please explain. (Required)

ABOUT YOUR HOME

Do you own or rent your home?

Own
Rent

If you rent, is your landlord aware of your intent to be a puppy raiser?*

*We will need a letter from your landlord that they acknowledge and are aware of having a puppy in your home for a year.

Do you have a yard?

If so, what size is your yard?

Is your yard fenced?

If yes, how high and what material is the fence?

CURRENT PETS

Name all pets in the home including name, species, breed, age, and if they are spayed/neutered.* (Required)

*If you have current dogs/cats in the home, we will need to see vaccination records that your dogs/cats are up to date on all required vaccines prior to puppy raising.

How do your current pets get along with dogs?

EMPLOYMENT / SCHOOL

Are you in school?

If yes, where and in what year will you graduate?

If you are in school, can you bring the puppy with you to class? If yes, please describe your class environment.

Are you employed?

If employed, where and what is your position?

If employed, can you bring the puppy to work with you? If yes, please describe your work environment and how often you are able to bring the puppy to work.

If you are in school and/or employed and are unable to bring the puppy with you, please describe your plans for the puppy throughout the day.*

*It is IHDI's policy not to leave a puppy alone for more than 4 hours.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Have you ever owned a dog before?

If yes, what breed?

Do you have any dog training experience?

If yes, please describe your dog training experience.

How much time per day do you plan to spend handling, loving, feeding, grooming, toileting, and training the puppy? (Required)

Are you willing to socialize and train the puppy at home and in public?

Do you have the ability to travel to and attend Dog Handling classes weekly at the Hearing Dog facility? (5901 E 89th Ave Henderson, CO 80640)

Why are you interested in being a Puppy Raiser? (Required)

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Please describe your feelings about returning your puppy for advanced training and placement with a client. (Required)

How did you hear about IHDI's Weekend Puppy Raiser program?

REFERENCES

If you have owned a pet, locally. Please provide the name of clinic, name of veterinarian, address, phone number, date of most recent visit, and nature of that visit.* (Required)

*By filling out this information, you agree to allow a representative from IHDI to contact your veterinary reference.

Please provide 2-character references who are not relatives, please include name, address, phone number, email, and relationship to you.* (Required)

*By filling out these references, you agree to allow a representative from IHDI to contact your character references.

If you have past volunteer or foster experience, please give name of organization, what position you held, and length of time.

Things to Consider*

These puppies are all service dog candidates and you, as a Puppy Raiser, are expected to uphold IHDI's training, guidelines, and procedures. If you are found not following IHDI's guidelines, training, and/or procedures, IHDI reserves the right to terminate you from the Puppy Raising program.

IHDI staff will make all decisions regarding placement, acceptance into the hearing dog program, training, feeding, care, and medical treatment of all puppies being raised.

IHDI retains ownership of the puppy in a Puppy Raiser's care.

A Puppy Raiser may be asked to return the puppy to IHDI at any time.

All IHDI program dogs will NOT be permitted to go to dog parks. Violation of this rule will result in termination from IHDI’s Puppy Raiser program.

IHDI does not make any guarantee relating to the animals' health, temperament, behaviors, or actions.

IHDI is not responsible for any property damage or personal injury suffered by you, members of your household, including your own animals or any third parties. It is the Puppy Raiser's responsibility to provide adequate controls to prevent such damage or injury.

For a variety of reasons, Puppies In Training cannot access the wide array of venues allowed by ADA for a certified service dog. As the puppies grow and learn, the variety of possible venues will grow as well. However, it is important that puppies are only exposed to settings and experiences that they are developmentally prepared to take part in. Consequently, you can only have the Puppy in Training accompany you to places and experiences pre-approved by the IHDI staff.

*By signing this application, you have read through, understand and agree to all points outlined under "Things to Consider."

Signature

First Name *

Last Name *

** Submission of this application does not guarantee your acceptance into our Puppy Raiser program. Approval will be determined on the review of your application, interview of the whole household, background check, and a home visit.

Thank you so much for your interest in raising a puppy with IHDI!