Thank you for your interest in adopting and/or fostering a Newfoundland Dog. The questions below are designed to assess your suitability as a home for a rescue Newf and to help us match a dog to your particular lifestyle. The questions are also meant to help you determine if a Newf is the right breed for you. Please answer all questions as completely and truthfully as you can. All questions are required to be answered, or the form will not submit, if an answer is non applicable enter "N/A."

PLEASE check your Spam filter daily for emails from us. Emails may come from a number of different addresses but the subject lines will always refer to SCNR, Newf Rescue or something similar.

The majority of our correspondence is through email. If you receive an email from us asking something please respond within a day or two at most. We also appreciate a quick email if you get a dog elsewhere or something changes in your home and you want to be removed from our list of potential adopters.

Please note we are all volunteers, with separate careers, families and Newfs of our own. We work hard to monitor our emails regularly, and respond accordingly. We do not hold a potential dog for a specific home, and we cannot make matches with a lack of communication.

The SCNRescue Team
scnrescue_apps@yahoo.com

    Newfoundland Rescue Application for Adopting and/or Fostering

    General information 

    Others living in your household 

    Please describe your home

    Other pets in your home

    Past dog experience

    If you have owned dogs in the past, please list them and explain what happened to them:

    Dog Ownership

    Newfs

    Please give some thought to each of the questions below, rather than automatically answering yes. The Newf is a high-maintenance dog, and while you may love the breed, you may discover that you do not have the time or resources to devote to its upkeep. If you do, a Newf will more than repay you with a lifetime of loyalty.

    References

    Please select any preferences you have in a dog

    If you are selected as a potential home for an SCN Rescue dog, you must agree to this contract before adopting the dog. Please review the contract before submitting your application.


    Placement agreement The South Central Newfoundland Rescue is an organization working to ensure the continued welfare of all Newfoundland Dogs by rescuing, rehabilitating, and placing Newfs from shelters and similar situations.

    To continue our rescue work we ask for a $400.00 donation for adults and $500 for puppies under 18 months of age, to the SCN Rescue Fund if we are successful in matching you with a Newf. You will also be asked to pay for any shipping charges and related expenses regarding the delivery of the dog to you. We do not allow shipping companies.

    In addition, you will be asked to sign an Adoption Contract which requires, among other things, that the dog be returned to SCNR immediately should you no longer be able to keep it. It may not be sold, transferred or given to any individual or establishment.

    And, in the unlikely event that the dog is unaltered, you are required to have it spayed or neutered within 90 days of adoption. Under no circumstances should the dog be bred.

    You are also required to take the dog to a veterinarian within 10 days of the date of the contract for a checkup and any necessary medical treatment.

    All of the information I have given in my application is true and complete. Should a Newf be placed with me, it will reside in my home as a pet. I agree to provide the dog with adequate food, water, shelter, affection, and medical care. I understand about the temperament, habits, and physical condition of the dogs available for adoption. The SCNR is in no way liable or responsible for any damage, accident, or injury resulting from the placement of a dog into my household.

    Foster Care and Transport Liability Release South Central Newfoundland Rescue, and others working for and/or associated with Newf Rescue shall not be responsible for any damage or injury caused by a Newfoundland fostered and/or transported through SCNR. This agreement includes, but is not limited to, dog bites to persons or animals, or property damage. You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless South Central Newfoundland Rescue, its volunteers, agents and Management Board from any and all liability due to any injury sustained as a result of any activity while volunteering for SCNR. Medical care of foster dogs, or dogs in transport, to be determined by SCNR, with discussions from Foster home/transporter, and/or Veterinarian. SCNR financially covers all necessary approved Veterinary Medical Care including vaccinations and spay/neuter. SCNR has final approval of adoptive home and foster family has first option of adoption of a Newfoundland in their care, but must make their decision clear within one week to one month of taking dog into their home. Normal Adoption fees apply. By signing this Release, you understand and voluntarily assume the risks associated with these activities and do not hold South Central Newfoundland Rescue, responsible for any injury to your person or property. SCNR reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and the Newfoundland in question must be returned to SCNR / NCA Rescue within one weekComment

    By signing below I certify that the information I have given is true and complete and that any misrepresentation of facts may result in my losing my opportunity to adopt a Newf through SCN Rescue.

    NOTE:  Due to an occasional error that occurs when sending our online application, we highly recommend that you copy and save this page once it is filled out, before sending. If you get an error after pressing 'send', please verify all questions are answered and try again. If it still does not send, please attach the copied page, or paste it into the body of an email and send it to:  scnrescue_apps@yahoo.com