Join us!

About Us

Welcome to our community - tell us about yourself and sign up

Login Detail
Please enter your name.

Please enter your real fullname

Please enter your valid email.

Please enter a valid e-mail address. A confirmation email will be sent to the address upon sign up

Please enter your valid password.

Please enter a valid password. No spaces, at least 6 characters and contain lower and upper-case letters, numbers, and special signs.

Please re-enter your password.

Please re-enter your password.

Address

Please provide your mailing address.

Please provide your City.

Please enter your zip code.

Please Select your state of residence.

Contact Information

Please provide your primary telephone number.

Please provide your work phone number if you are willing to be contacted at work.

Please provide a secondary or cell phone number if applicable.

Please indicate the best time to call you and when you do NOT want to be contacted if you choose.

Are you online each day to check your email? Or is it better to call you if we need you?

If you regularly reside in another location part of the year and can assist rescue in that location during that time, please include alternate contact information.

Please provide an alternate email address if you have one.

Occupation & Age Information

Please provide your occupation, or area of professional expertise.

Please indicate your age.

States where you can help HRI

Note: Select your state(s) of residence again if you also assist there.

References

Please provide a list of 4 references, only one of which may be a relative, who are familiar with your home and pets. You must also provide a veterinary reference.

First and Last name of your first reference.

Please explain your relationship to this reference.

Please provide the phone number with area code for your reference.

Please provide email for your reference.

First and Last name of your second reference.

Please explain your relationship to this reference.

Please provide the phone number with area code for your reference.

Please provide email for your reference.

First and Last name of your third reference.

Please explain your relationship to this reference.

Please provide the phone number with area code for your reference.

Please provide email for your reference.

First and Last name of your fourth reference.

Please explain your relationship to this reference.

Please provide the phone number with area code for your reference.

Please provide email for your reference.

Veterinarian

Please provide the name of your veterinarian.

Please provide the name of your veterinary clinic, if applicable.

Please provide the address of your veterinarian / vet clinic

Please provide the city, state and zip code for your vet.

Please provide the area code and phone number for your veterinarian.

Please provide email of vet clinic.

Please explain the circumstances if the veterinary reference you provide is not your regular vet.

Please indicate how you can help HRI.

Please indicate how long you are willing to provide foster care, e.g., three days, two weeks, up to a month, etc.

Dog Transport

If you can provide transportation to a rescue dog(s) please indicate the days of the week, times, and how many dogs you can transport.

Please indicate if you are willing to assist with transporting rescue dogs in your area. It's helpful if we know how many dogs you can accommodate and how far you're willing to travel.

Household Info

Please provide the names, ages and relationships of others who will be living in the household with the dog, starting with significant other. If none, type none.

Please provide the names of each person other than yourself who will be living in the household with the dog.

Please provide the ages of the household members who's names you listed above, in the same order.

Please indicate the relationship to you, of each other household member, e.g., spouse, child, parent, etc.

Household Agreement

If you plan to provide foster care, is everyone in the household interested in adopting or fostering a Havanese? If no, please explain.

If anyone in the household has reservations about your desire to volunteer for HRI and/or provide foster care, please explain.

Home Visit Agreement

Do you agree to allow a representative of Havanese Rescue Inc to visit your home by appointment?

Caregiver

Who will be the primary caregiver for the adopted/foster dog?

Who will be the primary caregiver for the adopted/foster dog?

Please explain why you want to foster or adopt a Havanese.

Would you be willing to foster or adopt a Havanese mix? Why or why not?

Please explain if you prefer a male or female only.

Housetraining

Are you willing to work through any housetraining adjustments? Please explain.

Are you willing to work through any housetraining adjustments? Please explain.

Age Preference

Do you have a preference regarding the age of the potential foster or adopted dog?

Temperament

Would you foster or adopt a dog with temperament issues? Please indicate any behavior you would NOT feel comfortable dealing with.

Would you foster or adopt a dog with temperament issues? Please indicate any behavior you would NOT feel comfortable dealing with.

Prior Adoptions

Have you ever fostered or adopted a rescue dog before? If yes, please indicate if it was from a shelter, another rescue group, etc.

Have you ever fostered or adopted a rescue dog before? If yes, please indicate if it was with a shelter, or another rescue group, etc.

Prior Experience

Do you have any experience in working with dogs in the following areas?

Please explain your experience.

Medications

Are you willing to provide medical treatment to the dog? Check all that apply.

Hours Alone

Where will the dog spend it's days? It's nights? Explain fully.

Where will the dog spend it's days? It's nights? Explain fully.

Is someone home during the day? If not, what are your work hours?

How many hours per day, on average, will the dog spend alone?

Who will care for the dog in your absence?" data-cbtooltip-title="Care in Absence?

Residence Information & Landlord Permission

Please describe the residence where the dog(s) will be living.

If you rent, do you have the landlord's permission to keep a dog? Please explain

If you rent, do you have the landlord's permission to keep a dog? Please explain:

Laws, Rules

Have you verified that you will not be violating any local ordinances/association by-laws/tenancy rules, etc., related to the number or size of dogs you can have in your house if you foster or adopt a Havanese?

Landlord Info & Moving Plans

Please provide contact information for your landlord, if applicable.

Please provide contact information for your landlord if you rent.

If you plan to move in the near future, please explain:

If you plan to move in the near future, please explain how this will affect fostering or adopting a dog.

Fences Info & Exercise

Do you currently have a fenced yard? Please describe the type of fence and how high it is:

Do you currently have a fenced yard? Please describe it and how high it is.

If you indicated you do not have a fence, how do you plan to handle exercise and toilet duties? Please explain in detail:

If you indicated you do not have a fence, how do you plan to handle exercise and toilet duties? Please explain in detail:

Dog History & Current Dogs & Spay, Neuter

Please describe how many dogs you have owned in the past 10 years and what happened to them.

Please list name, sex, age and breed for each dog you currently own.

Please list the name, sex, age and breed of each dog you currently own.

If any of your dogs are not spayed or neutered please explain why.

If any of your dogs are not spayed or neutered please explain why.

Lifestyle & Other Dog Info

Do your dogs spend most of their time indoors or outdoors, and why?

Do your dogs spend most of their time indoors or outdoors, and why?

If there is any other pertinent information we should know about your dogs, enter it here.

Is there is anything else we should know about your dogs, enter it here.

Cat History

Please explain how many cats you have owned in the past 10 years and what happened to them.

Please describe how many cats you have owned in the past 10 years and what happened to them.

"How many cats do you own currently?

Are your cats indoor or outdoor cats and why?

How do your cats interact with dogs?

Other Pets & Pets History

Do you currently own any pets other than cats or dogs? If yes, describe them and how they interact with dogs.

Do you currently own any pets other than cats or dogs? If yes, describe them and how they interact with dogs.

If you have ever lost, surrendered to a shelter/rescue, placed in another home or given a pet away, please explain why.

If you have ever lost, surrendered to a rescue, placed in another home, or given a pet away, please explain why.

Please describe any characteristics of your current pets that Havanese Rescue Inc should be aware of.

Please describe any characteristics of your current pets that Havanese Rescue Inc should be aware of.

Other Information

Please provide any other information which you wish us to consider in evaluating your application.

Please provide any special info that you think is helpful for us to know about you. For example; previous work with abused dogs, web design skills, veterinary assistant, etc.

Agreement

We reserve the right to refuse or deny any application. By submitting this form, you attest that all the information contained in this application is complete and truthful. In addition, you expressly authorize Havanese Rescue Inc to verify the information on this application. Any misrepresentation will constitute grounds for automatic rejection.

By submitting this form or acting upon any information provided by Havanese Rescue Inc (HRI), you are agreeing to forever, release, discharge, hold harmless and indemnify: any and all entities, corporations, and persons that are associated in any manner with Havanese Rescue Inc, the information, or the dogs; charged or chargeable with responsibility or liability, which includes but is not limited to: Havanese Rescue Inc and its Board of Directors, Regional Representatives, Rescue Volunteers, Web Designers, etc., including their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns; from any and all claims, damages, costs, expenses, loss of services, actions and causes of action belonging to you and any other persons, corporations, or entities, arising out of viewing, using, or acting upon said information, which includes but is not limited to: any and all injuries, damages, or claims resulting from placing, obtaining or maintaining a dog or dogs.

I understand and agree to all of the above, and support the mission of Havanese Rescue Inc. I understand that this form must be received, approved, and acknowledged by Havanese Rescue Inc before I may do any volunteer work for the organization.

*

You must check this box to confirm your agreement to HRI's volunteer contract and to allow HRI to verify your references. Thank you.

You must check this box to confirm your agreement to HRI's volunteer contract and to allow HRI to verify your references. Thank you.
Read volunteer contract, on our web page, and check the "approval box" above.

It would be appreciated if you took some time to fill out the skills assessment located on our web page to let us know what your skills and talents you think would be most helpful to HRI. (HRI Skills Assessment)

Address

Thanks for visiting our site! Hope you enjoy your stay!

© 2025 Havanese Rescue|All Rights Reserved

Tulsa Web Design by: Phillips360