DeWITT’S COURT GREAT DANES
89 M&M ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940
845-361-3829 / email: dewittscourt@hvc.rr.com
QUESTIONNAIRE
The following questions are being asked of you so that the right puppy and the right placement of each puppy is made by bringing the various requirements of both the puppy and his/her new owners into perspective BEFORE a choice is made. I hope you will agree that the puppy’s welfare must be my foremost consideration in establishing placement. Please answer the following questions as completely as you can and return it to me as soon as possible.
Name:
Phone number:
E-mail:
Address:
1. Why do you want a Great Dane puppy?
2. How many Great Danes have you been acquainted with and under what circumstances (friends or relatives owned, grew up with, etc)?
3. Have you ever owned a Great Dane? If yes, please describe when, what, if it is still living with you, if it is deceased the reasons for its passing, if it is not living with you the reasons why...
4. Have you ever owned a puppy? Have you ever owned a dog of any age?
5. Is your house “puppy proof”? If no, how do you intend to make it puppy proof?
6. What type of home do you have? House Condo Apartment Mobile Home
7. If you rent, does your landlord know about and approve of your having a Great Dane?
8. Name, Address and phone number of your veterinarian?
9. What reference materials have you read on Great Danes, puppies, training, nutrition?
10. Who will be the primary care giver?
11. Where will the puppy sleep at night?
12. Where will the puppy be kept during the day?
13. How many hours on the average will the puppy be left alone?
14. Will there be someone available to feed and exercise and potty the puppy during the day?
15. Do you have other animals? Please describe them
(a) How many adults are living in your home? (husband, wife, mother, father)
(b) Do you have children? If yes, what are their ages?
17. Does anyone in your household have allergies to animals? Is yes, how severe?
18. Numbering 1 - 5 with 1 being most important, select the order of importance of the following:
Breed
Sex
Age at purchase
Color
Health
19. How did you hear about this breed?
20. What do you expect the activity level of this breed to be high, medium, low?
(A) as a puppy_____
(B) as an adult dog_________
21. Do you believe in crate training? Why or Why Not?
(a) Do you believe in basic obedience training?
(b) Do you plan to take your puppy to a basic obedience class? Yes_____ No_____ If you do not plan to take your puppy to a basic obedience class, how do you plan to train your puppy as far as manners?
23. Do you believe in spaying or neutering? Do you understand that purchasing a pet puppy from us requires you to spay or neuter your puppy at the proper age?
Are you aware that one of the biggest medical emergencies with Great Danes is a condition called Bloat. Have you every heard the words “bloat” or “torsion” ?
Would you recognize the symptoms of bloat?
26. Would you consider elective gastropexy (stomach tack) for your Great Dane?
27. If your puppy showed signs of being sick, which would you do?
a. Watch it closely for 24 hours and see if it gets better by itself
b. Take it immediately to the vet and let the vet decide if it is sick and what treatment it needs
c. Administer home remedies
d. Nothing
28. Would you consider regular health testing for eyes, heart, hips and thyroid for your puppy?
29. How many hours a day will the puppy be kept outside?
30. What kind of confinement will you provide?
Fenced yard
Fenced pen
Tie out
31. If you do not have a fenced in yard, how do you plan to exercise your puppy or adult dog?
32. Have you ever returned a pet to a breeder? If yes, explain the circumstances
33. Have you ever given a pet away? If so, explain the circumstances
34. Have you ever had a pet euthenized? If so, explain the circumstances
35. Have you ever house trained a puppy before?