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HO-BO Care Application

If you do not meet these minimum requirements,
please wait until your circumstances
change before applying to adopt.

  • We do not place dogs in apartments or in homes without a fenced yard, your home must have an adequately fenced in yard and in most cases we look for a 6 foot high fence. An electronic or "invisible" fence is not adequate and does not qualify in our requirements. Although there is the occasional exception, most Boxers, due to their tremendous activity level, are perfectly capable of jumping a fence any lower than six feet; a 3 to 4 foot fence does not meet our guidelines;
  • We do not adopt outside of the state of Colorado;
  • We do not adopt our rescue dogs to homes on the Western Slope, or remote areas of Colorado. We are based in Denver and do not have the finances or the resources to cover the entire state of Colorado;
  • You must be at least 21 years of age;
  • Any other pets that you may have must be spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccinations;
  • If you have children under the age of ten, you may be required to make two trips to meet the dog. It is important that we are able to observe extended interactions between your child(ren) and the dog. We do not make placements of young dogs in homes with children under the age of five;
  • All other dogs in your home must be indoor pets;
  • We will not place two female dogs in the same home. With the dominance issues commonly seen in females, we feel we can increase the odds for a successful adoption by not placing females in the same home together;
  • All adults living in the home must be willing to be active in the care of the dog and be aware of the intent to adopt. HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue will not place any dog as a 'gift' or 'surprise'.

If you do not meet our home requirements, please check with local shelters as many of them do not have the same requirements that a private rescue group does.

Many people think we have strict requirements, but it's for a reason. We are just a small handful of people who rescue these boxers -- we aren't a large shelter, we aren't funded by anything other than donations or our own checkbooks. We all have full time jobs, our own familes and our own dogs to care for and are involved in rescue as our other unpaid job which takes up most of our evenings and weekends.

Most of the dogs in rescue were surrendered by owners for one reason or another -- and the number one reason is fence jumping. It is our goal to make sure that we place the rescue dogs into a new environment where they are there to stay. When we place a dog in a home and there is a problem, we take the dog back in our program and with the extremely limited number of foster homes we have, it costs us a lot to kennel the dog(s) until we find them a forever home.

Unfortunately, we do miss out on good homes who don't meet our requirements, but we have to go with the law of averages and make the best decision that we can with the finances and volunteer time that we have available to us.

I hope this better explains what we do and why.

If after you complete an application, you find that you are no longer interested in adopting from HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue, please let us know either by email or by phone (303-744-8329).  We depend on an all volunteer network to assist in adopting dogs out and do not want to waste our volunteers' valuable time evaluating a home who is no longer interested or able to adopt.

Thank you!

(incomplete applications will be discarded)
Application Type
First Name
Last Name
Street Address:
City
State
Zip Code
Daytime Phone
Evening Phone
E-mail
Number of Adults in the Home:
Occupation of adults living in the home

Number of children, and ages, living in the Home:

Do you own or rent the residence?:
What type of residence?
If you chose "Other" above, please provide more
information in this space:
Do you have a fence enclosing the yard on all 4 sides?:
 

We REQUIRE all our dogs to go to homes with securely fenced yards. The loose country dog will sooner or later discover the neighbor's livestock and could cause harm to such. Many state laws allow a livestock owner to kill any dog chasing or worrying his stock, or running deer on his property. And livestock owners are quick to act on this right. The loose suburban or city dog may exercise his catching instinct on joggers, bicyclists, other animals and automobiles. An unfenced dog is always destined for disaster.

***If you do not currently have a fenced yard, please wait to contact us after your situation changes. If you do not have a fence your application will be discarded.***
How tall is the fence on all 4 sides?:
 

Most Boxers, due to their tremendous activity level, are perfectly capable of jumping a fence any lower than six feet; a 3 to 4 foot fence does not meet our guidelines
Do you have a dog door?:
 

Ho-Bo Care is not comfortable in making placement where a dog will consistently be along in the house for 8+ hours daily with no dog door. If the dog will be alone all day while you are working outside of the home, we strongly encourage the installation of a dog door to allow the dog access to the yard to relieve their bladder. Can YOU hold it all day, every day with no relief?
Do you have any current pets?:
Are they spayed or neutered?:
Age, breed and sex of all current pets:
 

If you already have multiple pets in your home, please check local county and municipal ordinances regarding allowable number of pets in the home. Also, many newer communities and HOA's also have regulations on the number of pets in a home.
Name and phone number of current veterinarian:
How many dogs have you owned in the past 5 years?:
What breeds?:
What happened to the dog(s)?:
What do you know about the Boxer breed?:
Have you ever owned a boxer?:
Where will the dog spend most of it's time?:
Where will the boxer sleep?:
How many hours a day will the boxer be alone?:
 

Again, if the dog will be alone all day while you are working outside of the home, we strongly encourage the installation of a dog door prior to adoption.

Where will the dog be during this time?:
What are your thoughts and plans regarding obedience training for a new dog?:
Why are you considering a rescue boxer from HO-BO Care?:
Where/How did you hear about HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue?:
Have you previously contacted a Boxer Rescue organization? Who?:

Notes on anything else we should know:


HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue is under NO obligation to adopt an animal to any individual.

Dogs are temperament tested by our volunteers/foster homes and their health and temperament monitored prior to placement but we can make no guarantees. Animals in foster care and adopted out by HO-BO Care Boxer Rescue are not warranted for health or behavior/temperament and not released until the dog's health permits. This includes spay or neuter surgery. Dog licenses are the responsibility of the adopting family.

Upon adoption, copies of all available records will be provided to the family. All animals are spayed or neutered prior to placement, and are current on vaccinations. An adoption contract is required when the animal is placed.

By submitting this application for the adoption of a Rescue Boxer from HO-BO Care, you hereby give your Veterinarian(s) and other references permission to disclose information to Boxer Rescue.

I hereby testify that I am financially and physically able to care for this dog. I understand that proper food, veterinary care, bedding, toys, crate and so on can be costly and I am able to meet these requirements. I further testify that I am physically fit to provide all necessary activities with my dog.

I understand that if the information contained herein is found to be false, my application can be refused or said adopted dog shall be relinquished to Boxer Rescue without a refund of the Adoption Fee.

Please do not be alarmed if you receive a server error, occasionally some applicants receive one. It is not necessary to resubmit your application and just fills up our mail server when you send more than one application in. Allow a few days for us to receive the application and you will always receive an email confirmation that the application has been received by a volunteer.

 

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