Adoption or foster applicants you are visiting have met preliminary criteria by having their Adoption or Foster Care Application accepted. When doing a home visit please try to get as much information asked for on this form as possible. Ask questions and get as many details as possible about the home environment, as you find appropriate. Some of the questions on this form may not apply to a particular home.
Some questions are species specific.
Try to bring a friend or another rescue volunteer with you on the home visit, both for the purpose of having another pair of eyes and ears to assist you in making a complete evaluation, and for personal safety. Describe accommodations the home has for a dog and where the dog will be left when the owners are not at home. Describe the behavior of the adults among themselves, and to any other pets or children- respectful, hectic, noisy, loud, quiet, commanding. Describe the relationship all family members seem to have to other pets. Explain that re-homing a dog is stressful for the dog.