Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League

WASHINGTON ALASKAN MALAMUTE ADOPTION LEAGUE - SAVING THE ALASKAN MALAMUTE

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Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League
Initial Inquiry Form

Thank you for your interest in WAMAL and in adopting an Alaskan Malamute.

The "cost" of adoption usually runs $250 in which case the dogs are altered and up to date on inoculations. How the adoption payment works is that we ask for a minimum donation of $250 to help us defer our costs for rescue. As $250 rarely covers the money spent for rescue for each Malamute, people are encouraged to donate more (any amount donated is tax deductible as we are a 501(c)3 federal charity) if they can. Every nickle donated allows us to save that many more Malamutes in need. It is only through donations that we can manage to fund our rescue work and without these donations we would not be able to save the Washington State Malamutes in need, like the very Malamute(s) you are hoping to adopt from us now by filling out this application!

Some dogs, although listed through us, are still residing with their owners. In those cases we act as a referral only. If we are successful in referring a dog, we do not require, but would appreciate, a donation to WAMAL.

Please be patient. Someone will respond to your application as soon as a volunteer has been found to make a home visit. This may take a week or more. If you do not hear from us or from one of our volunteers within a week or two, please contact us.

If you do not hear from someone within a week, please contact WAMAL at click here to send WAMAL email but please be aware that volunteers at times take a while to arrange.

If you are not from WA State, please get in touch with your local rescue representative. WAMAL assists with adoptions in surrounding states, such as Idaho or Oregon, (and rarely into Montana and California) but much farther than that presents far too many difficulties -- all of which would need to be coordinated by the local rescue representative anyway.

For applicants in Canada, please understand that it is very difficult for us to adopt to you and thus will most likely have to refer you directly to Canadian rescues. There are several reasons for this:
- Our inability to retrieve the dog should the adoption not work out
- The unfairness of depriving a dog in Canada of a loving home because we have sent a Wamal dog to his/her potential adopter
- The additional burden that cross border adoptions place on already overworked and overwhelmed rescue volunteers.

Here is a link to the rescue affiliates in other states http://malamuterescue.org/rescue/listorg.html

In order to best serve you and to ensure a good match between your family and an available dog, please respond with the following information. (All information supplied, including email address, will be kept strictly confidential.)
Field names in red are required.

Your Name: First Last

Title :

Your E-Mail Address:
You might ask: Why does WAMAL want my email address?

WAMAL needs a valid email address to send you confirmation of your application as well as to assist you with your search. Email addresses are used solely for Malamute Rescue and are kept in the most strict of confidence. Please provide your email address in a form of:
{Username}@{domainname}.{domain type} Example: foo@foo.com
Please do not paste in a web URL as this will not work.
If you do not have email access, you can enter N/A but please be aware that rescue or adoption might take a lot longer and is far more difficult to arrange as the majority of all communications will be via email as rescue work often occurs at odd hours of the day and night when our volunteers are available.

Home Street Address:

Your City:

Your State:

Your Tel. number (inc area code): Day Evening

Do you want to adopt a male or female?
Male Female Either

Do you understand that we require dogs adopted through us to be spayed or neutered?
Yes No

What do you know about the Alaskan Malamute breed?

Why did you decide to adopt this particular breed?

Is your property fenced in a way that is escape proof for a malamute?
Yes No

Does the fence go completely to the ground?
Yes No

Does the fence gate lock?
Yes No

Is the gate sturdy enough to resist a malamute?
Yes No

Describe the fencing (materials, age, construction style, et cetera)
Please be specific:

How high is the fence?
feet

Does the fence completely enclose a yard?
Yes No

Do you have a separate kennel run?
Yes No

List height and size of kennel (be specific):

How will you handle the dog's exercise requirements?

How will you handle the dogs toilet duties?

What type of property do you live in?

Are you located in a City Urban or Rural area?

Do you own the property? Yes No

What days and times would you be available to have a WAMAL representative come over to do a home check?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Morning Afternoon Evening

Anytime

Do you have children? : Yes No

If so, what are their age(s) :

What are the ages of the people who will be responsible for the dog? :

Do you have other pets? Yes No

If yes, what species?:

If yes, What age? :

If yes,What breed? :

If yes, What sex? :

If yes, Neutered or spayed? Yes No

If you have cats, do you expect your adopted malamute to interact with them?

If so, how do you plan to handle introductions?

In what way will your malamute have access to the cat(s)?

Do you understand that malamutes in general have a strong prey drive and that although some may be good with cats, there is no guarantee that they will be dependably so?

Do you realize that integrating a rescued malamute into your household will not happen instantly and that unless there is a serious problem that cannot be worked through you need to make a commitment of at least a few weeks to allow the new dog to adjust to your home and lifestyle?
Please answer YES to understanding and agreeing to the initial two week trial period:

The WAMAL staff will be available to answer any questions and to assist you with advice from the benefit of their experience.

Have you owned a malamute before? Yes No

If so, how long did you own it? : Years Months

What other types of dogs besides mals have you owned?:

How many hours a day will the dog be left alone?

Where will the dog spend the night? :

Where will the dog spend the day? :

Is there a Mal or multiple Mals on our website in which you are interested?

If so, please enter their reference number :

...and their name(s) :

Please include any other information that you feel would be helpful in placing the right dog with you:

To help us with our rescue, please tell us, how did you find us or hear about us?
Web search (google, yahoo, other?), Petfinder, 1-800-save-a-pet, Yahoo Classifieds, flyer at a vet or dog park, friend or family memeber, TV, saw us at a special event, referring website (if so, who?), et cetera. Please provide as much detail as possible as it can really help us. Thank-you!

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Please quickly verify your email address above before submitting your application. You might want to quickly re-read your other answers as well.
You should receive confirmation of your submission right away^* if your supplied email address above is valid.

Thank-you!
* actual time will be from seconds to hours depending on your internet email provider, but we will SEND it right away :)

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WAMAL is a non-affiliated non-profit 501c3 organization and works in co-operation with
and within the guidelines of the Alaskan Malamute Assistance League (AMAL).