Hi, this is a question for folks who work in rescue or have got a dog from a rescue. I was wondering how many of you home check or has been home checked? For college i have been doing a work placement at a rescue and they do not home check they just have a questionnaire to fill in. As a suggested improvement i have said that i feel they should home check and I have to say how this can be implimented, can anyone help? I know that (through trying to rehome a lurcher on here) that some of you do home checking for rescues and I would like to know if there is a database of people who home check. For example if someone interested in a dog lived in Liverpool but we are in cumbria, if there was somewhere i could contact to get a home checker? Sorry its a bit of a ramble but hopefully u get wat ji mean? :blink:
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the pound that i help out dont do homechecks , its based on a questionaire type too .
most of the time you can get a real feel for people before you meet them anyway.
if ive had a lurcher or greyhound type in and they have had a homecheck off a diffrent rescue you can always ring them and find what they thought of the home.
a lot of rescues want to help each other and will pass any relevant information , i have been homechecked myself through greyhound gap and saluki rescue as ive offerd to foster for them.
it was very informal but you can see what they are looking for and will make suggestions if needed .
hope this helps :thumbsup:
most of the time you can get a real feel for people before you meet them anyway.
if ive had a lurcher or greyhound type in and they have had a homecheck off a diffrent rescue you can always ring them and find what they thought of the home.
a lot of rescues want to help each other and will pass any relevant information , i have been homechecked myself through greyhound gap and saluki rescue as ive offerd to foster for them.
it was very informal but you can see what they are looking for and will make suggestions if needed .
hope this helps :thumbsup:
Yes, I help to run a rescue that does homechecks, and I've also been homechecked myself many times by different rescues over the years.
I personally think that homechecks are a very important part of responsible rehoming - partly simply to check that the details people have given you are correct, and partly to assess whether people really are prepared for dog ownership and advise on any potential problems - particularly first time owners who may genuinely not realise that the gaps in the bottom of the hedge or whatever might be a problem!
The Oldies Club have a network of volunteers all over the country who will homecheck for us and we can often help out other rescues. We have standard forms to fill in and questions to ask, but also value homecheckers' gut feel about a potential home. The final decision, though, is ours not the homechecker's.
If a rescue wants to find volunteers to carry out homechecks then a very good place to start would be one of the dog rescue forums such as Dogpages or The Refuge which have sections where you can ask for volunteers for things like homechecks and transport runs.
If you want any links to useful sites for volunteers or would like a copy of the forms the Oldies Club use for homechecks let me know :thumbsup:
Good luck - I'm sure this would be a very worthwhile step forward for the rescue if you can get it off the ground! :luck:
I personally think that homechecks are a very important part of responsible rehoming - partly simply to check that the details people have given you are correct, and partly to assess whether people really are prepared for dog ownership and advise on any potential problems - particularly first time owners who may genuinely not realise that the gaps in the bottom of the hedge or whatever might be a problem!
The Oldies Club have a network of volunteers all over the country who will homecheck for us and we can often help out other rescues. We have standard forms to fill in and questions to ask, but also value homecheckers' gut feel about a potential home. The final decision, though, is ours not the homechecker's.
If a rescue wants to find volunteers to carry out homechecks then a very good place to start would be one of the dog rescue forums such as Dogpages or The Refuge which have sections where you can ask for volunteers for things like homechecks and transport runs.
If you want any links to useful sites for volunteers or would like a copy of the forms the Oldies Club use for homechecks let me know :thumbsup:
Good luck - I'm sure this would be a very worthwhile step forward for the rescue if you can get it off the ground! :luck:
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i think implementing home checking is a positive thing to do.people can lie and omit to tell you everything so to do a homecheck and to use your own gut feelings about people is a big plus imho.at the end of the day the last thing any rescue wants is for a dog to come back to them cos the person taking it hasnt told them all the ins and outs of their lifestyle.
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I have been homechecked by rescues a few times, and tbh it's a very mixed bag. The RGT were brilliant, with lots of advice and a friendly chat while (i've no doubt) they ran us through their checklist.................but another time the checker was far more interested in the decor (the fact that it didnt match, rather than is this home too pristine for a puppy) than how the dog would be cared for :wacko:
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A lot of breed Rescues have home checkers in different area's that they can call upon at any given time. :thumbsup:
I have homechecked for several different breeds over the years & as a breeder for my owns pups.
I would NEVER let a pup of my own go without a home check :thumbsup:
I have homechecked for several different breeds over the years & as a breeder for my owns pups.
I would NEVER let a pup of my own go without a home check :thumbsup:
The rescue I volunteer for (Hereford and Worcester Animal Rescue) usually requires that home checks are done before a dog can be adopted.
I do homehcecks both for our rescue and for other rescues. I also arrange homechecks.
If you want you can ring me and I can tell you all about it, and could e mail you the little form we use, although it is only as a guide to help a homechecker if they want it - we do not require it to be used.
Alison
I do homehcecks both for our rescue and for other rescues. I also arrange homechecks.
If you want you can ring me and I can tell you all about it, and could e mail you the little form we use, although it is only as a guide to help a homechecker if they want it - we do not require it to be used.
Alison
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I homecheck for the RSPCA, we do a homevisit for every animal we rehome. If a visit is needed outside our own branch area we can ask whichever branch is nearest to carry out the visit. We have a questionaire which is really pretty basic but gives a feel for the set up of the potential adopters.
We cover things like, is the garden fully fenced/dog proof?
Working hours, ages of any children, any allergies, any other animals in the house.
You can usually tell before the visit if it will be ok as you can generally tell what people are like just by the conversation on the phone.
If you want me to e.mail you a copy of our questionaire I will.
We usually try to do a follow up visit a few weeks later too.
We cover things like, is the garden fully fenced/dog proof?
Working hours, ages of any children, any allergies, any other animals in the house.
You can usually tell before the visit if it will be ok as you can generally tell what people are like just by the conversation on the phone.
If you want me to e.mail you a copy of our questionaire I will.
We usually try to do a follow up visit a few weeks later too.
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