Pre-Screening Application

Welcome to Andrea’s Animal Care—where your dog becomes part of our family! Whether you’re looking for safe, fun playgroups or cozy, loving boarding, we provide “love and care when you can’t be there” on our spacious 5-acre property in Underhill, VT. With convenient home pickup and drop-off services included, your pup will enjoy plenty of room to roam, personalized attention, and joyful socialization.

To get started, please fill out the intake form below so we can learn more about your dog and help them feel right at home.

Please complete one form for each dog, even if they are from the same household.

First Name

Last Name

Phone

My focus is long-term relationships, where I am the primary caretaker outside of the family. Does that match your needs?

I do take 2-4 month old puppies, to start onboarding. However, I am unable to take unfixed dogs past 4 months, as hormones affect a large pack dynamic in an unsafe way. Is your dog fixed? A fix at 1 year is most appropriate to join my services. I will have referrals for dogs that are delaying the fix.

Do you have upcoming boarding needs? What are the dates including your leave and return time from the home, so I can check my availability?

Are you interested in weekly year round 5 hour playgroups with transportation from your home to mine? If so, what days would be ideal, if I had a good grouping to offer?

How did you hear about me?

Have you ever used a professional animal care provider before? How did that go?

What is your full name and address? My business model runs off your property with pick up and delivery within a 2 to 4 hour window. I serve like a house sitter and unlock and lock the home. You don't necessarily need to be home.

What is a number or numbers I can text to get a chat going for good communication? Pictures helpful on text as a visual!

How much does your dog weigh? My space is sized for dogs from 10 to 90 lbs in a communal group. I have referrals for larger breeds.

What is your dog's name? Male or female?

How old is your dog? At what age did your pup start with your family? What kinds of previous history should I know about?

What breed or mix would you say your dog is? This bred in behavior generally comes out in the in-person trial. There are some breeds I cannot take. I have referrals for those breeds and behaviors that do not work in a large pack and home.

Tell me about the home/family dynamics - who lives/cares for your dog and does the training? Any small animals in the home? Any children?

What training formal or otherwise has your dog had? Has this training been consistent resulting in a "trained" dog in your opinion - what are areas of work?

Would you say your dog could safely live with a dog pack without anxiety or aggression if the pack was well balanced and gentle energy? With strong leaders

What experience has your dog had away from you overnight? How did that go?

On a scale of 1 to 10 what level of anxiety does your dog have in new situations? And without you

How is your dog in the car?

Does your dog exhibit demanding behaviors like barking or whining outside the normal one time alert bark or playful low vocalizations during play? On a scale of 1 to 10 how extreme is the demand?

Does your dog bark, growl, snap or lunge at other dogs? If this happens, your dog will need training off my property prior to care. This will not work in a large pack setting. I have referrals.

Is your dog able to be left alone with no leader (outside in the yard for example) without barking, pacing, chewing, or other forms of separation anxiety?

Is your dog crate trained? I have crates, but they are only used for puppy potty training, solitude for elderly, inability to settle with the pack or anti-social behaviors for an emergency safety net.

Any medical issues to note? Does your dog require meds? What are the meds for? Does your dog have a vet?

Does your dog have any feeding issues or require a special diet or regimen?

Would you consider your dog to be low, medium or high energy? How much exercise do they need to maintain good boundaries and manners on a usual day?

What is a negative behavior you are working on with your pup currently? I can help with certain behaviors.

Do you feel your dog could be gentle with a dog as small as 10 lbs while in an outside yard? Does your dog have body and impulse control to accomplish this?

Is your dog able to be safely left alone in a puppy proof room for a few hours with other dogs? Any chewing, barking, pacing, getting up on doors, inability to settle behind a door would need to be ruled out here. Ability to sleep with other dogs and without humans needed. I sleep upstairs.

If you have a bonded pair or multiple dogs in the home, do they all get along peacefully?

This is a transportation model or grab and go at your home using a key or code. Would this fit into your idea of care? I do not offer traffic to my home outside of the initial tour and trial to maintain solitude and safety, as well as a flexible schedule for everyone. I have referrals, if you need a kennel model and drop off at a facility. This is my home.

What is your email address to send my booking, cancellation, refund and closure policy documents as well as a medical proxy?

If this application is a match for my services, is your dog and 1 to 2 adults only, available to come to my property for a SCHEDULED one hour free screening or a paid overnight trial on Wednesday into Thursday when the property is quieter? Children are not allowed into the dog yard. Please leave them at home for safety.

Thanks for submitting! We will get back to you as soon as possible.