Volunteer

General Information

Name*

First Last

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Phone*

Alternate Phone

Email*

Your age*

Please enter a number from 1 to 100.

Number of adults living in your home*

Please enter a number from 1 to 100.

Number of children living in your home*

Please enter a number from 0 to 100.

Volunteering Preferences

Please tell us how you would like to help (check ALL that apply)*

Others (for example: fundraiser, administrative, marketing, etc. – WRITE IN any other ways you would like to help):

As a volunteer, do you agree to abide by RRUS Policies & Procedures?*

Yes
No

For Foster Home Volunteers

Volunteers who are not interested in fostering may skip to the Agreement section at the end of the application.

As a Foster Volunteer, do you agree to abide by the RRUS Foster Care Manual?

Yes
No

If you would like to foster, do you rent or own your home?

Rent
Own

If you rent your home, do you have your landlord’s permission to foster a dog that is not your own?

Yes
No

Landlord Name

First Last

Landlord Email

Landlord Phone

If you would like to foster a RRUS dog, do you have a gender preference?

Male
Female
No preference

If you plan to foster a dog, do you have a fenced yard?

Yes
No

If yes, how tall is your fence?

If no, how will you ensure safety of a foster dog while outside?

Do you have any dogs/animals of your own?

Yes
No

If yes, please list the current Type (cat, dog, etc.), Breed, Age, Spayed or Neutered, Source and Years Owned.

Example: Rocky, Lab Mix, 5 years old, neutered, adopted from local shelter, owned 2 years.

Do you have a regular veterinarian?

Yes
No

If you have a foster dog, will you use a crate?

Yes
No

Reference #1: Please list your veterinarian as your first reference

If you do not have a veterinarian, please list someone else as your first reference, and note below why you do not have a veterinarian.

Veterinarian Name

First Last

Veterinarian Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Veterinarian Email

Veterinarian Phone

If you have not listed a veterinarian here, please indicate why.

Reference #2: Please list someone not related to you as second reference.

Reference 2 Name

First Last

Reference 2 Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Reference 2 Email

Reference 2 Phone

Reference 2 relationship to you

Reference #3: Please list someone not related to you as third reference.

Reference 3 Name

First Last

Reference 3 Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Reference 3 Email

Reference 3 Phone

Reference 3 relationship to you

Agreements

Agreement*

Please check the box next to each statement to indicate your agreement.

As a volunteer foster home, I agree to allow an arranged home check to be done of my home.
Once my application has been approved, I will receive a copy of the RRUS Policies & Procedures and Bylaws. I understand that I must agree to abide by the Policies & Procedures and Bylaws in order to volunteer for RRUS.
I agree that I will represent Ridgeback Rescue of the US (RRUS) in all my volunteer efforts in a professional manner and in accordance with the Bylaws and Policies & Procedures of the organization. Further, I agree that I have received, read understand these documents, and I will ask for clarification in the event I have any questions or need further information.
I (We, the above-named Applicant(s) , hereby agree to release, indemnify, defend and hold Ridgeback Rescue of the United States, its officers, directors, volunteers, and their successors and assigns, harmless from and against any liability, claim, damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever relating to volunteering with Ridgeback Rescue of the United States.

Please confirm which state you wish to volunteer in.*

Please type your full name to serve as your signature.*