Puppy Application

Section 1

Applicant Information

Contact details and basic eligibility.

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Applicant full legal name *

Co-applicant name

Email address *

Telephone number *

Are you 18 or older? *

Preferred contact *

Best time to reach you

How did you hear about us?

Street address *

City, state, and ZIP *

Section 2

Household and Housing

Your home, household members, routine, and permission to keep a dog.

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Housing arrangement *

Home type *

Are dogs permitted where you live? *

Outdoor setup *

Frequent young children or visitors? *

Upcoming move or extended travel? *

Typical work or school schedule *

Maximum hours puppy may be alone *

Who lives in the home, and who will be primarily responsible for the puppy? *

Children in the household and their ages

Section 3

Current and Previous Animals

Pet history, experience, and veterinary planning.

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List current pets, including species, breed or size, age, temperament, and altered status *

Are current pets appropriately vaccinated? *

Are current pets spayed or neutered? *

Past Chihuahua experience *

Past toy-breed experience *

Have you ever surrendered, rehomed, returned, or given away an animal? Explain. *

Has an animal in your care ever been seized, neglected, seriously injured through lack of supervision, or ordered removed? Explain. *

Routine veterinary practice you plan to use

Emergency veterinary hospital you plan to use

Important: Southwest Virginia Chihuahua will not contact your veterinarian or landlord as part of this application. You are responsible for confirming housing permission and arranging routine and emergency veterinary care.

Section 4

Puppy Preferences

Tell us what you hope to find and what is flexible.

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Preferred sex *

Preferred coat *

Preferred registry *

Preferred size placement *

Preferred colors or markings

Primary purpose *

Desired timeframe *

Budget range *

Specific puppy or litter

Describe the personality, energy level, and characteristics you hope to find *

Which preferences are essential, and which are flexible? *

Required Policy

Exceptionally Small, Micro, and Micro-Toy Puppies

Safety, go-home timing, guarantee, and payment acknowledgement.

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!Please read the complete policy.

Southwest Virginia Chihuahua does not intentionally breed for “Micro” or “Micro-Toy” puppies. Adult size cannot be guaranteed. Occasionally, an exceptionally small puppy may occur naturally within a litter.

These puppies have very limited body reserves. Missing a meal, stress, chilling, illness, or overexertion can cause blood sugar to fall rapidly and the puppy's body can crash. Warning signs may include weakness, unusual sleepiness, wobbling, trembling, glassy eyes, refusal to eat, collapse, seizure activity, or unconsciousness. Immediate veterinary care may be required.

An exceptionally small puppy may require feeding approximately every two hours, including overnight, along with weight checks, temperature control, restricted activity, close supervision, and an available backup caregiver. The puppy will remain with us for an additional two to four weeks beyond the normal go-home schedule, or longer if the puppy is not developmentally ready.

Because of the added time, feedings, monitoring, supplies, and intensive care, an additional $2,500 small-puppy care charge will be added. Exceptionally small, Micro, and Micro-Toy puppies—and the additional care charge—are not eligible for financing and must be paid according to the written placement terms before transfer.

These puppies are excluded from our voluntary one-year congenital and hereditary Health Guarantee, except for rights that cannot legally be waived. They are more vulnerable to falls, rough handling, larger animals, dehydration, temperature instability, delayed development, and other serious complications. Their lifespan may be shorter or less predictable than that of a normally developing Chihuahua.

They may be adorable, but they are not appropriate for every home. Placement depends on the puppy's welfare, the applicant's schedule, emergency preparation, handling environment, and ability to provide continuous care.

Would you consider an exceptionally small puppy if one occurs naturally? *

Can you provide approximately every-two-hour feedings, including overnight? *

Can you provide overnight monitoring? *

Backup caregiver for intensive small-puppy care

Explain your feeding, supervision, emergency-care, and backup-caregiver plan for an exceptionally small puppy *

I have read and understand the complete exceptionally small/Micro/Micro-Toy policy above, including that Southwest Virginia Chihuahua does not intentionally breed for these sizes; adult size is not guaranteed; approximately every-two-hour feedings and overnight monitoring may be required; go-home may be delayed two to four additional weeks or longer; a $2,500 care charge applies; these puppies and the care charge are not financeable; the voluntary one-year Health Guarantee does not apply; and these puppies may be more fragile, more easily injured, and have a shorter or less predictable lifespan.

Section 5

Daily Care and Safety Plan

Feeding, training, handling, travel, and disease prevention.

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Where will the puppy stay during the day? *

Where will the puppy sleep? *

Training and potty-training plan *

Vehicle restraint *

How will you prevent falls, rough handling, escape, exposure to larger animals, and access to unsafe foods or substances? *

How will you safely socialize the puppy before the vaccination series is complete? *

Section 6

Breeding Intentions and Registration

Breeding is never assumed and requires appropriate written placement terms.

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Do you plan to breed? *

Prior breeding experience *

If you may breed, describe your goals, health-testing plan, housing, emergency veterinary access, mentor, and plan for resulting puppies

Section 7

Payment and Reservation Planning

Payment preferences are reviewed separately from placement approval.

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Expected payment method *

When would you be ready to place a deposit? *

Would you like payment-plan information? *

Financing is not guaranteed and requires separate approval and written terms. Exceptionally small, Micro, and Micro-Toy puppies and the $2,500 small-puppy care charge cannot be financed.

Section 8

Pickup and Transportation

Transfer arrangements are finalized after approval and written confirmation.

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Preferred transfer *

Starting city and state *

Transportation assistance *

Scheduling limitations

Ground delivery or a meet-up may be available for an additional written fee. Puppies are not shipped as unattended airline cargo. Requested dates are not guaranteed, and exceptionally small puppies require additional time before transfer.

Section 9

References and Additional Information

Provide context that may help us evaluate the placement.

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Reference 1 name and relationship

Reference 1 phone or email

Reference 2 name and relationship

Reference 2 phone or email

Why would you like to purchase a puppy from Southwest Virginia Chihuahua? *

Anything about your household, schedule, animals, finances, or care plan that should be discussed before approval?

Preferred transactional communication *

Final Section

Applicant Acknowledgements

All acknowledgements are required before submission.

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I have reviewed the available policies and understand that application review is required before a puppy may be reserved.

I understand that puppy ownership includes ongoing costs for food, veterinary care, emergency care, supplies, training, grooming, insurance, transportation, and other needs.

I certify that the information in this application is complete and truthful to the best of my knowledge. I understand that materially false or omitted information may result in denial or cancellation before transfer.

I authorize the information I submitted to be stored in SWVAOS and used to review my application and prepare reservation, payment, transportation, agreement, registration, insurance, and client-portal records related to an approved placement. I understand that Southwest Virginia Chihuahua will not contact my landlord or veterinarian as part of this application.

Submitting this application does not guarantee approval, a particular puppy, availability, adult size, registration, financing, reservation, or placement. No puppy is reserved until all required written steps are completed and cleared funds are received.

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