Hi Stephanie!
Here’s a link to the meet and greet waiver that is used at Austin Pets Alive. Several years ago, APA moved to an off leash meet and greet system- similar to playgroup where resident dog and shelter dog are introduced in a play yard setting with a catch pen/fence greeting first and without the tension/restriction of a leash. We found many dogs that display leash reactivity are actually quite social, but the leash intros were preventing many adoption pairings that could have actually been successful. I would preface that an organization experienced with running playgroups daily and someone experienced with off leash intros would be important before moving to this.
Not all dogs require a meet and greet for us- if a dog has a history of not always getting along with dogs in the past or previous incidents, depending on the dog we may strongly recommend/require it. However, not for every dog because that can be a barrier and often we found it is more effective/efficient to set the adopter up for success with slow intro guidance and resources.
Here’s a link to the m&g waiver as well as dog-dog intro - hope that helps!
https://americanpetsalive.org/resources/off-leash-meet-and-greet-releasehttps://americanpetsalive.org/resources/introducing-a-new-dog-to-your-dog---------------------------------
Clare Callison
American Pets Alive
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-29-2021
From: Stephanie Cohen
Subject: Waiver for dogs coming onsite for meet and greet
Hi,
If you conduct onsite meet and greets with potential adopters and their dog with a dog they are interested in adopting, do you have them sign a waiver? If so, could you please share a copy of your waiver with me?
Also, from an open adoption concept, do you ever require a meet and greet between dogs? Or conduct them not onsite?
Any and all information about dog-dog meet and greets would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
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Stephanie Cohen
Humane Society of Pinellas
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