Got our Home Study "Tool Kit"

Smiley_grl52 · October 2010

So th agency received our application and entry fee and now they emailed me the Home Study "Tool Kit". WOW!! This is kind of overwhelming! We've got so much stuff to do. The one thing that struck me as weirdish, was that they want me to put my dog through obidience school. Ugh! I don't know. lol. It's a good idea but I have no clue where to go and how much that stuff costs.

I'm pretty sure we can get some of the other stuff done fairly easily....sorta. I'm hoping every one will work with us and get this stuff done quickly. I'm nervous! Anyways....just wanted to update.

mcmann05 · October 2010

That seems a bit much. I'm assuming they haven't met your dog yet? Or maybe they have? :-) I would expect after meeting our hooligans but I don't know, that still seems a bit extreme.

GulfCoaster · October 2010

Call your veterinarian's office or ask at the local pet store if you need to find an obedience training class... They are likely to know where classes are offered. (And the big-box pet stores, like Petco or Petsmart, often host obedience training at their stores.)

smith486 · October 2010

Wow. I really hope I don't have to put my two dogs through obedience school before our home study. It sounds expensive, and who wants to add additional big expenses onto the already pricey process??

Smiley_grl52 · October 2010

Well I talked to the lady at the agency and she said take our doggy to Petsmart for the obedience training thingy. I really hope it's quick and cheap. No, they have not met Coco. She is usually really calm around us, but when kids and strangers come around, she get's hyper. Yeah, I definitely don't want to pay out the hiney for doggy school. It is REQUIRED (in big letters on the home study paper) to have a certificate showing she's been thru the training. She's already a very good dog. She's half Australian Sheppard and half Border Collie. I guess we will just go to the nearest city and see what Petsmart can do for us. All this other paper work is so crazy! My husband had lots of different jobs while he was in college and I don't think he can come up with all of them for this. On the plus side though....I did schedule doctor appointments for proof that we are in good health and we also got our college transcripts.

Part of the way done. I'm sure this is just the beginning.

jehnm · October 2010

College transcripts, dog training and a list of all jobs back in college, wow, I guess our home study was super easy! We didn't have to provide any of that, just like our last three jobs or something. We did of course get the physicals. The social worker simply met our dog during a home visit and that was that.

Depending on where you live, if you have a community center or whatever or if you get a brochure from the school district with "fall community classes" or something, check that for the dog training. We live in a smaller town and they offer these classes and my parents live in a larger city and they do the same. The prices were way cheaper than Petsmart.

Temp6313048411121614 · October 2010

Smiley_grl52:
Well I talked to the lady at the agency and she said take our doggy to Petsmart for the obedience training thingy. I really hope it's quick and cheap. No, they have not met Coco. She is usually really calm around us, but when kids and strangers come around, she get's hyper. Yeah, I definitely don't want to pay out the hiney for doggy school. It is REQUIRED (in big letters on the home study paper) to have a certificate showing she's been thru the training. She's already a very good dog. She's half Australian Sheppard and half Border Collie. I guess we will just go to the nearest city and see what Petsmart can do for us. All this other paper work is so crazy! My husband had lots of different jobs while he was in college and I don't think he can come up with all of them for this. On the plus side though....I did schedule doctor appointments for proof that we are in good health and we also got our college transcripts. Part of the way done. I'm sure this is just the beginning.

We have a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix too (Aussie, hence the SN I made before kids). She's a great dog and has been wonderful with our boys (though she does get ticked when our 3 y.o. messes with her tail). Sorry to butt in on your post, I lurk here at times b/c DH and I have considered adopting down the line. I'll go back into hiding now.

HannaB · October 2010

College transcripts, dog training and a list of all jobs back in college, wow, I guess our home study was super easy!

Same here!

Smiley_grl52 · October 2010

Yeah, I think some of the things they are asking for is a little on the crazy side....but hopefully it will all be worth it in the end. They just want to make sure we aren't psychos and stuff I guess. It's a little bit of a headache now but it will all the over with shortly. I think the waiting will be the hardest part. They told us right now their wait is a max of one year, so that's good.

AdoptiveMommy · October 2010

Weird requirement... but worth it LOL. Check out Petsmart..

CDMay2006 · October 2010

I actually think EVERYONE should train all of their dogs. It would make dogs and their humans a lot happier, and prevent a lot of unnecessary re-homing and euthanasia.

You can expect it to be inexpensive (pay $100 for a six- or eight-week class, an hour a week) or more pricey and convenient (a few hundred for private lessons).

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