Use of this form by home evaluator   This form is used to evaluate a potential home for a rescued cocker.  The applicants you are visiting have met preliminary criteria by having application accepted.  Please complete the form with as much detail as possible, as soon as possible after the home safety check.  Some of the questions on this form may not apply to a particular home, so answer with N/A.

On the home visit: 

• Try to bring a friend or another rescue volunteer with you on the home visit, both for the purpose of having another pair of eyes and ears to assist you in making a complete evaluation, and for personal safety.
• Feel free to ask leading questions to begin productive conversation.  Often good conversation will reveal far more than questions.
• If you need to take notes during the visit, please do so discreetly on a small notepad. It is preferred to have the applicants feel at ease with you and to be themselves. 
• Complete the form after the visit is over, when you are not in the presence of the applicants. 
• Qualities to note are sincerity, commitment, tolerance of normal animal behavior, honest representation of the home environment, children's behavior with other pets, and expected role of the children in pet care. 
• Do not make any promises to the applicants or indicate whether or not they will be approved to adopt or foster.  
• In the case of a home you do not wish to recommend, be as polite and noncommittal as possible.  Do not attempt to make corrective suggestions.  If follow up education or counseling regarding basic pet ownership and care might be indicated, discuss this with the Adoption Coordinator so that a joint decision on how to proceed can be made.
• For your own protection, please do not give the applicant information that would allow them to contact you directly after the evaluation is complete.