Buddy

Buddy is a very sweet and affectionate boy. He does great with other dogs and doesn't even seem to notice the cats. He is house trained and crate trained. He loves being pet and would love to sit by you on the couch all day. Buddy is ready to go to his forever home.

Dogs Name: Buddy

Age: ~ 6yrs

Breed(s): Shitzu

Weight: 10 lbs

Energy Level:

Non-herding Dogs:

Low: ie: total couch potato

Affectionate:

Likes to lick

Likes to cuddle with people all the time

Likes to sleep alone – sleeps in a kennel at night

Asks to be pet

People/General Playfulness:

Occasionally

Socialization:

Socialized: not fearful of new situations

Is this dog a Flight Risk? not under normal conditions

House Behavior:

Known Housetrained

Crate trained – will whine for a while then goes to sleep

Rarely barks

Obedience:

Ok on leash - walked with a harness

Behavior with other dogs:

Indifferent

Children exposure: Any child exposure in known history? Met some older children on walks and loved the attention they gave him.

Ages of children and amount/type of exposure: on walks

Reaction to children:

No fear/approaches for attention

Dominance/Submissiveness: not dominant or submissive – does not appear to be dominant or submissive

Reactions to strangers:

Friendly: wags, generally happy for the attention

Aggression: - none seen

Cats:

Known cat history or present (ie foster home has cats? And what degree of exposure has the dog had to the cats and the dogs behavior indicators: Short term fostered in a home with two resident cats.. He shows absolutely no interest in them. One of the cats walked right up to him and he looked the other way.

Cat test:

Distance from cat: nose to nose

Controlled exposure to cat in:

Home environment

Reaction:

Noticed cat: sniffed but uninterested

Describe the dog in one good word or sentence encompassing the entire dog: Sweet and affectionate

From the dogs perspective: My perfect home would be: He is very sweet and loving. Would love to just lay by your side all day. Does great with cats and other dogs. But would also enjoy being your only pet.

All known information is listed here. If it is not listed here, then we do not know if this animal is good with cats or kids. Before sending an inquiry, please read the How To Adopt Page & FAQ pages of our website. http:www.almosthomerescue.net. This dog is available unless it is marked as Pending.

This dog is Urgent because the Arkansas shelter where he/she resides is overfull. Please do not ask local shelters to take this dog in, there are many reasons why they cannot. Please also do not send us letters about why we euthanize, AHR does not euthanize, but the shelters we work with do. We are a rescue and we pull as many dogs as we have foster homes and funds for. We, like the shelter, do not have unlimited resources. Please, please: foster, adopt or sponsor a dog to help save their lives.

FOR PUPPIES: HOMES CONSIDERING PUPPIES MUST BE PREPARED FOR:

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES FOR POTTY TRAINING-THEY CAN ONLY "HOLD" IT FOR ONE HOUR PER MONTH OF AGE.

CRATE TRAINING FOR THE NEXT 10 MONTHS TO KEEP THEM FROM CHEWING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.

SUPERVISION WITH CHILDREN, AND OBEDIENCE TRAINING.

SOCIALIZATION-A GOOD DOG MUST BE EXPOSED TO ALOT OF STIMULUS AS A PUPPY SO THAT NEW PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENTS DO NOT INTIMIDATE THEM AS ADULTS. THE MORE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES -IN AND OUT OF THE HOME- AS A PUPPY, THE BETTER.

HOMES THAT WANT TO HAVE GOOD DOGS, MUST BE PREPARED TO PUT THE TIME AND EFFORT INTO TRAINING A PUPPY. IT IS ALOT OF WORK!!! THEIR BEHAVIOR AND STAGES ARE EQUIVILENT TO A 2 OR 3 YEAR OLD CHILD. IT TAKES A FULL YEAR TO HAVE A CALMER, WELL ADJUSTED DOG! PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER ADOPTING IF YOU HAVE NOT THOROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH THE PROS AND CONS OF A PUPPY...SO MANY PEOPLE END UP RETURNING THEM IN 3-5 MONTHS BECAUSE IT IS CHEWING, JUMPING AND HYPER. THIS IS NORMAL PUPPY BEHAVIOR.

PATIENCE, CHEWIES, SOCIALIZATION, SUPERVISION AND OBEDIENCE TRAINING IS A MUST!!

. We pay a Transportation Service from Arkansas to bring the dogs to New England. The adoption fee is $250.00 for altered dogs. $350. for unaltered puppies, with $100 refundable after spay/neuter. All Senior dogs 6 years or older have a reduced adoption fee of $200. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter and transport from Arkansas to Maine. All dogs will be tested for Heartworm prior to adoption. Almost Home Rescue will process your adoption. Applications can be found at www.almosthomerescue.net and can be e-mailed attention of Connie: [email protected] for this particular dog.