Sugar

Sugar was rescued by our partner shelter in Arkansas from an elderly woman that could no longer care for her. Sugar is 1 year old and still has alot of puppy in her. She loves to play. play play! She has been around children and does great. She loved the neighbors big dog also. Now due to lack of space she is in a small kennel. Sugar would love nothing more than to go to the park and play fetch or play ball with the kids.

Dogs Name: Sugar

History: June 2008 owner surrender

Age: 1 year estimate

Breed(s): Golden Retriever/Choc Lab

Weight: ~50lbs

Energy Level:

Non-herding Dogs:

High: needs to run, play fetch, ball, chase or lots of other dog play

Affectionate:

Would rather play

Cuddles when tired

Asks to be pet

People/General Playfulness: Plays all the time With toys

Socialization: Socialized: not fearful of new situations

Is this dog a Flight Risk? NO

House Behavior:

Not Known

Not familiar with living inside-Is inside for short periods, does very well

Stranger Barker

Noise Barker

Obedience:

Has none, but desperately needs

Has none, but minds well when corrected

No leash manners, needs work .

Behavior with other dogs:

Initiates play often

Will play if approached

Children exposure:

Any child exposure in known history? yes

Ages of childen and amount/type of exposure: 6 months 5 yrs 15 yrs

Reaction to children: No fear/approaches for attention

Dominance/Submissiveness: None seen

Reactions to strangers: Leery/cautious

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): cats living outside

Cat test:

Distance from cat: nose to nose

Controlled exposure to cat in:

Outside environment.

Reaction:

Noticed cat: wanted to play/get to/tail wagging/play stance.

OTHER ANIMALS:

Note if dog has been exposed to any other animals, the situation and the dogs reaction: Good with other dogs; plays with neighbors dog.

OTHER BEHAVIORS/Known information: Retrieves.

Describe the dog in one good word or sentence encompassing the entire dog: playful

From the dogs perspective: My perfect home would be: an active family that loves to play like I do! I love kids! I love toys! I will bark at the door if a stranger comes because I am loyal and that’s my job. But I am not aggressive. I am not good around birds. I am fine with cats but if they run around a lot I might chase them to try and get them to play. I am still young and have lots of energy/ I would make a great running dog and would love to play fetch in the park. I would make a great family dog.

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 our "How To Adopt Page & FAQ" pages of our website. http:www.almosthomerescue.net."

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This dog is available unless it is marked as Pending, meaning "pending adoption".

If this Dog is marked Urgent, it is 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 $300 for dogs up to 6 months of age, $250 for dogs 7 months-5 years, and $200 for dogs 5 years and older. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchip, and transport from Arkansas to Maine on a USDA approved transport with a Health Certificate. All dogs are quarantined 14 days prior to leaving Arkansas. 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 Christine @ [email protected] for this particular dog.


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