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My name is Django!

Posted over 2 years ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

Cared for by Pets Return Home
Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Submit Application

3

Interview

4

Approve Application

5

Home Check

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Pay Fee

My basic info

Breed
Australian Cattle Dog
Color
White - with Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Age
Adult
Size
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
19311507

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Django is affectionate, loyal, and mellow

Django is affectionate and playful, best for experienced adopters in quiet environments. He enjoys fetch, training, and thrives on structure. Django is a sensitive and loyal soul who just needs a patient hand and a loving heart to bring out his best. Shy at first, Django truly blossoms into a devoted companion once trust is built. He enjoys peaceful walks in low-traffic areas, loves having his own space for meals and toys, and prefers calm, gentle handling. This special boy would thrive in a home without other pets, where he can soak up all the love and attention as your one-and-only four-legged friend.

Back Story
Django grew up in a wonderful home. His owner got married, and the new man of the house took Django’s place. He decided Django had to go. Django was dumped into a terrible situation, which left him confused and traumatized. Since being here, he has healed and loves all humans and dogs on the ranch.

Behavior Profile
Once Django chooses you, you’ve got a best friend for life. He adores quiet moments, gentle affection, and is always ready for a game of fetch or a romp in the yard. A professional snuggler with excellent house manners, Django is also a quick learner who thrives on praise and loves to work alongside you. His future adopter will not only gain a loyal companion but a partner in joy, play, and life’s quieter moments.

Django’s perfect match would be an experienced, dog-savvy adopter or a calm, adults-only household. A secure yard, patience, and a commitment to positive reinforcement training will set him up for success. If you’re looking for a devoted sidekick who will reward your patience with unwavering loyalty, Django may just be your perfect match.

Positive Attributes:
     ·  Loves quiet moments and gentle affection.
     ·  Always up for a game of fetch or a romp in the yard.
     ·  Professional snuggler and couch companion.
     ·  Quick learner who enjoys training games.
     ·  Loves to work with you and thrives on praise.
     ·  Already has great house manners.

Behavior Challenges
     ·  Shy at first, but blooms into a loyal companion once trust is built.
     ·  Best walked in low-traffic areas where they can relax and enjoy.
     ·  May need solid fencing or distance from high-traffic areas.
     ·  Would love to be your one-and-only four-legged friend.
     ·  Enjoys meals and toys in their own space.
     ·  Prefers slow, gentle handling and builds trust over time.
     ·  Best in a home without small animals.

If you cannot adopt right now, will you help by sponsoring monthly?
You can help sanctuary, adoptable, in-treatment, and new-intake dogs by giving $10 or more each month. Your charitable support helps provide food, medications, veterinary care, training, and love our dogs need while they wait for a family, heal, or live in the sanctuary. Thank you for considering sustaining our mission and lives.
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About Pets Return Home            Because every dog deserves to be home.
Pets Return Home is a no-kill sanctuary, rehabilitation center, and adoption center dedicated to giving E-listed, homeless, abandoned, abused, and neglected dogs a real chance at life.

Located in Northern Arizona, we provide an enriching free-range environment where dogs learn to trust, play, and rediscover what it means to be a dog. We specialize in dogs who are often overlooked in traditional shelters: the behaviorally challenged, medically complex, and senior dogs.

What Sets Us Apart
We have saved 1200+ dogs once considered too “broken” to live through our rehabilitation and adoption programs. All of the dogs free-range where they play, learn boundaries, and form healthy bonds, as well as have full access to our home, where they learn home living, manners, and family love.    Learn more: www.petsreturnhome.org

Why Adopt
When you adopt from Pets Return Home, you save at least two lives: the dog you bring home and the dog who now has space to enter our rehabilitation program.

Adoption Process
     ·  Browse our dogs at Adoptable Dogs
     ·  Complete the Adoption Application
     ·  Participate in a phone interview
     ·  Complete a Hold Harmless Agreement,  Adoption Agreement, and make an Appointment
     ·  Bring your family, friends, and household dogs to meet your potential new companion
     ·  Pay the Adoption Fee, receive the paperwork, and bring your new family member home



Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.
November 16, 2025, 4:53 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
19311507
Contact
Mark Happe
Address
Clarkdale, AZ 86324

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Visitation is by appointment only. Please complete our volunteer application at www.petsreturnhome.org

2.

Submit Application

Can be found here: https://www.petsreturnhome.org/adoption-application

3.

Interview

Either over the phone or in person when you come to see the dog.

4.

Approve Application

5.

Home Check

We conduct virtual home checks in 99% of our adoptions.

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

Can be found here: https://www.petsreturnhome.org/adoption-agreement

7.

Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

Our Adoption Process

It is our goal to find a family best suited for the dog and vice-versa.
Identify the dog or puppy you are interested in via online, adoption event, or by visiting our facility.
Complete an application for the dog you are interested in taking home.
Once submitted your application will be reviewed, references checked and a home check scheduled.
We will send you a link to our online scheduling portal for you to make an appointment to come see us.
If you have other dogs we may ask you to bring them to the ranch to meet your potential new family member.
Upon an approved home check you will come to the facility, complete an adoption agreement and take your new family companion home.
ALL VISITS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Submit an Application
Please complete the form in its entirety.
Any missing information will delay the processing of your application.
Applications are processed on a first come basis.
NOTE: Processing normally takes less than a week from the time your application has been received and you have selected an animal, to the point at which you will sign the contract and receive your pup or dog. When submitting your application, please make sure you can be available to sign the adoption agreement and to accept your new pet.
Interview
As a first step in processing your application, you will be interviewed by one of our adoption counselors. This is the time for you to ask any questions that you may have about the organization, our processes or our dogs.
The interview will take place at an adoption event, our ranch or over the phone.
All interviewed applicants are then sent to the review committee for approval.
Home-check
Home-checks are assigned to a volunteer in your area. The volunteer will contact you to arrange for a mutually agreeable time to do your home-check.
The home check may take place before the adoption or post-adoption depending upon the circumstances. Home checks are generally performed by an adoption counselor before the dog is transferred to the new adoptive family.
At adoption events, we may allow a dog to go home with the adoptive family based upon the adoption application, personal interview by an adoption counselor and the agreement to do a home check at a time convenient for all parties. This gives time for the adoptive family to get used to the dog and determine if the fit is a good one.
·We have the right, per the adoption agreement to remove a dog from a home should the home environment be deemed unhealthy for a dog.
Vet Check
If you own or have owned a companion animal we will contact your veterinarian for a reference check. Please make sure to contact your veterinarian to give authorization for us to speak to them.
Adoption Agreement Signing
Once your interview, home-check, and vet check have been completed and the review committee has approved your application, you will be contacted by phone or email to give you final instructions for your agreement signing.
We do not guarantee the health of any of our dogs for adoption. Any time you adopt an animal, you should take him to a licensed veterinarian as soon as possible. Your dog is healthy to the best of our knowledge and experience.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

You can come to our facility and visit with any one or all of the dogs. VISITATION IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. This allows us to have uninterrupted training and rehabilitation time for the dogs. We encourage people to come out to the facility and walk dogs.

More about this rescue

Pets Return Home is a nonprofit organization providing canine behavior modification, training and convalescence support for animal rescues, shelters and the community. Our mission is to prevent the needless “euthanasia” of healthy adoptable dogs. As such, we primarily accept dogs “in danger” of being euthanized. We offer sanctuary to select dogs on a case-by-case basis.

Our behavior team, has over 35 years of canine behavior & training development.

We have a broad collection of knowledge and hands-on experience working with hundreds of dogs having behavior, training or medical needs.

We are located near Clarkdale, AZ on a four-acre ranch bordering national forest and the Verde River. Many of the dogs in rehabilitation or training play, build confidence, learn trust and evolve into adoptable dogs while running as a large pack on the fenced four-acre parcel. We have a 400 square foot (sq. ft.) medical clinic, six fenced runs totaling over 4000 sq. ft., a 3000 sq. ft. agility/work yard and a 2100 sq. ft. kennel facility with ten 100 sq. ft. luxury kennels.

The location and facility layout enable dogs to socialize, exercise, overcome fears, build confidence & trust and earn adoptable status. Many of the dogs spend months at the facility. When they are ready for adoption, we know these dogs as well as we know our own dogs. We transfer this important knowledge to the adoptive family. We are always available post adoption to help the dog and family maintain a successful integration.

We always need and welcome volunteers everyday by appointment.

We are primarily supported through donations.

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