My name is Azalea!

Posted over 8 months ago

Cared for by Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Border Collie/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Color

Black

Age

2 years 5 months old, Adult

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

31724

My details

Not good with cats

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Azalea is being virtually fostered by Becky's Pet Care. We thank Becky's Pet Care for giving Azalea additional exposure so we can get her adopted ASAP!

If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: adoptioncenter@homewardtrails.org

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Come meet them every Saturday and Sunday at the Homeward Trails Adoption Center located at 11116 Fairfax Station Road in Fairfax Station, Virginia from 10 am until 4 pm.

LOCATION: Homeward Trails Adoption Center

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Contact our awesome staff at adoptioncenter@homewardtrails.org

ADOPTION FEE: Azalea is part of the Go Fetch program. This means that her adoption fee is waived and she's ready to roll with some other goodies too! Adopt this girl today! This INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!

ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 44 lbs

KNOWN WITH DOGS: Azalea is a physical player who likes to get into hard play. She is well socialized with other dogs and will do a great job reading body language.

KNOWN WITH CATS: Azalea has never lived with cats to our knowledge. We would be happy to find out if you are interested!

KNOWN WITH KIDS: Azalea has lots of energy and may be too much for younger children. Azalea also has some fear when it comes to strangers so an active home with children coming and going may be too much for her.

KNOWN COMMANDS: Azalea received professional training while in her last home and knows several commands like Heel, Stay and Place. She has lots of ability to learn if you are interested in having a training partner!

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: Azalea is good in her crate and has lived in a home before and there were no reports of accidents in the home.

KNOWN LIKES: Azalea is a frisbee queen. She loves to play fetch with them and would love to star in your own personal halftime show!

KNOWN DISLIKES: Azalea does not like strangers and needs to be put in positions where she does not come into close contact with people she doesn't know. She is also not a fan of squirrels and may run after them if given the opportunity.

ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Azalea was returned to Homeward Trails when her loving family had to deal with major medical issues and could no longer care for her. While she was with the family, she went to an overnight training facility and learned a whole lot of great skills. Azalea would like to have access to a fenced in area where she can run free but needs higher walls to keep her contained. She's got a lot of brains to use so she would like to train and have an active lifestyle.

HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:
Spay/Neuter
First 3 distemper series vaccines & de-wormings
Microchip - lifetime with no registration fees
Current on heartworm preventative
Current on flea/tick preventative

EXCLUSIVE ADOPTER BENEFITS:

Free first exam with:
Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Jermantown Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals (VCA offers $250 coverage - details provided)

Free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting (in DC/Arlington/Alexandria only)

A portion of EVERY ADOPTION fee supports spay/neuter for animals in under-resourced communities

BE A FOSTER: Save a life: http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-program.

Rescue

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID

31724

Contact

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Phone

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dogadoption@homewardtrails.org

Website

http://www.homewardtrails.org

Address

11116 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

You will first be required to complete our Adoption Questionnaire (http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/). Once received, a Homeward Trails rep will contact you via phone or e-mail. Please allow 72 hours for a response. If it seems you are a good fit for each other based on the info you provided, a phone interview will follow. If you are renting, we require proof that you are allowed to have a pet as well as any breed or size restrictions that may exist. If you have pets or did previously, we require your vet information and we will call them to verify that your pets are in good health, current on vaccines and spayed/neutered. We require that all pets in the home be spayed/neutered unless there are health reasons that can be verified with the vet.

Homeward Trails' adoption fees range depending on type of animal, the originating shelter and the vetting the animal has received. Our adoption fees are set to allow us to cover our expenses as well as to help other animals in our program that require additional care. Our fees cover vetting costs, shelter fees, fuel for transport, copying and printing of contracts and paperwork, our website presence, food, boarding, behavioral training and additional medical care. It is important to note that while the animal you adopt may not require all of these things, many other animals in our system do. Thus, any "extra" money from adoption fees goes to help those animals who may require additional care. By adopting from Homeward Trails, you are not saving just one life, you are helping to save others as well.

Adoption application

http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

Go meet their pets

Meet Adoptable Dogs at the Adoption Center Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM – 4 PM - No appointment necessary!
Come see us at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

Homeward Trails has dog and cat adoption events throughout the DC area. For a list of our upcoming events, go to:
www.homewardtrails.org/events/

More about this rescue

Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from under resourced shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them. In so doing, we seek to reduce the rate of euthanasia of adoptable animals through the rescue and placement of homeless animals; to support proactive spay/neuter practices; to promote positive and ongoing behavioral training; and to educate the public about how to care for their animals in a humane way. Homeward Trails not only facilitates adoptions from local shelters, but also supports a large network of foster care providers who take homeless dogs and cats into their homes, care for them, rehabilitate them when needed, and prepare them for their permanent adoptive homes.

Sadly, without our help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia - usually within days or hours of our rescuing them. Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters through no fault of their own.

Many are puppies and kittens – innocent victims of irresponsible pet owners who don’t spay/neuter. Some are abandoned hunting dogs who served their owners well and were dumped in woods or left at shelters when they were no longer wanted. Others are house pets whose owners simply grew tired of caring for them or moved and did not take them along. And even more are animals that have been injured, abused and neglected. Whatever the reasons, these animals all deserve better. And once with Homeward Trails, they get better!

Our Principles:
1. To always operate in the best interest of the animals we take into our program and to advocate for the proper care of those in shelters and in private homes;
2. To provide quality care for the animals we take in for as long as they are in our program and to provide ongoing support to our adopters;
3. To always maintain a manageable number of animals in our system whereby we can ensure proper medical care, behavioral training and housing for the animals;
4. To rescue the widest array of dogs and cats by avoiding general discrimination based on breed, age, and health;
5. To provide our shelter partners and their communities with resources that will result in the highest level of care for their animals, an increase in spay/neuter surgeries and a decrease in the abuse, neglect and abandonment of dogs and cats;
6. To treat our volunteers, adopters and partners with understanding, patience and support