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Chinook is an absolute sweetheart!
He turned a year old on 02 January and he still has a lot of puppy energy. He is very tall and lean and the 60lbs are an estimated weight. His coat is rather short. When you look at him from the side or behind he seems like a very slim Shepherd, when you look in his face you clearly see the Husky. With both those breeds in his blood Chinook is medium-high energy and does need an outlet like hiking, running, lots of walks and playtime.
Chinook is sweet sweet boy who truly has a very loving and gentle heart and soul. He LOVES to be loved, he will melt into you when you pay him attention. Of course he has puppy energy at only a year old and no training, but he is very eager to please and to learn. He loves having dog brothers and sisters to teach him. He's learning about chickens and that they are not toys, and to be respectful and careful around horses. He's great around cats, having lived with them in the Bethlehem Shelter, even if sometimes he might need a reminder to play gentle with them, but a simple "hey!" will do.
For training purposes Chinook sleeps in his crate and will spend some time in it during the day (he needs to learn that there is no playing inside the house here, the dogs spend a LOT of time outside at the Rescue Ranch and get to drain their energy there, but once inside the house playtime is over, at least the crazy kind).
Chinook has an interesting story: at a young puppy he was rescued from Gaza (yep, the one in Palestine) and taken to Bethlehem Shelter where he lived until he was flown to Canada. His first foster home in Canada for one reason or another didn't like him and passed him on (we have no details on that first home); the second foster home was a windowless basement apartment where he was locked up all day without walks. Apparently he became mouthy (with all that pent up energy and the family finally home, hurray) and they were going to euthanize him! So Bethlehem Shelter reached out to their European volunteers, one of which is a former work colleague of mine who reached out to me; transport arrangements were made and Chinook came to The Sweet Life on his birthday.
I truly do not understand how anyone would even remotely think about euthanizing this adorable boy who is just a darling and doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
Dogs are living creatures and need exercise as much or even more than love and affection.
Chinook is an absolute sweetheart!
He turned a year old on 02 January and he still has a lot of puppy energy. He is very tall and lean and the 60lbs are an estimated weight. His coat is rather short. When you look at him from the side or behind he seems like a very slim Shepherd, when you look in his face you clearly see the Husky. With both those breeds in his blood Chinook is medium-high energy and does need an outlet like hiking, running, lots of walks and playtime.
Chinook is sweet sweet boy who truly has a very loving and gentle heart and soul. He LOVES to be loved, he will melt into you when you pay him attention. Of course he has puppy energy at only a year old and no training, but he is very eager to please and to learn. He loves having dog brothers and sisters to teach him. He's learning about chickens and that they are not toys, and to be respectful and careful around horses. He's great around cats, having lived with them in the Bethlehem Shelter, even if sometimes he might need a reminder to play gentle with them, but a simple "hey!" will do.
For training purposes Chinook sleeps in his crate and will spend some time in it during the day (he needs to learn that there is no playing inside the house here, the dogs spend a LOT of time outside at the Rescue Ranch and get to drain their energy there, but once inside the house playtime is over, at least the crazy kind).
Chinook has an interesting story: at a young puppy he was rescued from Gaza (yep, the one in Palestine) and taken to Bethlehem Shelter where he lived until he was flown to Canada. His first foster home in Canada for one reason or another didn't like him and passed him on (we have no details on that first home); the second foster home was a windowless basement apartment where he was locked up all day without walks. Apparently he became mouthy (with all that pent up energy and the family finally home, hurray) and they were going to euthanize him! So Bethlehem Shelter reached out to their European volunteers, one of which is a former work colleague of mine who reached out to me; transport arrangements were made and Chinook came to The Sweet Life on his birthday.
I truly do not understand how anyone would even remotely think about euthanizing this adorable boy who is just a darling and doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
Dogs are living creatures and need exercise as much or even more than love and affection.
When potential adopter is local they can come and meet the pet(s) before submitting an application.
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Home Check
We are looking to see if the home is appropriate for the pet's needs
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Sign Adoption Contract
Sign contract, pay adoption fee and take pet home
Additional adoption info
we want to make sure that the pet and new family are the right fit to avoid the animal being surrendered again or getting passed on. To ensure this we ask questions on lifestyle (if adopter is very active or not), how much they are home, what other animals are in the home/on the property etc. We want to both the animal as well as the adopter be set up for success which is that both sides are happy and their needs are met.
we want to make sure that the pet and new family are the right fit to avoid the animal being surrendered again or getting passed on. To ensure this we ask questions on lifestyle (if adopter is very active or not), how much they are home, what other animals are in the home/on the property etc. We want to both the animal as well as the adopter be set up for success which is that both sides are happy and their needs are met.
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More about this rescue
Our Mission is Saving lives one animal at a time through
* rescuing, rehabbing and rehoming or retiring animals in need;
* providing resources to the community to empower individuals to help animals
* educating on animal husbandry and teaching and showing compassion
Our Mission is Saving lives one animal at a time through
* rescuing, rehabbing and rehoming or retiring animals in need;
* providing resources to the community to empower individuals to help animals
* educating on animal husbandry and teaching and showing compassion
