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If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: loislht@gmail.com
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL:
LOCATION: Foster home
ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Lois loislht@gmail.com
ADOPTION FEE: Waived. This fee 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: 40 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Great with other dogs. She is currently living with an older dog in her foster home and getting along really well.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Has not been cat tested.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Dottie would be fine with older children who understand that she needs her space. She gets skittish around loud sounds and fast movement.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Dottie is working on sit, stay, and down. She responds well to positive reinforcement and treats.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: House trained and crate trained. Loves the crate and chooses to be there as her safe space while she adjusts to new surroundings.
KNOWN LIKES: Walks in the woods! Treats! Dogs of all sizes. Loves to be petted and to play gently once she feels comfortable. Zoomies in her fenced yard. Mental and physical exercise. Treats. Treats. Treats.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Dottie is adjusting to her new environment but does not like unexpected noises or movement.
MORE ABOUT THIS DOG:
Dottie is a sweet, gentle 3 year old hound mix. She loves long sniffy walks in the woods and is her most energetic and happy self there! She would love a family that shares her love of the outdoors. She loves to run zoomies in the yard and recently started entertaining herself playing with tennis balls! She is looking for a patient family to help her continue to build her confidence. Although timid (yet completely friendly), she has become more comfortable over time in her foster home, yard, and neighborhood. Dottie even loves visitors, especially women.
Dottie is crate-trained and the crate is her safe, happy place. Loud noises and sudden movements scare her but she's getting braver each day. Dottie rides well in a car and is comfortable on a leash. She pulls when she is excited but is working on leash training. She is very treat-motivated. Dottie would love a home with a resident dog to play with and to help with her confidence. Dottie's energy level would work well with almost any home. She is excited on her walks but also burns off energy on her own in the yard and with play. When she is at home she is a very chill pup who is happy to relax in a quiet environment.
Dottie is an adorable and playful dog. She is looking for her very own family to love and share life's adventures. She has made so much progress these last 2 months and ever day she makes a little bit more. She's going to be a wonderful companion for a lucky family. Maybe yours.
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 ADOOPTION 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.
Dottie's adoption fee is WAIVED as part of Homeward Trails' Helping Happy Hounds Program!
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: loislht@gmail.com
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL:
LOCATION: Foster home
ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Lois loislht@gmail.com
ADOPTION FEE: Waived. This fee 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: 40 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Great with other dogs. She is currently living with an older dog in her foster home and getting along really well.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Has not been cat tested.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Dottie would be fine with older children who understand that she needs her space. She gets skittish around loud sounds and fast movement.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Dottie is working on sit, stay, and down. She responds well to positive reinforcement and treats.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: House trained and crate trained. Loves the crate and chooses to be there as her safe space while she adjusts to new surroundings.
KNOWN LIKES: Walks in the woods! Treats! Dogs of all sizes. Loves to be petted and to play gently once she feels comfortable. Zoomies in her fenced yard. Mental and physical exercise. Treats. Treats. Treats.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Dottie is adjusting to her new environment but does not like unexpected noises or movement.
MORE ABOUT THIS DOG:
Dottie is a sweet, gentle 3 year old hound mix. She loves long sniffy walks in the woods and is her most energetic and happy self there! She would love a family that shares her love of the outdoors. She loves to run zoomies in the yard and recently started entertaining herself playing with tennis balls! She is looking for a patient family to help her continue to build her confidence. Although timid (yet completely friendly), she has become more comfortable over time in her foster home, yard, and neighborhood. Dottie even loves visitors, especially women.
Dottie is crate-trained and the crate is her safe, happy place. Loud noises and sudden movements scare her but she's getting braver each day. Dottie rides well in a car and is comfortable on a leash. She pulls when she is excited but is working on leash training. She is very treat-motivated. Dottie would love a home with a resident dog to play with and to help with her confidence. Dottie's energy level would work well with almost any home. She is excited on her walks but also burns off energy on her own in the yard and with play. When she is at home she is a very chill pup who is happy to relax in a quiet environment.
Dottie is an adorable and playful dog. She is looking for her very own family to love and share life's adventures. She has made so much progress these last 2 months and ever day she makes a little bit more. She's going to be a wonderful companion for a lucky family. Maybe yours.
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 ADOOPTION 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.
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.
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.
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/
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
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
