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ADOPTION FEE: $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include $250 in free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATED WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 50 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Ozzie does very well with other dogs
KNOWN WITH CATS: Ozzie has not met a cat yet so we're not sure!
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Ozzie has met and seems to enjoy humans of all ages.
KNOWN COMMANDS: He knows "sit," and is eminently trainable, as you can see, he was even comfortable on a boat!
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: Ozzie has been doing a wonderful job with house and crate training!
KNOWN LIKES: Treats. Exercise. Mental and physical exercise. Dogs of all sizes. People of all ages.
KNOWN DISLIKES: none known!
From Ozzie's foster mom:
"Ozzie is the most friendly dog ever! Still have not heard him bark yet. He eats all his food and loves treats and playing.
He also loves cuddles! He is doing well in his crate, he will cry a couple minutes but that's it.
Ozzie is learning his name and loves when you yell it multiple times and let him run into your arms! He also seems to be housetrained, does great with my dog and did very well at the groomer's getting his nails trimmed. :)
Ozzie has been wonderful.
Ozzie was cautious the first night, and then has settled in very well!
I walk Ozzie together with my husky 3x daily except Wednesday night. I used a body harness on our walks. He pulls a bit but stops with slight tug on leash. He loves to sniff everything on our walks and sometimes lingers on interesting aromas.
Ozzie has met deers, foxes, and geese. He was most curious about the geese, and barked at the deer and foxes.
Ozzie likes to greet dogs and humans on our walks but does not pull or bark at them, ie, not reactive at all.
Ozzie loves to do zoomies when he's in the backyard and wrestle with my husky. They play quite well together.
Ozzie is quite capable of self entertaining with squeaky toys and tennis balls. He has not quite got the concept of bringing balls or toys back when we play fetch. :) My husky doesn't get it either.
Ozzie would prefer pickup toy/ball and zoom around yard until my husky tackles him.
Ozzie loves food and follows me whenever he sees me walking toward the kitchen. He does not counter surf. He is very polite when given treats.
He has want to be petted and hugged. He sometimes would also try to sneak in between me and my husky whenever I kiss and hug my husky.
He was excellent when he was crated while I was at work.
I didn't crate Ozzie on Wednesday and he didn't soil in the house while I was away for 8 hours. He spent day playing with my husky, and nap when I checked my home camera.
So far he's still afraid of the open staircase at my house. He has been sleeping on his bed and outside of the crate since Tuesday."
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 upon adoption)
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.
Come meet adoptable dogs every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM at our Adoption Center located at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039. We can also schedule time to meet a specific dog at the Adoption Center during the week by appointment - just fill out the application and we will follow up with you!
For animals in foster homes, please submit an online application and a member of our Adoptions team will reply with next steps.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail it to: sheilamcgee2001@yahoo.com
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE: http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
The adoption fee for this dog is $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
We are proud to partner with the following veterinarians who offer a free first exam for your animal, exclusively for HT adopters: Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Sunshine Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals.
Additionally, any VCA hospital will cover illnesses up to $250 at no cost to any Homeward Trails adopter.
We also provide free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting - just for HT adopters in the Arlington/Alexandria/Falls Church/DC area. Start your new dog out on the right foot with this valuable, expert guidance FREE!
You can save animals like this one by becoming a foster! Fosters are like way stations between high kill shelters and forever homes. We need fosters so that we can save dogs before they are euthanized at the shelters. If you are interested in becoming a foster, please check out our information about fostering by visiting http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-program
Thank you!
Special SPRING GLEANING EVENT April 27-28 ONLY -- my ADOPTION FEE IS DISCOUNTED! My new adoption fee is $125 (down from $475)!
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Ozzie's basic info follows and then read further down for the outstanding report from his foster parents!
ESTIMATED BREED -- Siberian Husky/Shepherd mix
SEX - male
WEIGHT - approx. 50 lbs
AGE ~ 2-3 yrs
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail: sheilamcgee2001@yahoo.com
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE: http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Please submit the application and the coordinator will contact you!
ADOPTION FEE: $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include $250 in free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATED WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 50 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Ozzie does very well with other dogs
KNOWN WITH CATS: Ozzie has not met a cat yet so we're not sure!
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Ozzie has met and seems to enjoy humans of all ages.
KNOWN COMMANDS: He knows "sit," and is eminently trainable, as you can see, he was even comfortable on a boat!
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: Ozzie has been doing a wonderful job with house and crate training!
KNOWN LIKES: Treats. Exercise. Mental and physical exercise. Dogs of all sizes. People of all ages.
KNOWN DISLIKES: none known!
From Ozzie's foster mom:
"Ozzie is the most friendly dog ever! Still have not heard him bark yet. He eats all his food and loves treats and playing.
He also loves cuddles! He is doing well in his crate, he will cry a couple minutes but that's it.
Ozzie is learning his name and loves when you yell it multiple times and let him run into your arms! He also seems to be housetrained, does great with my dog and did very well at the groomer's getting his nails trimmed. :)
Ozzie has been wonderful.
Ozzie was cautious the first night, and then has settled in very well!
I walk Ozzie together with my husky 3x daily except Wednesday night. I used a body harness on our walks. He pulls a bit but stops with slight tug on leash. He loves to sniff everything on our walks and sometimes lingers on interesting aromas.
Ozzie has met deers, foxes, and geese. He was most curious about the geese, and barked at the deer and foxes.
Ozzie likes to greet dogs and humans on our walks but does not pull or bark at them, ie, not reactive at all.
Ozzie loves to do zoomies when he's in the backyard and wrestle with my husky. They play quite well together.
Ozzie is quite capable of self entertaining with squeaky toys and tennis balls. He has not quite got the concept of bringing balls or toys back when we play fetch. :) My husky doesn't get it either.
Ozzie would prefer pickup toy/ball and zoom around yard until my husky tackles him.
Ozzie loves food and follows me whenever he sees me walking toward the kitchen. He does not counter surf. He is very polite when given treats.
He has want to be petted and hugged. He sometimes would also try to sneak in between me and my husky whenever I kiss and hug my husky.
He was excellent when he was crated while I was at work.
I didn't crate Ozzie on Wednesday and he didn't soil in the house while I was away for 8 hours. He spent day playing with my husky, and nap when I checked my home camera.
So far he's still afraid of the open staircase at my house. He has been sleeping on his bed and outside of the crate since Tuesday."
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 upon adoption)
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.
Come meet adoptable dogs every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM at our Adoption Center located at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039. We can also schedule time to meet a specific dog at the Adoption Center during the week by appointment - just fill out the application and we will follow up with you!
For animals in foster homes, please submit an online application and a member of our Adoptions team will reply with next steps.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail it to: sheilamcgee2001@yahoo.com
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE: http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
The adoption fee for this dog is $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
We are proud to partner with the following veterinarians who offer a free first exam for your animal, exclusively for HT adopters: Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Sunshine Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals.
Additionally, any VCA hospital will cover illnesses up to $250 at no cost to any Homeward Trails adopter.
We also provide free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting - just for HT adopters in the Arlington/Alexandria/Falls Church/DC area. Start your new dog out on the right foot with this valuable, expert guidance FREE!
You can save animals like this one by becoming a foster! Fosters are like way stations between high kill shelters and forever homes. We need fosters so that we can save dogs before they are euthanized at the shelters. If you are interested in becoming a foster, please check out our information about fostering by visiting 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
