My name is Astra!

Posted 1 month ago

Cared for by Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Adoption fee: $495

This helps Homeward Trails Animal Rescue with pet care costs.

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My basic info

Breed

American Staffordshire Terrier

Color

Brindle

Age

Puppy

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

35864

My story

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

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Scheduled meet and greet

LOCATION: Foster home

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Mary Beth

ADOPTION FEE: $495-$595. 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: ~60 lbs

KNOWN WITH DOGS: LOVES being wtih another pup!

KNOWN WITH CATS: we have not yet met a cat so we do not know!

KNOWN WITH KIDS: I have been around and handled gently by kids since birth! I'd love to be someone's companion

KNOWN COMMANDS: I am still young and ripe for learning new tricks

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: i am slowly learning how to be in a crate and where to go to the bathroom with my litter foster

KNOWN LIKES: Treats. cuddles, playtime, and friends

KNOWN DISLIKES: I'm a typical puppy!!

ABOUT THIS ANIMAL:

My mom Galaxy had 7 puppies and we LOVE to romp and play! I am looking to go home right after Easter and would love a family. We are mixed with a lot of breeds and will likely be midsized.!

Her foster describes her as:
Determined yet very cautious. Astra is cautious of new noises and things but give her some time and she will show her confidence. She will be a strong girl, when playing tug of war she often wins. She is very comfortable playing with our big dog of course after she sniffed him out and warmed up. She loves welcoming new people and will observe from afar before joining the party. She rarely has any accidents and is well on her way to being potty trained. She's a great pup.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: 'messagemarybeth@gmail.com'

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

Rescue

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID

35864

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

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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