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My name is Stuart (REDUCED FEE!)!

Posted over 3 weeks ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

Cared for by Pal's Place
Adoption process
1

Submit Application

Adoption fee: $300

This helps Pal's Place with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
German Shepherd Dog/Husky
Color
Black - with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
Age
8 months old, Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
55 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My personality

My story

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

** A VERY GENEROUS DONOR IS SPONSORING $175 OF STUART'S ADOPTION FEE, ALONG WITH THE FEES OF HIS LITTERMATES, TO REDUCE THEIR ADOPTION FEES TO $300 IN HOPES THEY'LL FIND THEIR FOREVER FAMILIES SOON!** Introducing Stuart, the charming, friendly, magnetic canine extraordinaire! This handsome lad has it all: good looks, a gentle and affectionate spirit, and a quiet, intuitive intelligence seen in his deeply expressive eyes. At almost 8 months old, he's more of an old soul, with wisdom far beyond his age. Stuart's a great mix of energies; he's always happy to play, run, and goof around as much as you'd like him to, but he's also just as happy to sit back, hang out, and observe the world around him. Stuart was initially rescued from an overwhelmed animal control facility in rural Kentucky, along with his six littermates, when they were just eight weeks old. Shelters and rescues across the US are in crisis, adoptions have slowed considerably over the past 18 months, and surrenders and intakes are way up. In previous years, puppies in shelters and rescues were generally adopted quickly, often as soon as they became available. Within the past year, unfortunately, it has become more often the rule than the exception that very friendly, adoptable dogs, including puppies, remain in shelters or foster care for many months before being adopted.
Casualties of this current shelter and rescue crisis, Stuart and four littermates have grown up in foster care while awaiting adoption. These sweet pups are more than ready and anxious to find the loving, forever families they so deserve. Approaching 7 months old and weighing over 50 pounds, Stuart will be a larger dog (70+ pounds) when fully mature. A DNA test performed on two littermates identifies their breed mix as 35% Bluetick Coonhound, 27%. German Shepherd, 23% Husky, 15% Staffordshire Terrier. Stuart has always been the calmest, coolest, and most collected of his litter and is very well behaved for a puppy. Still, he is a puppy, and potential adopters expect to continue his training and provide the guidance, structure, patience, and love that all puppies and adolescent dogs need to develop into exceptional canine citizens as adults. Stuart loves all humans and is social with other dogs as well. He's a real gem of a dog who will fill the life and home of his lucky adopters with joy, love, affection, and unmatched loyalty and companionship. They just don't come much more wonderful than Stuart. Meet him today! Stuart is fostered in Chicago, and meetings are arranged by appointment only after an adoption application has been received and approved. For more information or to apply, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit our website at palsplacerescue.org. Stuart's adoption fee is $475 (now reduced to $300 thanks to a generous sponsorship). This fee helps to cover his medical expenses while in our care. He is neutered, microchipped, up-to-date with age-appropriate vaccines, and is taking monthly flea/heartworm preventatives.

• All of our dogs reside in foster homes, and meetings are arranged by appointment only after our adoption application has been completed and approved for adoption. For more information or to apply, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com or visit our website at palsplacerescue.org. Unfortunately, we cannot place holds on our dogs for more than three days after an application has been received and approved for a meeting. Please do not apply to adopt unless you are ready to welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. ADOPTION APPLICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE RESCUE MAY END UP IN YOUR SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER. If you are waiting for our reply, please check those folders regularly.

• Stuart's adoption fee is $475. This fee helps to cover any necessary medical care to prepare him for adoption. Pal's Place relies solely on adoption fees and donations to care for the animals in our rescue. Your donation also helps save other dogs like Stuart and his littermates from euthanasia.

• Please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com for an adoption application and put the dog's name in the subject line. Please check your spam or junk folder; sometimes, the applications end up there. We are a volunteer-run organization, and we strive to respond to all inquiries within 24-48 hours. However, please be patient, as it can sometimes take longer for a reply.

• All of our dogs are in foster homes and can be seen BY APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved application has been received. For more information, please email palsplace1@hotmail.com
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
Chicago, IL 60618
Donation

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

•Step 1: Submit an application through our website at http://palsplacerescue.org/adopt/ or email palsplace1@hotmail.com

Additional adoption info

Pal's Place is a foster-based canine rescue serving Chicago and surrounding areas. We do adopt out of state, provided potential adopters are willing to make the trip to Chicago to meet the dog in person before adoption. We do not ship or transport our animals. We rescue dogs from euthanasia at overturned and open-intake animal control facilities. They are placed in foster homes, evaluated, and fully vetted before adoption. If interested in adoption, please read the information below, outlining our fees and process for adoption.

All of our dogs are spayed/neutered, microchipped, wormed, and vaccinated before being placed for adoption. An adoption application and contract are required. Our adoption fees vary by dog but are generally as follows:

Senior Dogs $275 and up

Adult dogs $375 and up

Puppies (under twelve months) $475 and up

These fees help to cover the expenses of vetting, feeding, and housing the dogs we rescue. We rely solely on donations to continue our work in rescuing needy dogs.
HOW TO ADOPT:

•Step 1: Submit an application through our website at http://palsplacerescue.org/adopt/ or email palsplace1@hotmail.com for our application in PDF or Word format. Be sure to fully complete the application and ensure contact information for your veterinarian (if you have current dogs/cats in the home or within the past five years) and/or landlords (if renting) is included. We do check vet references, and we do verify if dogs are allowed in rental units. Omitting this information will slow the application process down. Pal's Place has no shelter facility. All our dogs are in foster homes or boarding facilities while they await adoption. Dogs can be seen by appointment once the rescue has approved an application. Any information we know about our available dogs is listed in their bios below this information. Please read the dog's bio thoroughly, we will not respond to emailed questions regarding our dogs if the information is already provided in their bio.

• Step 2: A volunteer will do their best to respond to your application within 24-72 hours of submission to schedule a meeting if approved. WE CANNOT HOLD DOGS FOR ANY REASON. The sooner we place a dog into a loving forever home, the sooner we can bring another in desperate need of rescue into our program. Please do not apply unless you are ready to welcome a dog into your home within three days of applying. If you are expecting a response, please check your spam or junk folder, as correspondence from us may end up there. If you haven't received a response within 72 hours, please email Samantha@palsplacerescue.org to verify your application was received.

• Step 3: Meet the dog! All adults living in the home must be present at your appointment. If all parties agree the dog is a good match for your home at the time of the visit, be prepared to take your new best friend home with you the same day. We send all our dogs home with a collar, a small bag of the food they have been eating, and their medical paperwork. An adoption contract and disclosure form will be completed at that time, and the adoption fee will be collected (each dog's individual fee is listed in the bio). Adoption fees can be paid via cash, check, Zelle, or PayPal. In the case of litters of puppies, we can no longer hold a particular puppy for visits due to a huge increase in no-shows and last-minute cancelations of meet-and-greet appointments over the past several months. An effort is made to schedule visits with puppies in the order the approved applications were received. Most of our dogs are rescued from high-intake, high-kill shelters in Kentucky. We often have very little information about the dog's past before rescue. Breed and adult size are often educated guesstimates, and we cannot guarantee either.

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All of our pets are in foster homes and can be seen by appointment only once an approved application has been received. To receive an adoption application, please email Palsplace1@hotmail.com

More about this rescue

We are a small, foster-based dog rescue. We rescue dogs from high-kill, overburdened animal control facilities and place them into loving and permanent homes. Our dogs are in foster care or paid boarding and remain with us until a perfect home is found.

We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Monetary donations are always needed and welcomed and fully tax-exempt in accordance with the law.

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