Dean is a southern boy from Kentucky who is still learning about life in the big city! His foster says he can be shy at first, but has started to relax and become more comfortable in their home with just a little bit of time and patience. He will approach his people for treats and to give them little kisses before retreating to the safety of his crate! Dean would strongly benefit from a confident dog friend in his forever home to help him continue learn how to be his best self!
Weight: 18.2 lbs (and growing!)
Spayed/Neutered: Yes!
Up to date on vaccines: Yes! Will need to continue to receive puppy boosters until 5 months of age.
Microchipped: Yes!
Housebroken: Not yet! They are still working on learning the difference between pottying inside and pottying outside.
Crate-trained: Yes! They will settle in the crate easily and are comfortable staying in it for 4+ hours.
Leash behavior: Working on it! They are still learning what the leash is all about and may have some behaviors that will require continued positive reinforcement training.
Dog sociability: They love them! They thrive with a dog buddy and would love to live in a forever home with other dogs.
Cat sociability: They have great cat manners! They have lived with cats and are very comfortable being around them.
Kid sociability: They have done well with the teenagers in their foster home and may be well-suited to living with younger children as well.
Likes: Trying to convince the resident dog in his foster home to play with him, snacks, naps
Dislikes: Being rushed into social situations, not getting enough snacks
If you’d like to meet Dean, please fill out an adoption application at animalcareleague.org/adoptions and send us an email at adoption@animalcareleague.org to schedule an introduction!
Dean is a southern boy from Kentucky who is still learning about life in the big city! His foster says he can be shy at first, but has started to relax and become more comfortable in their home with just a little bit of time and patience. He will approach his people for treats and to give them little kisses before retreating to the safety of his crate! Dean would strongly benefit from a confident dog friend in his forever home to help him continue learn how to be his best self!
Weight: 18.2 lbs (and growing!)
Spayed/Neutered: Yes!
Up to date on vaccines: Yes! Will need to continue to receive puppy boosters until 5 months of age.
Microchipped: Yes!
Housebroken: Not yet! They are still working on learning the difference between pottying inside and pottying outside.
Crate-trained: Yes! They will settle in the crate easily and are comfortable staying in it for 4+ hours.
Leash behavior: Working on it! They are still learning what the leash is all about and may have some behaviors that will require continued positive reinforcement training.
Dog sociability: They love them! They thrive with a dog buddy and would love to live in a forever home with other dogs.
Cat sociability: They have great cat manners! They have lived with cats and are very comfortable being around them.
Kid sociability: They have done well with the teenagers in their foster home and may be well-suited to living with younger children as well.
Likes: Trying to convince the resident dog in his foster home to play with him, snacks, naps
Dislikes: Being rushed into social situations, not getting enough snacks
If you’d like to meet Dean, please fill out an adoption application at animalcareleague.org/adoptions and send us an email at adoption@animalcareleague.org to schedule an introduction!
We do walk ins, unless the animal is in a foster home, which we would set up an appointment. Please fill out an application on our website, animalcareleague.org to get started.
We do walk ins, unless the animal is in a foster home, which we would set up an appointment. Please fill out an application on our website, animalcareleague.org to get started.
More about this shelter
The Animal Care League was founded in 1973 as the Village Humane Society to help homeless animals in the Oak Park community. After a few years of operations, the Humane Society realized the need for help extended beyond the Oak Park borders and changed its name to the Animal Care League to better communicate our purpose.
At the beginning, the ACL did not have a physical shelter to house animals. Instead, supporters cared for animals in their homes until a permanent home could be found. This personal touch was very nice, however, it greatly limited the number of animals that could be helped and made the adoption process very slow. In the late 1970’s, the Animal Care League rented its first shelter, relocating to a new building a few years later. For many years the shelter worked out of this small facility, but in 1998 we moved again to our current location. We have the capacity to house up to thirty-three dogs, more than 120 cats and many other little critters such as birds, rabbits, mice, snakes and even chickens.
From the very beginning, the ACL has had a policy of keeping adoptable animals until we could find them a home and this is still in practice today. This means that no matter how long it takes, we keep an adoptable animal with us until we find that right loving home. Even though the number of animals coming through our doors for help each year has increased by 100 percent in the last several years alone, we firmly believe in this policy and will continue to give every animal the best opportunity possible to find a new home. We have accomplished this by taking proactive approaches to animal care and adoption as well as preventative measures to help reduce the number of homeless animals in our communities.
The Animal Care League works very hard to keep our animals healthy, reduce the number and severity of behavior problems and to act proactively in finding new homes for our pets.
The Animal Care League was founded in 1973 as the Village Humane Society to help homeless animals in the Oak Park community. After a few years of operations, the Humane Society realized the need for help extended beyond the Oak Park borders and changed its name to the Animal Care League to better communicate our purpose.
At the beginning, the ACL did not have a physical shelter to house animals. Instead, supporters cared for animals in their homes until a permanent home could be found. This personal touch was very nice, however, it greatly limited the number of animals that could be helped and made the adoption process very slow. In the late 1970’s, the Animal Care League rented its first shelter, relocating to a new building a few years later. For many years the shelter worked out of this small facility, but in 1998 we moved again to our current location. We have the capacity to house up to thirty-three dogs, more than 120 cats and many other little critters such as birds, rabbits, mice, snakes and even chickens.
From the very beginning, the ACL has had a policy of keeping adoptable animals until we could find them a home and this is still in practice today. This means that no matter how long it takes, we keep an adoptable animal with us until we find that right loving home. Even though the number of animals coming through our doors for help each year has increased by 100 percent in the last several years alone, we firmly believe in this policy and will continue to give every animal the best opportunity possible to find a new home. We have accomplished this by taking proactive approaches to animal care and adoption as well as preventative measures to help reduce the number of homeless animals in our communities.
The Animal Care League works very hard to keep our animals healthy, reduce the number and severity of behavior problems and to act proactively in finding new homes for our pets.
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