Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Please read the pet description IN IT'S ENTIRETY before applying. Thank you for your cooperation. After FOUR MONTHS, Rosco is finally ready for adoption! You Tube video link: https://youtu.be/2mbtapQQyT4 FOR ADOPTION! Note: Only those with a responsible dog ownership history and excellent vet reference need apply. (For more pics, visit nr2r.petfinder.com or www.RoadtoRescueLA.org) INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY: PLEASE read profile thoroughly BEFORE applying: DOG APPLICATION LINK: http://www.roadtorescuela.org/dog-application Rosco (male) Intake date: 3/13/2024 (4 months later and finally ready for his forever home!) Yorkie / Poodle mix (DNA test done – 50.5% miniature poodle / 49.5% Yorkie Approx 3 years old 17.4 pounds Adoption fee: $170, which includes vetting, microchip Good with other dogs: yes Cats: unknown – we do not have cats to be able to test Vetting and other: altered (spayed/neutered), FHO and knee surgery (rear left leg) – full records will be provided, up-to-date on age-appropriate vaccinations, heartworm negative, fecal negative, shave down at vet (was horribly matted on intake), on monthly flea/tick and heartworm prevention, microchipped Health issues: He does still lift his rear left leg sometimes but vet indicated it’s likely in his mind at this point. No other health issues. Temperament: Curious, sweet, social, friendly Energy level: medium Groom needs: High; requires regular professional grooming, along with intermittent brushing to avoid matting Biography: Rosco was found running loose with Bosco (since adopted) in March around Hwy 157 and Hwy 528 in Haughton. They were posted on social media and we were tagged in the photo. They both came to us. We notified animal control and posted them as strays but no one ever came forward. Rosco went to the vet because something was going on with his rear left leg. The x-ray revealed that he not only needed an FHO, but that he’d been shot as well. Humans can be so cruel. Anyway, Rosco went to Airline Animal Health for surgery which required him to be kenneled for weeks. At the time, the vet was also concerned about his knee. During physical therapy and further vet visits, it was determined that he needed knee surgery as well. After that surgery, he needed several more weeks of kenneling. This poor boy has been through 4 months of kenneling. During that time, he did so well and was such a good boy. Yes, he’d get stressed and scratch at the kennel door sometimes, but it was usually after we took him for a walk… or if he needed to potty. Other than that, he was a good boy in his kennel. He also never potties in his kennel. He is now free and he’s just so happy! He still lifts his back leg but the vet indicated it’s likely in his mind because he’d been dealing with pain in that leg for so long. He will use it though and over time, the vet feels like he’ll get more and more used to using it. Sweet Rosco set us back about $6,000 with all of his surgeries and PT, etc. His life up until finding us had been awful. We wanted to make sure he had the best possible life going forward. Dee, one of our board members, has been instrumental in his care. She’s driven him back and forth to surgeries, made sure his medications were dosed correctly, got him back and forth to his physical therapy appointments, etc. She reports he’s a good rider and did well during physical therapy. He got, though, to the point where he associated the vet and the stainless steel table with pain and didn’t like the exams… but for everything else, he was a good patient. Rosco walks well on a leash, kennels well (obviously) and gets along with other dogs. We have donkey visitors in the back pasture and he will bark at them but we don’t find that he’s much of a barker. If you’d like to bring this sweet boy whose been through so much, into your life and home, we welcome your application. **IMPORTANT NOTES** *We do adopt out of state provided the adopter is willing and able to travel to us once approved. We do not ship or transport our animals and there is no exception to this rule. *Most of our adoptable dogs are small, and they are never to be left outside alone, ever! We only rehome our dogs to adopters that plan to have them as inside dogs and part of the family! We do allow adopters with doggie doors, provided there is SECURE fencing. There is no exception to this rule! *PREDATORS: IF THIS DOG IS UNDER 10 POUNDS, the dog is to be monitored and protected when outside at all times! PREDATOR-THREAT IS A REAL DANGER! For example, a hawk tried to pick up a Chihuahua owned by a friend visiting Ninna’s house… RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VISITOR. Thankfully the visitor was watching the dog and the hawk was wrestled off of the Chihuahua but it did require an ER visit and she is was very lucky to survive. TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! *NO SMALL CHILDREN!! As with almost all the dogs at NR2R, young children or a very active household is not recommended. Many of our dogs come to us BECAUSE of small children, thus we do not rehome our dogs to homes with babies or young children. KEEP THIS IN MIND IF YOU HAVE VISITING GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL! Even if the children are older, it would depend on the child AND the parent or parents. *HOUSETRAINING: We do NOT guarantee that any of our adoptable dogs are housetrained. While most should be easily trained, keep in mind that they live in a rescue where they have access to the outdoors all day and are inside at night. Even if they were surrendered to us as housetrained, it doesn’t mean they will automatically be housetrained in your home. Housetraining them should be easy in the right home with time, patience, and consistency. *KENNELING: We always recommend kenneling when you cannot supervise your dog. This helps with housetraining and any destructive tendencies until you get to know your knew addition. *We do not guarantee the age, health or temperament of any of the dogs we rehome. Many of the dogs we take in come from animal control and rarely do we have histories and even when we do, many times the histories are inaccurate. *Only adopters with a responsible dog ownership history and excellent vet reference need apply. If you bring this pet into your heart and home, you will receive in return many years of love, companionship, and loyalty. That’s our guarantee. Other notes: This pet is available for adoption through Ninna’s Road to Rescue, Benton, La. We are 501c3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to rescue primarily small-breed dogs and to re-home them into RESPONSIBLE and CARING forever homes. DOG APPLICATION LINK: http://www.roadtorescuela.org/dog-application Time may be of the essence if you are looking to adopt a specific animal. We do not reserve animals, unless and until we have approved your application, provided the animal is still available at the time we receive your application. The first APPROVED application we receive will be considered. We are NOT a first come, first serve rescue!! We adopt our rescues out to the RIGHT home, not just A home. Only responsible pet owners need apply. Applying to adopt does NOT commit you to the adoption NOR does it guarantee the adoption. CONTACT: Our adoptable pets are updated regularly, but if you want to check the availability of a pet... OR still have questions AFTER reading this profile, message us via our Facebook page. Please indicate the name when communicating with us. www.RoadtoRescueLA.org “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi Be responsible ~ Always spay/neuter, keep your dogs on heartworm prevention, vaccinate against disease... and if you bring a pet into your life, commit to that pet for life. Blessings. July 26, 2024, 12:21 pm
