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Hale (Old Man): Not at the shelter (Stacey)!

Posted over 2 years ago | Updated 1 month ago

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Cared for by Friends of Campbell County Animal Control

Adoption process

Submit Application

Approve Application

Meet the Pet

Pay Fee

Take the Pet Home

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Australian Cattle Dog

Color

Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with Black

Age

Adult

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

18177135

My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Not good with cats

Purebred

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

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

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

Hale has been with foster caregiver for over a year now. He has always lived outdoors, and is satisfied with having a fenced area all to himself, although he does tolerate visits from other canines. He is lovingly called “Old Man” and even though he can be crotchety, he has had a rough time and we forgive him. (Hale recently lost his human, and was one of eight working dogs left behind. The others have found homes with adopters or rescues, but Hale has a tough time adapting.) The teens in this family have spent time working to befriend him, and have seem him happy and wiggly as well as the “don’t touch my backside” side of him. We would love for him to find a home with a farm, where he can work if he wants to, and hang out if he wants to. He does not need to be in a home as he has always been outside. He did visit another home for about two weeks, and we hoped it might work as a Forever situation, but unfortunately, old man focused on the rabbits who lived in the house, and all he could think about was pursuit. He was doing well with his house training in the time he was there, so we feel like if an outdoor home is not necessarily ideal, he could live in a house if he wanted to as long as he had access to the outdoors.

Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.

Rescue

Friends of Campbell County Animal Control

Contact info

Pet ID

18177135

Contact

Barbe Shackelford

Phone

—

foacinfo@gmail.com

Website

http://www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org

Address

185 Greendale Drive, Rustburg, VA 24588

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

Find our official application on our website, at www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org

2.
Approve Application

This is done prior to setting up an appointment with the foster family or the shelter to meet the pet.

3.
Meet the Pet

Foster parents need notice in order to arrange their schedules to meet applicants.

4.
Pay Fee

Take the pet home once you have met and mutually agreed that this is a good match.

5.
Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

We start with an application so our volunteers and fosters can have an idea of what the adopter is seeking. We ask that other pets in the home be spayed/neutered already if of appropriate age, current with rabies shots, and prefer use of heartworm preventive. We ask for a non-family personal reference as well as a vet reference to contact. We do home visits only if we feel it is vital to the pet's successful placement.

Applications are generally processed within 24 to 48 hours. Foster parents will contact the applicants to advise them of the progress of their application and to set up a meet and greet. Because volunteers work full-time jobs, contact is often made by email.

Fees to adopt range from $20 to $80 for cats, and from $75 to $300 for dogs. A contract requires that the adopter contact FOAC and return the pet to our care at any time if the adoption does not work out.

Adoption application

https://www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org/forms/form?formid=3709

Go meet their pets

FOAC vaccinates and deworms the dogs and cats at the Campbell County Shelter, which is open to the public from 12 to 5 weekdays and 11 to 4 on Saturdays. That address is 322 Dennis Riddle Drive, Rustburg, VA (behind Yellow Branch Elementary School.)

Available by appointment for visits are the dogs and cats noted as being in "foster care." We also visit Petsmart in Lynchburg, VA, with our adoptable dogs and cats at various times.

More about this rescue

Established in 2011. FOAC filled the vacancy left by the local humane society when they ended their association with Campbell County Animal Control. FOAC became its own entity in 2012 and has grown to 300 volunteers. We work in partnership with Campbell County Animal Control, and as their guests at the shelter. We do not have our own shelter nor overhead expenses, and no paid employees.