Adopt

My name is Blanco!

Posted 1 year ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Interview

4

Meet the Pet

5

Home Check

6

Take the Pet Home

7

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $350

This helps Northern Star Dog Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Siberian Husky
Color
White
Age
2 years 4 months old, Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Needs experienced adopter
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

Blanco is a very happy guy; he loves to run and play and resembles a horse, especially as his long legs give him a ground covering stride. He equally loves to snuggle and truly believes he is a lap dog. He loves to lay across your lap and squirm around like a toddler. He doesn't like to be "patted" as that seems a bit fear inducing to him, but he likes to be petted in other ways.

Blanco needs an experienced owner who won’t let him get away with being pushy when he wants something. Seriously, personal boundaries are not his forte. Do we hear people say: “Duh, he is a husky!”? Consequently, he jumps on people and gets a little nippy when he first meets them or when he gets excited but he settles back down pretty quickly, at least with adults. We haven’t seen him with medium or young children but he would probably get too rambunctious with them as he jumps on big kids.

Blanco enjoys playing in the backyard as long as someone is with him. If that person goes inside, he scales the 4 or so foot fence or opens the gate. Luckily, he comes running as soon as called since he isn’t trying to run off but to get back with his people. He will need a tall fence to keep him contained.

He does well to sit and will play fetch.

Blanco does great in a 6’ tall chain-link pen in a climate-controlled garage with Coco and rarely has accidents. He goes right in when his foster mom opens the door. Surprisingly he hasn't torn up his bed or any toys. In fact, his foster mom hasn’t seen any destructive behavior.

He tolerates a bath and enjoys being brushed – and regular brushing is needed!

He doesn’t resource guard, but he will push other dogs away from “his” person and can be kind of rude about it.

Fireworks and loud noises don't bother him.

Blanco has been good with dogs in some situations and not others. He seems okay meeting new dogs but once they start to share space and he bonds to people he is less amenable, especially if his “backup”, Coco is with him. There is a dynamic between them that can be problematic, especially when they gang up, and they will probably do best if adopted into separate homes.

Skills and sociability with cats - saw the family cat through the window and didn't care.
Skills and sociability with other animals - not tested.
Takes to one person mostly or the whole family? So far, mostly takes to his foster mom.
Leash walking - does ok.
Off leash - does well.
In car - does great.
In public places - does ok.
Responding when called – great.
Barking/howling/talking - high pitched bark when he's ready to be let out or he sees another dog in his territory.
Crate and kennel trained – yes.
Door dashing, runs off – sometimes.
Stealing food from kids/counter surfing – no.
Ok in apartment? - yes, if he gets to go out enough.

Blanco is approximately 1 year old as of June, 2023 and probably a Siberian husky mix.

He arrived with Coqueta (Coco) from California on June 10. They were surrendered from the same household to a shelter there.

If you're interested in Blanco, please fill out the pre-adoption application on Linktr.ee/northernstardogrescue
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
Boise, ID 83709
Donation

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Please send us an e mail or message through our Facebook Page Northern Star Dog Rescue and we will send you a Pre Adoption/Foster App.

2.

Approve Application

Once we look over your application and background check and everything looks good we will contact you to approve your application!

3.

Interview

We will contact you once your application is approved and discuss what dog would be the best fit for you and your family.

4.

Meet the Pet

We will schedule a time to do a meet and greet with you and any current animals you have with your potential new pet.

5.

Home Check

We will schedule a home check when we schedule your meet and greet.

6.

Take the Pet Home

Once the meet and greet is done you will start our mandatory 2 week adoption trial to determine if it is a good fit for both you and the dog

7.

Pay Fee

If trial goes well the adoption is finalized. Puppies wait until after they are spayed/neutered as arranged by the rescue.

Additional adoption info

A fee for a background check is also required.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Since we are a foster based rescue and don’t have a shelter all meet and greets must be scheduled and walk-ins are not an option. We will travel throughout the Treasure Valley and surrounding areas/states if that means the dog will find their forever home! When we host adoption/community events we will always post them on our Facebook Page Northern Star Dog Rescue.

More about this rescue

We are Northern Star Dog Rescue, a completely foster based non profit dog rescue! We specifically pull all of our dogs from the euthanasia list (most are there due to no fault of their own) and dogs that are homeless or in bad housing conditions. We take them in and place them in foster homes until we can find them their forever homes! We do what we do because our team has a STRONG love for animals especially those that are in dire situations.

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