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BREED - mix including Chihuahua and Lab
SEX - Male
WEIGHT - 53 lbs
AGE - 3Y/5M
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: adoptioncenter@homewardtrails.org
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Please reach out to Lois at LoisLHT@gmail.com to set up a time to meet Rico.
LOCATION: Trails Home Farm
ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Contact Lois at LoisLHT@gmail.com
ADOPTION FEE: Thanks to generous sponsors Rico's adoption fee is WAIVED. Rico is neutered and microchipped. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 53 lbs
ABOUT THIS ANIMAL:
What would you get if you paired a chihuahua with a lab? Rico! Looking for a smart, affectionate loyal buddy in a great medium size? Rico is your boy. He's at that perfect age where he's up for a 10 mile hike or a day doing nothing other than hanging out by your side. Rico can be wary of new people but a handful of treats and he's your new bud. He loves attention and pets and reciprocates with kisses. He loves a belly rub. Other favorite activities are playing fetch or tug. While Rico sometimes pulls a bit when he spies a squirrel, another dog or a loud truck, he generally is a great leash walker. He has lived with cats and is friendly and respectful. He has even brought his toys over to share with cats!
Rico will bark at people at the door and sometimes wildlife he sees outside. He will be best living in the burbs in a townhouse or single family home. Rico would love to continue his training with a loving human. He is so smart and eager to learn.
KNOWN WITH DOGS: At the HTAR Adoption Center, Rico is a very socialized dog who can change his playstyle to accommodate other dogs in the play yards. In the home environment, it has been noted that he can be selective with other dogs. Rico does best as the only dog living in his home.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Rico has lived with cats and is very respectful of their space. Sometimes he wants to play but takes a "no" well. He is very good living with cats. Even when a cat pops him, Rico is friendly.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Rico was great with the children that lived with him but was not a fan of young friends coming.. We would suggest Rico go home with children who are 14 years old or older.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Rico knows sit, down and stay and shake, watch. He is making good progress on watch, leave it, and take it and lets go. He is very smart and enjoys training! Rico loves a nice game of fetch and he likes tug too.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: Rico is completely house trained. He is not a fan of the crate but does well confined to a room while his people were out of the home. In his foster home, he happily sleeps in his crate with the door open and has been well-behaved when left free-roaming in the home.
KNOWN LIKES: Rico LOVES his people and makes friends easily. He is a very affectionate and loyal companion. Rico is ready to play or take up a place near your feet for a nap. He is a great cuddler and is happy to bath you in kisses. He is very gentle with his humans and will let you take just about anything from him. Rico will bark at people coming to the home but it takes just a handful of treats from them for him to decide they are his friends.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Rico doesn't like every dog he meets on walks and he isn't a fan of trucks and motocycles and workers carrying objects. He is very easy to redirect with commands and treats.
See Rico's Instagram reel:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCYJNwRsz04/?igsh=ODQ4bmtzN3F4Znp5
HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:
Spay/Neuter
First 3 distemper series vaccines & de-wormings
Microchip - lifetime with no registration fees
Current on heartworm preventative
Current on flea/tick preventative
EXCLUSIVE ADOPTER BENEFITS:
Free first exam with:
Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Jermantown Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals (VCA offers $250 coverage - details provided)
Free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting (in DC/Arlington/Alexandria only)
A portion of EVERY ADOPTION fee supports spay/neuter for animals in under-resourced communities
BE A FOSTER: Save a life: http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-program.
BREED - mix including Chihuahua and Lab
SEX - Male
WEIGHT - 53 lbs
AGE - 3Y/5M
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: adoptioncenter@homewardtrails.org
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Please reach out to Lois at LoisLHT@gmail.com to set up a time to meet Rico.
LOCATION: Trails Home Farm
ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Contact Lois at LoisLHT@gmail.com
ADOPTION FEE: Thanks to generous sponsors Rico's adoption fee is WAIVED. Rico is neutered and microchipped. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 53 lbs
ABOUT THIS ANIMAL:
What would you get if you paired a chihuahua with a lab? Rico! Looking for a smart, affectionate loyal buddy in a great medium size? Rico is your boy. He's at that perfect age where he's up for a 10 mile hike or a day doing nothing other than hanging out by your side. Rico can be wary of new people but a handful of treats and he's your new bud. He loves attention and pets and reciprocates with kisses. He loves a belly rub. Other favorite activities are playing fetch or tug. While Rico sometimes pulls a bit when he spies a squirrel, another dog or a loud truck, he generally is a great leash walker. He has lived with cats and is friendly and respectful. He has even brought his toys over to share with cats!
Rico will bark at people at the door and sometimes wildlife he sees outside. He will be best living in the burbs in a townhouse or single family home. Rico would love to continue his training with a loving human. He is so smart and eager to learn.
KNOWN WITH DOGS: At the HTAR Adoption Center, Rico is a very socialized dog who can change his playstyle to accommodate other dogs in the play yards. In the home environment, it has been noted that he can be selective with other dogs. Rico does best as the only dog living in his home.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Rico has lived with cats and is very respectful of their space. Sometimes he wants to play but takes a "no" well. He is very good living with cats. Even when a cat pops him, Rico is friendly.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Rico was great with the children that lived with him but was not a fan of young friends coming.. We would suggest Rico go home with children who are 14 years old or older.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Rico knows sit, down and stay and shake, watch. He is making good progress on watch, leave it, and take it and lets go. He is very smart and enjoys training! Rico loves a nice game of fetch and he likes tug too.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING &/OR CRATING: Rico is completely house trained. He is not a fan of the crate but does well confined to a room while his people were out of the home. In his foster home, he happily sleeps in his crate with the door open and has been well-behaved when left free-roaming in the home.
KNOWN LIKES: Rico LOVES his people and makes friends easily. He is a very affectionate and loyal companion. Rico is ready to play or take up a place near your feet for a nap. He is a great cuddler and is happy to bath you in kisses. He is very gentle with his humans and will let you take just about anything from him. Rico will bark at people coming to the home but it takes just a handful of treats from them for him to decide they are his friends.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Rico doesn't like every dog he meets on walks and he isn't a fan of trucks and motocycles and workers carrying objects. He is very easy to redirect with commands and treats.
See Rico's Instagram reel:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCYJNwRsz04/?igsh=ODQ4bmtzN3F4Znp5
HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:
Spay/Neuter
First 3 distemper series vaccines & de-wormings
Microchip - lifetime with no registration fees
Current on heartworm preventative
Current on flea/tick preventative
EXCLUSIVE ADOPTER BENEFITS:
Free first exam with:
Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Jermantown Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals (VCA offers $250 coverage - details provided)
Free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting (in DC/Arlington/Alexandria only)
A portion of EVERY ADOPTION fee supports spay/neuter for animals in under-resourced communities
BE A FOSTER: Save a life: http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-program.
You will first be required to complete our Adoption Questionnaire (http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/). Once received, a Homeward Trails rep will contact you via phone or e-mail. Please allow 72 hours for a response. If it seems you are a good fit for each other based on the info you provided, a phone interview will follow. If you are renting, we require proof that you are allowed to have a pet as well as any breed or size restrictions that may exist. If you have pets or did previously, we require your vet information and we will call them to verify that your pets are in good health, current on vaccines and spayed/neutered. We require that all pets in the home be spayed/neutered unless there are health reasons that can be verified with the vet.
Homeward Trails' adoption fees range depending on type of animal, the originating shelter and the vetting the animal has received. Our adoption fees are set to allow us to cover our expenses as well as to help other animals in our program that require additional care. Our fees cover vetting costs, shelter fees, fuel for transport, copying and printing of contracts and paperwork, our website presence, food, boarding, behavioral training and additional medical care. It is important to note that while the animal you adopt may not require all of these things, many other animals in our system do. Thus, any "extra" money from adoption fees goes to help those animals who may require additional care. By adopting from Homeward Trails, you are not saving just one life, you are helping to save others as well.
You will first be required to complete our Adoption Questionnaire (http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/). Once received, a Homeward Trails rep will contact you via phone or e-mail. Please allow 72 hours for a response. If it seems you are a good fit for each other based on the info you provided, a phone interview will follow. If you are renting, we require proof that you are allowed to have a pet as well as any breed or size restrictions that may exist. If you have pets or did previously, we require your vet information and we will call them to verify that your pets are in good health, current on vaccines and spayed/neutered. We require that all pets in the home be spayed/neutered unless there are health reasons that can be verified with the vet.
Homeward Trails' adoption fees range depending on type of animal, the originating shelter and the vetting the animal has received. Our adoption fees are set to allow us to cover our expenses as well as to help other animals in our program that require additional care. Our fees cover vetting costs, shelter fees, fuel for transport, copying and printing of contracts and paperwork, our website presence, food, boarding, behavioral training and additional medical care. It is important to note that while the animal you adopt may not require all of these things, many other animals in our system do. Thus, any "extra" money from adoption fees goes to help those animals who may require additional care. By adopting from Homeward Trails, you are not saving just one life, you are helping to save others as well.
Meet Adoptable Dogs at the Adoption Center Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM – 4 PM - No appointment necessary!
Come see us at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.
Homeward Trails has dog and cat adoption events throughout the DC area. For a list of our upcoming events, go to: www.homewardtrails.org/events/
Meet Adoptable Dogs at the Adoption Center Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM – 4 PM - No appointment necessary!
Come see us at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.
Homeward Trails has dog and cat adoption events throughout the DC area. For a list of our upcoming events, go to: www.homewardtrails.org/events/
More about this rescue
Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from under resourced shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them. In so doing, we seek to reduce the rate of euthanasia of adoptable animals through the rescue and placement of homeless animals; to support proactive spay/neuter practices; to promote positive and ongoing behavioral training; and to educate the public about how to care for their animals in a humane way. Homeward Trails not only facilitates adoptions from local shelters, but also supports a large network of foster care providers who take homeless dogs and cats into their homes, care for them, rehabilitate them when needed, and prepare them for their permanent adoptive homes.
Sadly, without our help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia - usually within days or hours of our rescuing them. Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters through no fault of their own.
Many are puppies and kittens – innocent victims of irresponsible pet owners who don’t spay/neuter. Some are abandoned hunting dogs who served their owners well and were dumped in woods or left at shelters when they were no longer wanted. Others are house pets whose owners simply grew tired of caring for them or moved and did not take them along. And even more are animals that have been injured, abused and neglected. Whatever the reasons, these animals all deserve better. And once with Homeward Trails, they get better!
Our Principles:
1. To always operate in the best interest of the animals we take into our program and to advocate for the proper care of those in shelters and in private homes;
2. To provide quality care for the animals we take in for as long as they are in our program and to provide ongoing support to our adopters;
3. To always maintain a manageable number of animals in our system whereby we can ensure proper medical care, behavioral training and housing for the animals;
4. To rescue the widest array of dogs and cats by avoiding general discrimination based on breed, age, and health;
5. To provide our shelter partners and their communities with resources that will result in the highest level of care for their animals, an increase in spay/neuter surgeries and a decrease in the abuse, neglect and abandonment of dogs and cats;
6. To treat our volunteers, adopters and partners with understanding, patience and support
Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from under resourced shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them. In so doing, we seek to reduce the rate of euthanasia of adoptable animals through the rescue and placement of homeless animals; to support proactive spay/neuter practices; to promote positive and ongoing behavioral training; and to educate the public about how to care for their animals in a humane way. Homeward Trails not only facilitates adoptions from local shelters, but also supports a large network of foster care providers who take homeless dogs and cats into their homes, care for them, rehabilitate them when needed, and prepare them for their permanent adoptive homes.
Sadly, without our help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia - usually within days or hours of our rescuing them. Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters through no fault of their own.
Many are puppies and kittens – innocent victims of irresponsible pet owners who don’t spay/neuter. Some are abandoned hunting dogs who served their owners well and were dumped in woods or left at shelters when they were no longer wanted. Others are house pets whose owners simply grew tired of caring for them or moved and did not take them along. And even more are animals that have been injured, abused and neglected. Whatever the reasons, these animals all deserve better. And once with Homeward Trails, they get better!
Our Principles:
1. To always operate in the best interest of the animals we take into our program and to advocate for the proper care of those in shelters and in private homes;
2. To provide quality care for the animals we take in for as long as they are in our program and to provide ongoing support to our adopters;
3. To always maintain a manageable number of animals in our system whereby we can ensure proper medical care, behavioral training and housing for the animals;
4. To rescue the widest array of dogs and cats by avoiding general discrimination based on breed, age, and health;
5. To provide our shelter partners and their communities with resources that will result in the highest level of care for their animals, an increase in spay/neuter surgeries and a decrease in the abuse, neglect and abandonment of dogs and cats;
6. To treat our volunteers, adopters and partners with understanding, patience and support
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