Adopt

My name is
Gerald (Sponsored)!

Posted 1 year ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

4

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $195

This helps Gateway Pet Guardians with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier
Color
Black/White
Age
9 years 3 months old, Senior
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
5358

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

Thanks to Melissa Carlton State Farm Agent, Gerald's adoption fee is waived! With supporters like Melissa, all dogs have second chances and their futures look bright.

Hi! I am Gerald! I have been with my current foster mom and dad for a few months and I ready to find my forever home! I am about 9 years old (even though my foster mom says I don't act 9). I was found roaming the streets by a kind police officer who brought me to Gateway Pet Guardians. Because I am an older boy, I come with many perks that GPG offers to my family like free training sessions!

I am very smart and very food motivated. I love to play with treat puzzles, and I have a favorite "licky ball that my foster mom fills with frozen bone broth or goats milk and it's amazing. When the weather is bad, she likes to give me licky mats that she says works my brain even though I can't go outside. I love walks, stuffies, balls and chew bones. I love it when you come home from work. I love it so much that I will greet you with my favorite toy of the day. If I have a very special toy, I will take it outside and bury it. I'm very good at hiding my toys so that only I know where they are. I sleep all night in my crate, but I do like to have a stuffy and my favorite blanket with me. Although I'm more than happy to sleep with you if that makes you feel better! Because I came from the streets, I have some scars on my body and legs, but that doesn't stop me. I get around VERY well, but one thing that happened to me is that I have to wear a belly band because I don't always know when I have to pee. I do sometimes, but not always. I think people feel like this is a bad thing. But it' s no different than babies wearing a diaper. I don't mind them at all. I just need you to keep me clean and change them a few times a day. My foster mom says I come with about 10 of them, so you don't have to do laundry every day....she doesn't like to do laundry that often.

If you're interested in meeting Gerald, please visit our website to learn about our adoption process and to fill out an application, www.gatewaypets.org/adopt

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All of our dogs and cats will be micro-chipped, spayed or neutered, and up-to-date on vaccinations at the time of adoption. For more photos of Gerald, follow us on Facebook Gateway Pet Guardians and Instagram @gatewaypets ... #gpgGerald.

To view other adoptable pets from our shelter, please visit, www.gatewaypets.org/adopt

Gateway Pet Guardians is proud to offer a variety of mixed breed dogs available for adoption. However, please keep in mind that we rarely know the genetic background of the animals we rescue and, as such, we cannot guarantee the exact breed combinations found within this dog. However, we do not know his/her actual genetic makeup. Just know that this dog is probably a variety of several different breeds that have combined to create one very amazing and unique animal
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Contact info

Pet ID
5358
Contact
Address
725 N 15th St, East ST Louis, IL 62205
Donation

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Approve Application

3.

Meet the Pet

4.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Once you find a pet that you are interested in meeting, submit an adoption application through our website and we will send your information to the foster family. Once we have reviewed the application, we will be in touch.

Adoption fees are $195 for adult dogs, $250 for puppies, $75 for adult cats and $100 for kittens. This fee includes shots, a spay/neuter and microchipping, as well as any other treatment the animal may have needed upon being rescued.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

View all of our adoptable pets at gatewaypets.org/adopt or come meet the ones residing at the shelter with the following walk in hours to foster or adopt!
Tuesday-Friday 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm

To view who is currently at the shelter please visit: https://cdn.volunteerhub.com/uploads/392644ed-184e-434f-8658-a17d3beb7665/current-shelter-pets.html

More about this rescue

Our organization focuses heavily on community outreach and humane education in the East St. Louis area, providing low-cost or free veterinary care, dog food and shelter for low income residents with pets. We are dedicated to eliminating the homeless pet problem in our small service area.

Other pets at this rescue