If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and email any questions to: trailshomefarm@homewardtrails.org We will follow up with you and connect you to her foster!
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Chewy is high energy and loves her walks. In the morning and evening, she enjoys an initial short walk with her foster sister followed by a longer (and much faster) walk solo. She loves all the intriguing scents she picks up while walking and enjoys meeting most other dogs. She would be happiest in a home with a fenced yard and another dog for a playmate. She has a strong prey drive for squirrels, rabbits, foxes, etc. and while her foster is working with her on 'leave it', her pursuit instinct is still quite strong. She spends much of the
day outside in a fenced yard and has not attempted to jump out (the lowest part of the fence is 3 feet). She is frightened by suburban sounds such as garbage trucks, school buses, loud cars and certain bicycles. She has calmed down significantly in foster care, and we hope she will eventually adjust to all but the most frightening sounds.
Chewy is highly intelligent and food motivated so additional training should be relatively easy. She's very affectionate and doesn't engage in resource guarding of any kind. She likes to be near her people but seems okay when left alone for a few hours at a time. She rides quietly in the car.
ADOPTION FEE: $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 54 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Chewy enjoys meeting other dogs and is usually friendly with them although she has shown some reactivity to some dogs. She's happy to engage in on-leash play if she has a willing partner. She is attuned to her elderly foster sister and realizes she needs to adjust her play style with her.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Chewy has met one cat since being in her foster home. The cat stood her ground and quickly taught Chewy to maintain a respectful distance. Chewy has a strong prey drive, however, and she would almost certainly chase any cat that ran from her.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Chewy has met a number of children on her walks and is happy to let them pet her. She would do fine in a home with children although her energy level might be too much for very young ones.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Chewy knows sit and is working on 'stay', 'come', 'leave it', and 'off'.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING AND/OR CRATING: Chewy will stay very quietly in her crate and retreats to it during scary situations such as thunderstorms. As long as she is walked before bedtime, she will make it through the night without an accident. She sleeps under her foster parents' bed so she clearly likes having a 'den' of her own.
KNOWN LIKES: Chewy has a lot of energy and loves to run (zoomies are one of her specialties), fetch tennis balls and chew on sticks. She loves going on walks and meeting other dogs. She's very intelligent and appears to enjoy learning new commands, especially when she's rewarded with kibble treats. Peanut butter and bananas are other favorites.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Loud noises and/or large vehicles like motorcycles, buses, construction equipment, garbage trucks, thunder, marching bands and fireworks are still quite frightening for her.
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, Union Veterinary Clinic 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.
If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and email any questions to: trailshomefarm@homewardtrails.org We will follow up with you and connect you to her foster!
PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Chewy is high energy and loves her walks. In the morning and evening, she enjoys an initial short walk with her foster sister followed by a longer (and much faster) walk solo. She loves all the intriguing scents she picks up while walking and enjoys meeting most other dogs. She would be happiest in a home with a fenced yard and another dog for a playmate. She has a strong prey drive for squirrels, rabbits, foxes, etc. and while her foster is working with her on 'leave it', her pursuit instinct is still quite strong. She spends much of the
day outside in a fenced yard and has not attempted to jump out (the lowest part of the fence is 3 feet). She is frightened by suburban sounds such as garbage trucks, school buses, loud cars and certain bicycles. She has calmed down significantly in foster care, and we hope she will eventually adjust to all but the most frightening sounds.
Chewy is highly intelligent and food motivated so additional training should be relatively easy. She's very affectionate and doesn't engage in resource guarding of any kind. She likes to be near her people but seems okay when left alone for a few hours at a time. She rides quietly in the car.
ADOPTION FEE: $475. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!
ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 54 lbs
KNOWN WITH DOGS: Chewy enjoys meeting other dogs and is usually friendly with them although she has shown some reactivity to some dogs. She's happy to engage in on-leash play if she has a willing partner. She is attuned to her elderly foster sister and realizes she needs to adjust her play style with her.
KNOWN WITH CATS: Chewy has met one cat since being in her foster home. The cat stood her ground and quickly taught Chewy to maintain a respectful distance. Chewy has a strong prey drive, however, and she would almost certainly chase any cat that ran from her.
KNOWN WITH KIDS: Chewy has met a number of children on her walks and is happy to let them pet her. She would do fine in a home with children although her energy level might be too much for very young ones.
KNOWN COMMANDS: Chewy knows sit and is working on 'stay', 'come', 'leave it', and 'off'.
KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING AND/OR CRATING: Chewy will stay very quietly in her crate and retreats to it during scary situations such as thunderstorms. As long as she is walked before bedtime, she will make it through the night without an accident. She sleeps under her foster parents' bed so she clearly likes having a 'den' of her own.
KNOWN LIKES: Chewy has a lot of energy and loves to run (zoomies are one of her specialties), fetch tennis balls and chew on sticks. She loves going on walks and meeting other dogs. She's very intelligent and appears to enjoy learning new commands, especially when she's rewarded with kibble treats. Peanut butter and bananas are other favorites.
KNOWN DISLIKES: Loud noises and/or large vehicles like motorcycles, buses, construction equipment, garbage trucks, thunder, marching bands and fireworks are still quite frightening for her.
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, Union Veterinary Clinic 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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