Adopt

My name is Stitch!

Posted over 2 months ago | Updated 2 days ago

Adoption fee: $595

This helps Homeward Trails Animal Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever/Labrador Retriever
Color
Black/White
Age
5 months old, Puppy
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
36882

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

HOW TO MEET THIS PUP: please submit your adoption questionnaire & we will follow up with you, then connect you to his foster family!

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE OR CLICK THE BUTTON TO THE RIGHT TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

LOCATION: foster home in the DC metro area

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Sheila, sheilamcgee2001@gmail.com

ADOPTION FEE: $595; includes neuter surgery, basic vaccinations, microchip & exclusive benefits for Homeward Trails adopters!

ESTIMATED WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 50-60 lb range

ESTIMATED AGE: 3-4 months

KNOWN WITH DOGS: Stitch loves to meet and play with other dogs and has been very friendly and energetic towards his foster siblings!

KNOWN WITH CATS: We are not sure about cats specifically, but he has been good with rabbit siblings in his foster home and generally does not pay much attention to them. Since the rabbits are behind a pen, he may try to play with free roaming cats, at least while he is still a puppy.

KNOWN WITH KIDS: Stitch does not live with kids in the foster home but has been very friendly and gentle with children in the neighborhood who he has been able to meet on his walks.

KNOWN COMMANDS: He has just started training & and comes when called

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING AND/OR CRATING: Stitch has learned to be housebroken and needs regular walks and potty breaks throughout the day.

KNOWN LIKES: Playing with other dogs and his foster siblings, toys of all kinds, cuddling on the couch, and exploring/smelling new outdoor places on walks.

KNOWN DISLIKES: none at the moment, everything is a fun adventure!

ABOUT STITCH: Stitch is a friendly, excited, and playful pup with boundless energy and a love for adventure and exploration. When it's time to relax, he is more than happy to curl up on the couch with you or sit in your lap for some pets. He will sit right next to you while chewing on a toy; he loves being near his people! He's happy and outgoing, getting along well with almost everyone he meets, from other dogs to people and kids.

Stitch will be the perfect addition or any person or family looking for a loving, playful, loyal and active companion!

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
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Contact info

Pet ID
36882
Contact
Phone
Address
11116 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

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.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

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

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