My name is Bella!

Posted over 2 months ago | Updated 1 week ago

Cared for by Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc.

Adoption process

Submit Application

Meet the Pet

Sign Adoption Contract

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $350

This helps Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc. with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

German Shepherd Dog

Color

Black - with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut

Age

3 years 3 months old, Young

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

58 lb (current)

Sex

Female

Pet ID

ps_2159118-3451867

My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

Has special needs

My story

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

Bella is an adorable Shepherd mix found as a stray with her 5 puppies, and has since been spayed. Bella was just hours away from euthanasia at her prior shelter simply due to lack of space, but thanks to the efforts of caring advocates, we were able to get to her just in time. Bella is thriving and ready to share her love with a deserving family.

Personality: Bella is a medium energy dog, meaning that she's happy to romp around and play or spend the day snuggled up. She gets along wonderfully with dogs of all ages and sizes, and she absolutely adores people. She has lived with 3 cats before and was able to co-exist totally fine together. We would not recommend leaving her alone unsupervised with cats as she seemed a little too interested in them and could be that she's just eager to play or that her prey drive is kicking in. As long as humans are around to supervise, she's ok with them. She has lived with kids 13+ and did great. She has a very calm and stable temperment overall and we think she would be ok with younger kids as long as they understand and respect basic manners around any dog.

The perfect forever family: Bella has bounced around from place to place before coming to us at Thrive, which has likely caused some understandable anxiety. She needs someone who is committed to her and will show her that you're not abandoning her. She would do great in a two adult household with someone who works from home to be nearby at most times, and a doggie companion, while she's working through her anxiety.

Bella has been with us waiting for her forever home since August 2024. She is in a loving foster home until she finds her family who is ready to pour love into her sweet soul.

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Rescue

Thrive Animal Rescue, Inc.

Contact info

Pet ID

ps_2159118-3451867

Contact

Pamela Madden

Phone

(858) 790-9590

pamela@thriveanimalrescue.com

Website

https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/

Address

13875 Old El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

Submit an application through our website at: https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/new-adoption-application

2.
Meet the Pet

Once your application is approved. We will contact you to set up at time to visit the dog(s).

3.
Sign Adoption Contract

Upon mutual agreement, you will be sent the link to sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption fee.

4.
Take the Pet Home

You will be sent the dogs medical records and microchip information.

Additional adoption info

Thrive Animal Rescue is committed to placing dogs into their forever home, forever. Please read this application carefully, paying particular attention to the question regarding commitment to making it work. Will you be willing to go to any length to keep your Thrive dog as a part of your family forever? If the answer is yes, then proceed in filling out our adoption application.

Adoption application

https://www.thriveanimalrescue.com/new-adoption-application

Go meet their pets

By appointments only, after completing the adoption application.

More about this rescue

Thrive Animal Rescue is the brainchild of Cece Durante Bloum and Georgia Spogli. Cece, a lifelong animal lover, equestrian and founder of Newmarket Equestrian Center, sought a way to incorporate her love for animals with her desire to give back to the community. Being a dog lover first and foremost, Cece began finding dogs in shelters for friends who wanted to adopt but could not bear the heartache of searching through shelters to find the right match. Cece realized that shelters are filled with dogs who have been abandoned for reasons having nothing to do with serious health or behavioral issues. Georgia had completed similar rescue work on the East Coast and successfully placed several dogs in the loving homes of friends and associates in the equestrian world. Georgia felt a calling to do more and joined forces with Cece in 2014. They recruited more dog loving friends from the equestrian world, applied for non-profit status, and Thrive Animal Rescue was born!

Thrive continues to carry out its mission to rescue family friendly dogs from abandonment and shelters and place them in loving forever homes. Additionally, it is our goal to educate adopters on the importance of their commitment to their new furry family member. We consider suitability a vital part of the process of placing a dog in a loving forever home and believe this diminishes the likelihood that a dog will become displaced or rehomed again, thereby reducing the number of viable dogs being euthanized.