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My basic info
Breed
Blue Heeler
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White
Age
10 months old, Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
26 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
** If you are interested in adopting Matty, please fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ **
Look at this gorgeous guy! Matty is just 9 months old and only 26 lbs. (His estimated full grown weight is around 28 - 30 lbs). He is such a great small/medium size. He is believed to be mostly Red Heeler, but may have something smaller in him.
Matty was found as a stray in New Mexico and brought into a small shelter. From there, he earned his ticket out of NM and to Colorado to start fresh.
From Matty's foster:
"Matty is the sweetest boy EVER. He knows no stranger and is so dang friendly. He loves other dogs and he’s the perfect size too!
He is a total sweetheart and he loves rolling over for belly rubs and splashing around in the kiddie pool. He is also good with kids (10+)
Did I mention he is SO SWEET??"
Being such a young guy still, Matty will require an adopter committed to basic training. A (virtual or in-person) positive reinforcement group training class promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence for a young guy whose self-esteem will fly high while he masters his skills. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area.
We'd like to place Matty in a home where he'll get consistent stimulation, exercise and love. A (virtual or in-person) positive reinforcement group training class promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence for a young guy whose self-esteem will fly high while he masters his skills. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area.
Matty has been fully vetted, is up to date on his vaccines, and neutered.
Farfel's Rescue is a fully foster based rescue, and offers a one week trial with every adoption. We feel that this is much more beneficial to not only the dog, but the adopter too. We believe that only getting 20-30 minutes with a dog before deciding on a lifetime commitment is not a fair amount of time to the adopter, or the dog. Therefore we give adopters one week with the dog to assure it is the right fit, and offer a full refund of their adoption fee should it not workout within the week trial.
Farfel's Rescue has been doing adoptions this way since 2005 and is thrilled to adopt out ~400 dogs each year.
If you are interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ .
**PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our Farfel's Rescue adoption application found at the link above or at farfels.com. Adoption site applications such as Petfinder and Adoptapet don't provide enough information and therefore aren't useful. Our Farfel's application is the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving puppy. We're sorry, in most cases, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit our Farfel's Rescue adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.
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