Hey there, everyone! I'm Poncho, a friendly, active, people-loving 19-pound golden wire-coated Portuguese Podengo Pequeno/ Dachshund mix fella who's just loves to be loved. I have the delightful reputation of being "the best snuggler," although I can be initially shy when I first meet people. You see, I was rescued from the care of homeless people who lived under the Beltway 8 freeway. You shouldn't be surprised that I have to be cautious and know that hoomans won't hurt me before I let down my guard.
Once I trust you, I'm all yours and ready to exchange love and affection. I get along great with hoomans of all ages -- adults as well as kids -- and other dogs my size. I ignore the resident cats in my foster home.
It's hard to determine my exact heritage without a DNA test, but I'll tell you a little what to expect if I have Podengo blood. Podengo means "rabbit hunter" in Portuguese, and that's what we were bred to do. Pequenos are the smallest of the three sizes of Portuguese Podengos. We're lively, playful, alert, highly intelligent, and independent hounds who make excellent family companions. We're tolerant, compliant, and eager to please our family. Loyal, easy-going, and loving, we make strong bonds with our family but can sometimes be suspicious of strangers.
I hope that my adorable "scruffy terrier" appearance has caught your attention. If you're looking for a charming companion who relishes positive training and who is excellent at anything you ask me to do, I'm the fella for you! Arrange to meet me today. Let's start writing a new chapter in our lives together today!
HOPE ID D24-0914-0036
If you are interested in Poncho and would like to fill out a Dog Adoption Application, please go to: http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/dog-adoption.php . Submitting an application does not obligate you to adopt from us but it initiates contact with us and gets the process started. If you have questions prior to filling out the application, email us at lisagilchrist16@gmail.com and a volunteer will get back to you.
LOVES TO BE LOVED
DOB 3/19/23
Hey there, everyone! I'm Poncho, a friendly, active, people-loving 19-pound golden wire-coated Portuguese Podengo Pequeno/ Dachshund mix fella who's just loves to be loved. I have the delightful reputation of being "the best snuggler," although I can be initially shy when I first meet people. You see, I was rescued from the care of homeless people who lived under the Beltway 8 freeway. You shouldn't be surprised that I have to be cautious and know that hoomans won't hurt me before I let down my guard.
Once I trust you, I'm all yours and ready to exchange love and affection. I get along great with hoomans of all ages -- adults as well as kids -- and other dogs my size. I ignore the resident cats in my foster home.
It's hard to determine my exact heritage without a DNA test, but I'll tell you a little what to expect if I have Podengo blood. Podengo means "rabbit hunter" in Portuguese, and that's what we were bred to do. Pequenos are the smallest of the three sizes of Portuguese Podengos. We're lively, playful, alert, highly intelligent, and independent hounds who make excellent family companions. We're tolerant, compliant, and eager to please our family. Loyal, easy-going, and loving, we make strong bonds with our family but can sometimes be suspicious of strangers.
I hope that my adorable "scruffy terrier" appearance has caught your attention. If you're looking for a charming companion who relishes positive training and who is excellent at anything you ask me to do, I'm the fella for you! Arrange to meet me today. Let's start writing a new chapter in our lives together today!
HOPE ID D24-0914-0036
If you are interested in Poncho and would like to fill out a Dog Adoption Application, please go to: http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/dog-adoption.php . Submitting an application does not obligate you to adopt from us but it initiates contact with us and gets the process started. If you have questions prior to filling out the application, email us at lisagilchrist16@gmail.com and a volunteer will get back to you.
Adopting an animal is a very serious decision and we want to be sure that our potential adoptive families have thought about the impact of this decision carefully. To adopt an animal through HOPE, we request that you complete an Adoption Application, a copy of which is available online for cats at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/cat-adoption.php or for dogs at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/dog-adoption.php. You may fill it out online or print a copy of the application and complete it prior to arriving at an adoption session. This will expedite the adoption process and will also assist our adoption counselors in matching you to a suitable pet.
We at HOPE make every effort to match our foster pets to appropriate homes. If you feel that we are too intrusive, please understand that it is because we care about their welfare.
Fees
All animals are neutered or spayed and have received age appropriate shots prior to being adopted. We ask that you provide a $100 donation for cats and a donation of $150 for dogs when you adopt your new family member from us. This donation helps us in defraying the costs of these and other medical needs of our animals.
Adopting an animal is a very serious decision and we want to be sure that our potential adoptive families have thought about the impact of this decision carefully. To adopt an animal through HOPE, we request that you complete an Adoption Application, a copy of which is available online for cats at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/cat-adoption.php or for dogs at http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-forms/dog-adoption.php. You may fill it out online or print a copy of the application and complete it prior to arriving at an adoption session. This will expedite the adoption process and will also assist our adoption counselors in matching you to a suitable pet.
We at HOPE make every effort to match our foster pets to appropriate homes. If you feel that we are too intrusive, please understand that it is because we care about their welfare.
Fees
All animals are neutered or spayed and have received age appropriate shots prior to being adopted. We ask that you provide a $100 donation for cats and a donation of $150 for dogs when you adopt your new family member from us. This donation helps us in defraying the costs of these and other medical needs of our animals.
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Mobile adoption sessions are held on the weekends. All adoption sessions run from 12:00 - 4:00 pm at a variety of locations and days as noted on our website http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-locations/. For more information, please contact us at hope@homelesspets.net
Mobile adoption sessions are held on the weekends. All adoption sessions run from 12:00 - 4:00 pm at a variety of locations and days as noted on our website http://www.homelesspets.net/adoption-locations/. For more information, please contact us at hope@homelesspets.net
More about this rescue
Our mission is to end the homelessness of cats and dogs through foster to adoption, feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return, and education.
HOMELESS & ORPHANED PETS ENDEAVOR (HOPE) is an all-foster, no kill adoption group based in the Houston area.
HOPE covers the cost of general medical expenses for the animals in the program, such as altering, routine vaccinations and treatment for parasites. Our foster families are asked to provide food, shelter and love to the animals for which they care. They receive no payment for the services that they provide. Without them, and the other volunteers who so selflessly do what is necessary to keep HOPE afloat, it would not be possible to run this nonprofit corporation.
One aim of HOPE is to develop a network of area rescue and humane organizations which will facilitate the rescue and placement of a variety of animals. The goal is to never have to turn away an animal in need. By forming a coalition of humane and rescue groups in the Houston area, we could potentially place all animals who need a temporary home until they are placed into a permanent one.
Our mission is to end the homelessness of cats and dogs through foster to adoption, feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return, and education.
HOMELESS & ORPHANED PETS ENDEAVOR (HOPE) is an all-foster, no kill adoption group based in the Houston area.
HOPE covers the cost of general medical expenses for the animals in the program, such as altering, routine vaccinations and treatment for parasites. Our foster families are asked to provide food, shelter and love to the animals for which they care. They receive no payment for the services that they provide. Without them, and the other volunteers who so selflessly do what is necessary to keep HOPE afloat, it would not be possible to run this nonprofit corporation.
One aim of HOPE is to develop a network of area rescue and humane organizations which will facilitate the rescue and placement of a variety of animals. The goal is to never have to turn away an animal in need. By forming a coalition of humane and rescue groups in the Houston area, we could potentially place all animals who need a temporary home until they are placed into a permanent one.
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