My name is Leo!

Posted over 4 weeks ago | Updated 3 days ago

Cared for by Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Adoption fee: $475

This helps Homeward Trails Animal Rescue with pet care costs.

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My basic info

Breed

Mixed Breed (Medium)/American Bulldog

Color

Brown/Chocolate/White

Age

3 years 11 months old, Adult

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Male

Pet ID

33844

My details

Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: Leo is full grown at 60lbs

ESTIMATED AGE: 4 years old

KNOWN WITH DOGS: Leo LOVES other dogs, and would really love an energetic pup to be his companion.

KNOWN WITH CATS: Leo has not been exposed to cats in a while, but in a previous home was fine with a cat!

KNOWN WITH KIDS: Leo shows a friendly nature and enthusiasm for anyone he meets. He loves playing in the yard with kids that want to run around and play with him.

KNOWN COMMANDS: I am well trained and easily adapts. No one is too old to learn new
tricks. I am up for it!

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING AND/OR CRATING: Housebroken and proud of it!

KNOWN LIKES: Leo LOVES playing in the yard!!! Its his favorite thing!!!! He would do best in a home with a large fenced yard for him to romp. He'd really be a great addition to a family that has another young dog that really wants a playmate!!! Playing fetch and tug outside with the kids would be Leo's heaven

KNOWN DISLIKES: Leo HATES spending a lot of time inside. He will sleep in his crate inside, but as soon as there is sunlight he wants to romp outside and chase the squirrels!

ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Leo is the sweetest pup who really wants an a family willing to take him on adventures or spends a lot of time where he can run and play with human or canine family members.

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/
HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Fill out the application and we will follow up with you! We will
connect you to his foster!

LOCATION: An amazing Foster home

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: Mary Beth 'messagemarybeth@gmail.com'

ADOPTION FEE: The adoption fee for this dog is $475

HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:
Spay/Neuter

First 3 distemper series vaccines and 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.

Rescue

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID

33844

Contact

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Phone

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dogadoption@homewardtrails.org

Website

http://www.homewardtrails.org

Address

11116 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Donation

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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

http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

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