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My name is Badger!

Posted 4 days ago

Cared for by Desiderata Rescue
Adoption process
1

Submit Application

Adoption fee: $550

This helps Desiderata Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Husky
Color
Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with Black
Age
Adult
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

Video 1 (copy and paste into a new browser window)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLS7qQ0Yj1I

Video 2 (copy and paste into a new browser window)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F91z-04nVI

Badger is a husky mix who was listed at the shelter as 8 years old. When he first arrived, I thought he was much older and that he would be a hospice case. He was stiff and frozen in fear and skinny. He would barely move. I put him in a kennel with younger dogs and he soon found his youthful spirit again and is like a different dog now. I don't know his age for sure but he has lots of life and happiness left in him and I think he is younger than 8. He weighs about 60 lbs now. He learned how to climb out of the 6 ft chain link kennel but he doesn't stray far from it except to follow me on walks. He goes down the pond to take a dip but mostly just hangs out by the kennel. So while he has the skills of a husky to escape, he doesn't have the urge of a husky to run off and go explore. I don't even put him up when I leave because he doesn't go anywhere. He is great with other dogs but sometimes doesn't know how big he is so he wouldn't be good around scared little dogs. He is fine with my chihuahuas but they are very bossy and not scared of anything. For that reason, I also don't think he should be around cats. To be clear, he is not aggressive at all, he just tries to play with everything and with his size that just wouldn't work with a dog or cats that's scared of him. He is very food motivated and walks well on the leash as well. He is an awesome boy and I am glad he didn't die at the kill shelter.

He is currently still in Oklahoma where he was rescued but he can only be adopted out of state where people treat animals well. He has to be prepaid and picked up directly from transport at one of our transport drop off locations below. If things don't work out for some reason, which rarely ever happens, we will either find a local foster to take him in or he will go back to Oklahoma on our next transport until a new home is found.

www.facebook.com/desideratarescue/reviews (copy and paste into a new browser window)

Transport locations:

- Washington State (Kennewick, Spokane, Tumwater, Tacoma, Tukwila, Lynnwood/Edmonds, Bellingham)
- Oregon (Portland and Springfield)
- Colorado (Ft Lupton)
- Idaho (Heyburn and Boise/Meridian)
- Utah (Ogden)
- Wyoming (Evanston, Rock Springs, Laramie)
- Montana (Missoula)
- Illinois (Vandalia, Springfield, Chicago)
- Indiana (Spiceland, Burn Harbor)
- Michigan (St Joseph)
- Wisconsin (Madison, Wausau, Eau Claire, Appleton, Milwaukee)
- Minnesota (Minneapolis/St Paul)
- Iowa (Des Moines)
- Ohio (Columbus and London)
- Pennsylvania (Erie, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg)
- New York (Buffalo and Albany)
- Connecticut (Enfield)

Vetting: neutered, microchipped, rabies vaccine, bordetella vaccine, dhpp vaccine x 2, lepto vaccine x 2, dewormed several times, on monthly flea and tick prevention, on monthly heartworm protection, heartworm tested (negative)

Adoption fee: $550 (includes the $250 cost of transport from Oklahoma and all vetting listed above)

Adoption application (copy and paste into a new browser window):

https://form.jotform.com/82677586784176

FAQs (copy and paste into a new browser window):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12eb_SRtk1AzaBl87UltcLJ24MjH9UhQm_LE77iWZEQA/edit?tab=t.0

Desiderata Rescue is Oklahoma Licensed Rescue #95
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Miriam Kelly
Phone
Address
Portland, OR 97217

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

https://form.jotform.com/82677586784176

Additional adoption info

All pets have to be pre-adopted and picked up directly from transport along I5.

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All of our adoptable pets have to be pre-adopted and picked up directly from transport along I5.

More about this rescue

Oklahoma Licensed Rescue Number 95

Oklahoma is a bad place for animals. It's the only state that saw an increase in shelter euthanasia rates in 2019. 2020 probably didn't look any different. Strays everywhere, people dumping dogs in the country to fend for themselves, litters of puppies and kittens because people are too cheap or too lazy to fix their pets.

We help these poor souls and find them loving homes in northern states.

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