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My name is Richie!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated over 4 weeks ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Home Check

3

Approve Application

4

Meet the Pet

5

Pay Fee

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $350

This helps Mile High Canine Rescue, Inc. with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Labrador Retriever
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
6 years old, Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
40 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
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:

Richie is a 40 lbs, lab mix who is around 6 years old. He’s a Heinz 57 mixture packed with personality! Richie is a retired Houston stray looking for his forever family.

We wish we could ask Richie how to describe the first few years of his life, but we will have to settle for guessing. Richie clearly had a human or humans in his life who loved him at one point. He came to us knowing about living in a house, routines and food times. He knows how to walk on a leash, how to take a bath, and how to behave in a crate. He loves to roll in the grass, get belly rubs, and give hugs. He knows ‘sit’, ‘shake’, fetch, loves playing with toys, and loves kids and people fiercely. He’s also quite the talker, not only with his amazing facial expressions but his ‘sass’ when he wants something of his humans 🤣

Ok…now for the not so good. Richie was picked up as a stray with no ID on him and never reclaimed. Then he ended up on a high kill shelter euthanasia list after he went unnoticed by everyone until our rescue agreed to save his life. He was well behaved there and only listed for space/time. Richie had pesky heartworms and recently finished his treatment. He also had many fractured teeth with root exposures and required an extensive dental surgery to remove many teeth to prevent pain and recurring infections. Given he is a well behaved boy in is foster home and in his crate, we can only imagine what he went through in life to damage his teeth to that extent.

Richie is one healthy, happy boy now with no ongoing medical issues. He has a low-moderate energy level and will do well in a variety of home types, but he is a bit dog selective and doesn’t care for dogs larger than him (c’mon, is he really the first man with a size complex). Once he decides he doesn’t like a dog, he’s not really interested in working on the relationship 🤣. He seems to do best with female dogs and he likes ‘em on the smaller side (he’s a cliche, what can we say). He also seems fine with felines. If you like to have your friends and all their dogs over for drinks, he’s probably not your guy. If you live a quieter, calmer life without the comings and goings of a pack of canines, then he’s the one for you! Richie is in foster with Frenchie and he’s in looooove….should you be looking for two.

Richie is in foster in Fort Collins, Colorado.

*We require all adopters to come to Colorado to adopt. *We do not transport dogs. *

You can view this wonderful dog at https://www.milehighcanine.org/post/dogs/richie

You can apply for our wonderful dogs at https://www.milehighcanine.org/adopt/adoption-application/.
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
Mead, CO 80542

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Home Check

3.

Approve Application

4.

Meet the Pet

5.

Pay Fee

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

7.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

N/A

Adoption application

More about this rescue

Mile High Canine Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)3, Colorado non-profit organization established in 2019. We are 100% volunteer run and foster home based. MHCR aims to provide abandoned, neglected, and abused dogs a loving home to grow and learn in until a suitable forever home is found. While in foster care, our dogs are spayed/neutered, heartworm tested/treated, microchipped, and vaccinated. We rescue dogs from Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico.

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