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My name is Tonka: At the shelter!

Posted 1 week ago | Updated 18 hours ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

4

Pay Fee

5

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed
Cane Corso
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut
Age
Adult
Size
X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
21117947

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

Tonka, a one year old Cane Corso, is hanging out with us until he can be adopted. We were glad to get information yesterday about his breeding, his upbringing, his preferences, and his vet care. We don't always require that you have large dog experience when you adopt a large breed, but since we have not lived with him, and rely on other people for input, in this case, we feel an experienced family is best. If we had been caring for Tonka ourselves for at least two weeks, we would feel differently.
Our concern about the "rubber" pieces he has been passing in his poop was answered yesterday. He is a giant puppy, and at home in a few minutes of non-supervised time, he had ingested a good amount of a gym mat before coming to us! They are passing easily, so that is a great relief. His human also brought his breed registration papers, and his vet records. We have started a deworming protocol already and are feeding him extra food to help pump him up. We found out he loves to play with other dogs, has not been exposed to cats, sleeps in a crate at night, is housetrained, and has been exposed to children as young as four years old.
He is not neutered, but is current with his vaccines and is microchipped. We love his big mushy face, and know you will, too. Apply to adopt here: www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org

 

PLEASE NOTE: This pet has been posted by Friends of Campbell County Animal Control, Rustburg, VA. For questions about the pet, please email us at FOACinfo@gmail.com. All adoptions begin with an application, found under the "Animals" tab on our website, friendsofcampbellcounty.org. *Unaltered babies under the age of six months can be adopted only to residents of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, and counties touching Campbell County. *Unaltered adult pets six months or older will need to be sterilized before they can be adopted outside our local area of Campbell County, the City of Lynchburg, or counties touching Campbell. *We do not promote dog adoptions to homes where an invisible fence is the fencing of choice. *We do not permit cats or kittens to be declawed following adoption. 



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December 21, 2024, 9:02 am
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
21117947
Contact
Barbe Shackelford
Phone
Address
185 Greendale Drive, Rustburg, VA 24588

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Find our official application on our website, at www.friendsofcampbellcounty.org

2.

Approve Application

This is done prior to setting up an appointment with the foster family or the shelter to meet the pet.

3.

Meet the Pet

Foster parents need notice in order to arrange their schedules to meet applicants.

4.

Pay Fee

Take the pet home once you have met and mutually agreed that this is a good match.

5.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

We start with an application so our volunteers and fosters can have an idea of what the adopter is seeking. We ask that other pets in the home be spayed/neutered already if of appropriate age, current with rabies shots, and prefer use of heartworm preventive. We ask for a non-family personal reference as well as a vet reference to contact. We do home visits only if we feel it is vital to the pet's successful placement.

Applications are generally processed within 24 to 48 hours. Foster parents will contact the applicants to advise them of the progress of their application and to set up a meet and greet. Because volunteers work full-time jobs, contact is often made by email.

Fees to adopt range from $20 to $80 for cats, and from $75 to $300 for dogs. A contract requires that the adopter contact FOAC and return the pet to our care at any time if the adoption does not work out.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

FOAC vaccinates and deworms the dogs and cats at the Campbell County Shelter, which is open to the public from 12 to 5 weekdays and 11 to 4 on Saturdays. That address is 322 Dennis Riddle Drive, Rustburg, VA (behind Yellow Branch Elementary School.)

Available by appointment for visits are the dogs and cats noted as being in "foster care." We also visit Petsmart in Lynchburg, VA, with our adoptable dogs and cats at various times.

More about this rescue

Established in 2011. FOAC filled the vacancy left by the local humane society when they ended their association with Campbell County Animal Control. FOAC became its own entity in 2012 and has grown to 300 volunteers. We work in partnership with Campbell County Animal Control, and as their guests at the shelter. We do not have our own shelter nor overhead expenses, and no paid employees.

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