Adopt

My name is Dexter!

Posted 2 days ago

Adoption process
1

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

2

Meet the Pet

3

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed
American Bulldog
Color
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
253445

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

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

HOW TO ADOPT: This dog is currently spending time in a foster home. To schedule a time to meet this dog, please email fosterinquiry@arl-iowa.org.



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- Loves people and companionship; always excited to meet new friends



- Enjoys running and exploring outside and playing with chew toys and tug ropes



- Happy get settle down and get some cuddles once he's done playing



- Favorite treat is peanut butter



- Walks nicely on a leash



- Loves to learn and has great focus - especially if you have treats - so would be a lot of fun to train



- A little nervous around cars but will ride quietly once inside



- Has made great progress on potty training in his foster home, just remember any dog may take time to adjust to a new schedule and routine



- Has been gaining confidence every day in his foster home!

- Has LOVED playing with the other dogs in his foster home and would likely enjoy having a dog friend in his new home



- Young, noisy or busy children can be too much for him (mature home recommended)



All adoptable dogs and puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccinations (rabies and DA2PPV as appropriate for their age)



The ARL's shelter software requires that we choose a primary breed for our dogs. Visual breed identification in dogs is unreliable, so for most dogs we are only guessing at primary breed. We get to know each dog as an individual and do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not breed label.



Primary Color: White
Secondary Color: Grey
Weight: 55.5
Age: 0yrs 9mths 1wks
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
253445
Contact
Email
Address
5452 NE 22nd St, Des Moines, IA 50313

Their adoption process

1.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.

2.

Meet the Pet

We recommend dogs meet any resident dogs before adoption.

3.

Take the Pet Home

Please allow one to two hours to complete the adoption process.

Additional adoption info

You can find information about our adoption process at https://www.arl-iowa.org/adoptionprocess
If a pet has specific contact info in their profile about how to schedule a visit, please reach out directly to that contact.

Go meet their pets

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa has locations and partner sites throughout the Des Moines metro. You can find hours and contact info for all our sites at https://www.ARL-Iowa.org/Locations

You can see all our available pets at https://www.ARL-Iowa.org. Please note that we do not respond to emails about individual pets available for adoption.

More about this shelter

The Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) is Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for many thousands of pets each year. The ARL serves people and pets from across the state of Iowa through its programs, which include pet adoption, humane education, pet behavior training, spay/neuter, animal cruelty intervention and much more.

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