Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Needs experienced adopter,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Chess’s Backstory:
Chess was taken into an overcrowded animal control facility where they euthanize due to lack of space. Animal Saints Rescue Society was asked to get him out safely to give him a second chance at life.
Breed and Hair Notes:
Chess has hair and not fur. He appears to be a stunning blend of Yorkshire Terrier and Havanese. Perhaps another breed is represented as well? What do you see?
PLEASE NOTE: Chess’s hair will grow indefinitely, and he will need professional grooming. Only apply if you understand the additional maintenance and cost that these dear hair-not-fur souls need and are willing to commit to life for such care.
Get to Know Chess:
Age: 1
Weight: 10-11 pounds
Neutered: yes
Current Vaccines and Tests:
Rabies vaccine: yes
Distemper vaccine: yes
Bordetella vaccine: yes
Flea and tick prevention: yes
Heartworm test: yes, negative
De-wormer treatment: yes
Additional Care:
Grooming: Chess was just de-matted and groomed. He is very young and still getting used to a grooming routine, but he was patient and agreeable — even to a hair trim around his eyes.
Potty routine:
Chess goes potty on pads in the sanctuary as well as goes outside during playtime. To get him settled into a routine based on your schedule and direction for where to go potty, you’ll need to keep him in a designated place with potty pads initially.
TO SEE A VIDEO OF CHESS, VISIT OUR VIMEO PAGE: https://vimeo.com/1043823599?share=copy
Personality:
If you are looking for youth, vitality, energy, and exuberance for life, Chess is your boy! He’s the fastest runner in our sanctuary garden. He jumps for joy at the sight of food and when he knows he’s going to get attention.
At the same time, this bubbly demeanor can be quickly reined in. He had no training when he first arrived, but we have given him a few training lessons to teach him how to be a proper gent without diminishing his joy of living. So far, he now knows sit and here. He is SO smart, and he will love attending training classes with you!
What Chess needs in his lifetime family. Is it you?
Routine and Training
Chess’s youth and eagerness to learn makes him an ideal student for positive reinforcement training classes. He is so much fun and so ready to please!
Chess could be okay as an only dog in a home, provided he could meet dog friends nearby often and had lots of toys and puzzles with which to play. However, we see Chess love the company of other dogs and sleeps in the same bed with other fosters here in our sanctuary. It would be great to have a well-mannered, slightly older dog so he could follow their lead. If you need to be gone for a few hours every day, having other playful dogs in the home would be best for Chess.
Chess is young and needs exercise in order to be happy. If you have a fenced-in yard, this will be ideal for him. If you like to go for walks, he would like to go with you.
Chess will be best in a home where there are older, respectful children. He is in need of experienced adults who understand dog behavior like Chess, ready to guide a young dog into adulthood.
Love and Commitment
At Animal Saints Rescue Society, our goal is to keep dogs out of overcapacity animal control facilities and out of a re-homing cycle. We place the dogs we save into lifetime families. With this in mind, we seek families who understand that an adoption is a lifetime commitment. The families who adopt from us believe that love is not a feeling, it is a decision. Some humans still believe it’s okay to try out a dog for a few weeks, a few months, or even a few years — then discard when they get bored or don’t want to deal with emotional or physical ailments. We are looking for the empathetic, kind, and patient humans in this world who view these Animal Saints as family, and they will do whatever it takes to give them what they need.
Will that family be you? We look forward to finding out and receiving your application!
Requested adoption donation fee is a minimum of $650. This is to partly cover his medical expenses that our 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue incurred to give him a second chance at life.
