Crystal-adopted

Adopted and renamed "Waggin" and doing great!

Pictures taken February 2007. Chrystal came to us when she was about a year old. She is approx. 6 1/2 years old. Crystal is a small and quiet girl who is also very sweet and loving. She was adopted about a year ago but was returned along with her friend, now adopted, because of the owner's bad health. At one time Crystal was housetrained but she has been in an outside kennel for a while now. We are confident that as smart as she is she will get the hang of housebreaking again real quick.

Crystal has remained very loving while she has been at the shelter. Perhaps it is because she did have so much hands on when she was adopted at a young age. It almost killed us to send her friend, Shelby a basset / beagle mix, to a rescue group last year. She and Shelby were surrendered by a lady whose health was failing. They were together for several years in a loving home and Crystal did grieve for her a bit. Crystal so enjoys sitting by someone getting attention and prefers to be inside.

Crystal is in a no kill shelter in Arkansas and probably will never be adopted locally. 1. She is a Beagle (they are a dime a dozen in the south) 2. People looking to adopt a dog understand the need to adopt from a no kill or low kill shelter. They do not realize that this shelter is full and is not accepting any new animals; therefore, dogs that might have been able to be placed here by families for one reason or another are being forced to take their dogs to the county high kill shelter. By adopting Crystal, you are opening up a place for another dog that is looking for temporary shelter. Wont you consider Crystal for your New England family?

Please apply quickly, time IS of the essence.

All known information is listed here. If it is not listed here, then we do not know if this animal is good with cats or kids. Before sending an inquiry, please read the How To Adopt Page & FAQ pages of our website. http:www.almosthomerescue.net. This dog is available unless it is marked as Pending.

If this Dog is marked Urgent, it is because the Arkansas shelter where he/she resides is overfull. Please do not ask local shelters to take this dog in, there are many reasons why they cannot. Please also do not send us letters about why we euthanize, AHR does not euthanize, but the shelters we work with do. We are a rescue and we pull as many dogs as we have foster homes and funds for. We, like the shelter, do not have unlimited resources. Please, please: foster, adopt or sponsor a dog to help save their lives.

FOR PUPPIES: HOMES CONSIDERING PUPPIES MUST BE PREPARED FOR:

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES FOR POTTY TRAINING-THEY CAN ONLY "HOLD" IT FOR ONE HOUR PER MONTH OF AGE.

CRATE TRAINING FOR THE NEXT 10 MONTHS TO KEEP THEM FROM CHEWING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT.

SUPERVISION WITH CHILDREN, AND OBEDIENCE TRAINING.

SOCIALIZATION-A GOOD DOG MUST BE EXPOSED TO ALOT OF STIMULUS AS A PUPPY SO THAT NEW PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENTS DO NOT INTIMIDATE THEM AS ADULTS. THE MORE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES -IN AND OUT OF THE HOME- AS A PUPPY, THE BETTER.

HOMES THAT WANT TO HAVE GOOD DOGS, MUST BE PREPARED TO PUT THE TIME AND EFFORT INTO TRAINING A PUPPY. IT IS ALOT OF WORK!!! THEIR BEHAVIOR AND STAGES ARE EQUIVILENT TO A 2 OR 3 YEAR OLD CHILD. IT TAKES A FULL YEAR TO HAVE A CALMER, WELL ADJUSTED DOG! PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER ADOPTING IF YOU HAVE NOT THOROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH THE PROS AND CONS OF A PUPPY...SO MANY PEOPLE END UP RETURNING THEM IN 3-5 MONTHS BECAUSE IT IS CHEWING, JUMPING AND HYPER. THIS IS NORMAL PUPPY BEHAVIOR.

PATIENCE, CHEWIES, SOCIALIZATION, SUPERVISION AND OBEDIENCE TRAINING IS A MUST!!

. We pay a Transportation Service from Arkansas to bring the dogs to New England. The adoption fee is $250.00 for altered dogs. $350. for unaltered puppies, with $100 refundable after spay/neuter. All Senior dogs 6 years or older have a reduced adoption fee of $200. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter and transport from Arkansas to Maine. All dogs will be tested for Heartworm prior to adoption. Almost Home Rescue will process your adoption. Applications can be found at www.almosthomerescue.net and can be e-mailed attention of Adele to Lonepine_AHR@yahoo for this particular dog.