Dolly

Dolly will be two years old around March or April, and she's a nice size at 65 pounds.

Good with cats and LOOOOVES kids!! She is shyer with teenage boys and men, and intimidated by them but making good progress as she adjusts. The first thing Dolly's foster mom did when Dolly arrived off the long truck ride from Arkansas was re-name her. The shelter folks had christened this lovely young dog "Dopey," and she's anything but! In fact, Dopey, or Dolly, as she is now known, is quite clever.

Dolly has already figured out the house training thing. She goes to the door and asks to go out, after only four days in foster care. She's also learned what "sit" and "down" mean, and she's learned to wait her turn patiently at feeding time. She walks nicely on a leash without pulling. She was jumping up a lot when she first arrived, but she has already shown great improvement. Dolly met some cats at a new year's party, and behaved like a perfect lady with them. She didn't bother those strange feline critters at all.

Dolly was under-socialized in Arkansas, because she was stuck in a shelter for so long. But she's learning the ropes quickly. She likes other dogs, and doesn't seem to mind when they jump and climb all over her. She likes to play when others start the fun, but hasn't worked up the courage to initiate games of her own, yet.

Dolly's had a little time to adjust to life outside the shelter and she's realized that her dream home would be a household with a family with a gentle man. She is becoming better with men as she adjusts but she is wary of most of them, so a quieter/gentler man would definately be good for her.

Her forever family will need to continue to properly socialize her, so she is not so afraid of louder, more intimidating men.

Please give this smart cookie a home!

From the shelter: Dopey was so named by children when she came into the shelter as a puppy. She is now between 1-2 years old. She is a little nervous at first to be out of her pen/shelter environment where she has grown up and will need someone to help teach her all about people and fun and dog parks and play dates!! She LOOOVES children, gets along with other dogs and has ignored the cats she has been around.

From the shelter: I have since taken her to Petsmart where she stayed ALL day and did not bark at anyone, she took a little while not to be scared (like a lot of them do) - but by the end of the day, was walking on the leash and just loved everyone that came in. Everyone commented on how good she was. Kids were petting her and she showed no fear or aggression to anyone who came in. She was a little scared at the vet's but didn't have any problems. She has never barked at the kids and just loves them to death. I think she would do ok with the cats - she has never bothered them when she was out and had little to no interest in them when she was at Petsmart. She is affectionate and loving and will make a great family dog! She does need to learn not to jump up, we have not taught her that!

THIS ARKANSAS SHELTER IS CLOSING!!!

ALL DOGS MUST FIND A HOME OR FOSTER HOME IN NEW ENGLAND OR WILL BE EUTHANIZED. Please apply quickly, time IS of the essence.

Potential foster homes: please email: fosters_ahr@yahoo.com

Potential homes, please visit: www.almosthomrescue.net and email your application to: marion_ahr@yahoo.com

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. For PUPPIES: SEE BELOW

This dog is Urgent because the shelter in Arkansas is closing, therefore dogs and puppies alike are on the euthanasia list.

Please do not ask local shelters to take this dog in, there are many reasons why they cannot. Please also do not send us nasty letters about why we euthanize, this is not our choice, we do not euthanize, but the shelters we work with do. We are a rescue and we pull as many of them 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.

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!!

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 our "How To Adopt Page & FAQ" pages of our website. www.almosthomerescue.net.

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This dog is available unless it is marked as Pending, meaning "pending adoption".

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.

. 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 on a USDA approved transport, with a Health Certificate. All dogs are quarantined 14 days prior to leaving Arkansas... 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 Chris Krys_AHR@yahoo.com for this particular dog. Click HEREto visit our site.