Mandy

Mandy is approximately 4 years old in these pictures taken September 27, 2008. She is a very sweet girl. Mandy is our special needs child because she has cutaneous asthenia. Mandy was dropped off at the shelter at about 4 months old, just thrown over the fence and left. She had many open soars over her entire body. The shelter kept her for two months trying to heal the soars but nothing worked. She went to a foster home at 6 months of age with many open wounds. The first thing was to take her to the vet to be sown up. It was discovered at the vets that Mandy has a genetic condition called Cutaneous Asthenia. Basically she does not have the connective tissue that attaches her skin to her body. It causes her skin to just hang on her body. Her skin is fragile and tears easily. When it does heal, the wound leaves a scar.

Mandy has many scars over her body as well as baggy places where the skin hangs. She is in great health otherwise. The condition does not shorten her life span or cause any health problems of any kind. It simply means that she needs to be kept in an environment that discourages rips and tears. For example no hiking in the woods unless it is on a groomed path because thorns and brush rip and tear.

Mandy has been exposed to many animals both dogs and cats. She is very gentle when she plays with the other cats and dogs. She is patient, very smart, and learns quickly. She plays very gently with tiny dachshund puppies and bottle fed kittens. Mandy knows to be careful and watch where she steps. Her favorite things are kisses and leaning against you just looking at you with those big brown eyes. Her heart is big enough for everyone. She is very gentle with kids as long as they know not to pull her skin. She loves to meet new people. Mandy walks on a leash and knows sit and stay. She doesn’t grab treats from hands, she take them gently. She loves to hang her head out of the car window; she rides well, and always wears her seatbelt. She occasionally barks and sleeps on the floor at the foot of the bed. Mandy is completely house broken and can be left in the house unattended for a few hours without destroying things.

To make a donation to help with Mandy’s care, please make payment to and mail to Lone Pine Ranch Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 194, Centerton, AR 72719 or use the PayPal link below and donate via the internet.

Thank you.




Adoption Requirements
-Completed adoption application
-Payment of the adoption fee (Fee will be held for 7 days.)
-Fenced in yard for anyone adopting a dog. An underground fence is not considered a fence.
-If adopting a cat, the adopter must agree that the cat will stay indoors all the time as all of our cats are strictly inside cats.
-Personal Reference
-Veterinarian Reference
-All dogs and cats in the household must be spayed/neutered
-Home visit
-If renting, a copy of the Landlord/Lease Agreement stating that pets are allowed, what type of pets, size of pets are allowed and how many pets allowed. If a pet deposit is required, proof that the deposit has been paid is also required.

Everyone who volunteers at the shelter works full time and it takes us 3 - 5 business days (Monday - Friday days) to process applications. The volunteers have to fit the calls in during their lunch break and breaks (and sometimes we cannot take breaks during one of those days). Not all of the time do we get the personal reference or the veterinarian the first time. They may be busy and ask us to call back.

Please be patient and understand that we all do this as a labor of love and do not get paid, including the director, for doing what we do.

Priority will be given to local adoption applications. Rarely do we adopt out to anyone in another state unless it is just over the state line like Missouri or Oklahoma is from us (about 50 - 60 miles or within a 1 hour drive). With the small, prissy dogs, because we receive so many applications, we will not be adopting out of state.

NOTE: Adoptions are not done on a first come, first served basis.  Several applications may be taken and processed before an animal gets adopted. This is especially true on the small dogs. Our goal is to find the best home for the animals in our care. Thank you for your understanding. We would be happy to mail, fax or e-mail our application to interested parties.


Adoption Fees
Dogs - $60.00; $75.00, if 25 pounds or under; and $100.00, regardless of size, if the animal is a pure breed.

Cats - $50.00 or $65 if they have been FIV/FELV tested.

Adoption fee includes spaying/neutering, all or some of the shots, and micro chipping.

NOTE: There are times that Adoption Fees are more than what is shown here because of special circumstances such as we had to pay to rescue the animal to save it or it needed a lot of veterinary care. The Adoption Fee will be shown in the animal's bio.