Tamale~Adopted

Tamale is a charming and friendly little crossbreed who is somewhere between 1-2 years old and only weighs about 34 pounds. She is a little overweight and probably should weigh 20 or 25 pounds. Tamale has not had an easy life. She was rescued from the LR pound when she was about 7-8 months old. She was adopted right away by a family and fit in real well. After about a year, the family brought in an annoying little Maltese and Tamale was jealous, so the family decided to get rid of Tamale and keep the second dog they brought home. Because of what Tamale has gone through, she needs to find a person who can commit to her and not abandon her again. The circumstances were not her fault and she really does not want to be abandoned again. She does seem to want alot of attention so she would do best in a home where she can be part of the family, some one who is retired or works from home, etc. She does not have separation anxiety at all, she just likes attention and can get jealous with other dogs. She lives with many other dogs at her foster home and does fine with them but for her long term placement, she would like to be an only child. Tamale loves people so she does pretty well with just about anyone. She is low to the ground and medium sized but is solid so she would do best with older children as she would easily knock over younger ones. Tamale is housetrained and has passed her chewing and puppy stage in life so she should be a fairly easy dog to be part of a family. She likes to sit at your feet and get scratched and will sometimes accidentally sit on your feet to make sure you don't want to leave her. Tamale is still quite young and we don’t know what her situation was before she was picked up by Little Rock Animal Services and eventually rescued from the shelter, but a good guess would be that she’ survived a difficult journey. At first intensely curious, she quickly checks you out and sizes you up. If you pass the test, you instantly become her next best friend. Being Tamale’s next best friend turns out to be a remarkably easy assignment, all you have to do is cuddle, play, and talk to her is your best squeaky voice. Tamale will love you for it. The adoption fee is $125 and covers all necessary vet care to include: spay or neuter (mandatory - no exceptions), rabies, microchipping and registration, all vaccinations (including all puppy shots, rabies, adult boosters and Bordatella), grooming, Frontline for flea/tick preventative, heartworm check if age appropriate and preventative, collar and 50% of basic training classes. ******PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO HIGH COST OF GAS - EFFECTIVE 06/14/08 DOGSONLY WILL ONLY BE SHOWING ON SATURDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. DOGSONLY WILL NO LONGER BE SHOWING ON SUNDAYS. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.********* Adoption showings are every Sat & Sun at the WLR Petco on Chenal Parkway across from Target and Home Depot from 1-4. We do not show on holiday weekends. Also, you may want to call the store to make sure this pet is still available. Please call during our showing hours at 501-219-9907 as the store employees are not always aware on the availability of our rescues. Email contact is contact@dogsonly.org Due to time restraints, we are not able to accept phone calls outside of our showing times at Petco (Sat & Sun 1-4) but we always try and answer all emails within 24 hours. All of our young and adult dogs require a 2 week home visit before finalizing the adoption process. This is to help ensure it is a good match for all involved without making a final commitment. Puppies are not available to go on home visits. All of our rescues are in private homes and not available to be visited outside of showing times. All of our foster homes work with our rescues to ensure they are crate trained and most are also housetrained. None of our foster homes have cats, so we can only make our best guess as to how our rescues would do with cats. We rescue from high kill shelters and once accepted into our program, none of our rescues are euthanized. We provide for all their vet care, socialization and training until an appropriate home can be found. We rely solely on donations and are a 501(c)3 Humane Society. The only support we receive is from donations from the general public. Thank you for your interest in rescue and in saving the life of a dog. Every day in the United States, 11,000 dogs are euthanized. Why Buy When You Can Save? Save a Rescued Dog