 Purred: Sat Apr 4, '09 6:34pm PST |
 | |  | | Arnie is available for adoption in the San Francisco bay area.
Description:
Hair/color: Gold with white markings, medium length
Gender: Male
Age: 4-5 years
Breed: Golden Retriever mix
Weight: 100 pounds
Arnie is a submissive 4-5 year old male golden retriever mix. He is microchipped and neutered; is gold in color with white markings on his nose and chest. Arnie is a sweet boy who suffers from fear of the unfamiliar. He is completely housebroken but not leash-trained and needs a home with direct access to a secure yard. He is somewhat of a couch potato and prefers to spend most of his time in his bed except when he's letting you pet and love on him. He gets along with dogs of all sizes, age, and gender, and completely ignores the cat in his foster home.
Arnie was rescued along with 150 other dogs from a hoarding situation in the Nevada desert. When Arnie came to his foster home a year ago, he hid from humans, cringed when he was approached, had never worn a collar, and never slept indoors. Now he comes to his foster family and their visitors for attention, will sit on command, sits up and begs, and is currently working on offering his paw for a treat and walking on a leash.
Arnie takes medication for his anxiety (costs about $25 per month) and would do best in a quiet home without children. He needs someone with patience and understanding to allow him to get used to his new surroundings and who can offer him a fairly routine life. Experience with fearful dogs is a plus.
At a recent routine vet visit, Arnie sat patiently while shots were administered, ears were looked at, blood was drawn, and tarter scraped from his incisors (his back teeth are beautiful for a dog his age).
With Arnie's fear and trust issues, please do not consider him unless you know for certain you can care for him the rest of his life. He is a darling who wants to give love in spite of his rough start in life. It wouldn't be fair for such a great boy to end up back at a shelter or out on the street.
If interested, email:
info@gratefuldogsrescue.org
or go to website:
http://www.gratefuldogsrescue.org
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