OUR ADOPTABLE DOGS

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Annabelle is a 10month old Labrador/Newfoundland/Great Pyrenese mix that came to us as an owner surrender.  She is a gentle giant and a very sweet girl, but Annabelle has no interest in training or having a job.  She knows sit, down, stay and walks well on a leash using a gentle leader.  She is also crate trained.  Besides her lack of drive to work, her biggest downfall is that we haven't been successful at potty training her.  She was an outside only dog in her previous home, and her lack of care about learning, pleasing, or displeasing people has made potty training an absolute nightmare.  

Annabelle's ideal home is one with a large fenced yard where she can be outside during the day and then come inside to sleep in her kennel at night.  She does great at the dog beach, hiking, and at the dog park.  She is very mellow, great with people and other dogs, but gets excited about chickens and some livestock.  

Aragon is a 7month old lab/golden retriever mix that has been in training for two months.  He knows sit, down, stay, and walks well on leash.  He is potty trained and crate trained.  Aragon is a friendly boy but he doesn't quite have enough confidence for service dog work.  

He is more on the lazy side and would rather be in the house with his people than out running.  He does well with other dogs, kids, and has been around goats and horses.  

Our Texas trainer, Tiffany, acquired a dog in the hopes that she could be a service dog, who we later found out was pregnant.  Tiffany helped care for and raise the litter and we are now looking for homes for them.  Buck is 2.5months old and unfortunately has a heart murmur.  The vet rated it a 2/6 and said that it looks like it is going away by the time he is 6months old, but we want our adopters to know exactly what they are getting into with each of our dogs. 

The mama dog is a Labrador, Border Collie, Chow Chow mix and the dad is unknown.  The puppies have been raised in the home, exposed to lots of textures, noises, and early stimulation to set them up for the most success.  They are very used to being held and loved on.

Our Texas trainer, Tiffany, acquired a dog in the hopes that she could be a service dog, who we later found out was pregnant.  Tiffany helped care for and raise the litter and we are now looking for homes for them.  Boomer is a healthy 2.5month old puppy that has been vet checked several times. He originally had a heart murmur but has already grown out of it and there was no murmur at his last check up.

The mama dog is a Labrador, Border Collie, Chow Chow mix and the dad is unknown.  The puppies have been raised in the home, exposed to lots of textures, noises, and early stimulation to set them up for the most success.  They are very used to being held and loved on.

Apollo is a 1.5yr old AKC Yellow Labrador that has been in our training program for three months now.  He was an owner surrender and has done amazing at learning basic commands.  He knows sit, down, heel, wait, come. leave it, and is potty trained and crate trained.  He loves going everywhere with his person.  Apollo's big issue is that he gets territorial and resource guards his kennel, the car, and sometimes food with other dogs.  He loves to play with dogs out in public and hasn't shown this behavior toward people at all, but he needs to be the only dog in the home. 

He is young and strong, so he will need someone that will give him regular exercise and keep up on his training to make sure he his the best dog he can be.  He can get wiggly and excited, so we recommend a home that doesn't have super small children only because he doesn't know his size or strength. 

Athena joined our training program as an 8week old puppy and lived with our Texas trainer for the first 6 months of her life.  She does great with all of her basic commands, and Athena really wants to please, but she just lacks that bold confidence needed for service dog work.  She struggles with large changes to her environment, so we are releasing her as a pet.  Sometimes she barks at strangers when startled and is just a little too unsure of herself. 

Athena knows sit, down, stay, come, leave it, heel, is potty trained and crate trained.  She does well with other dogs and kids and has been around goats and horses.  She is a medium-energy girl that just wants a family to love and be spoiled by.   She would make a great hiking or running buddy, but is also fine with just walking around the neighborhood. 

Zoey is a courtesy listing for one of our clients that was trying to train their own service dog.  She is a 2yr old Golden Retriever that spent several months in service dog training, but it has become very clear that Zoey does not have what it takes to be a service dog.  She gets very overstimulated out in public and struggles to focus.  She also gets very jealous of other dogs and too overstimulated with children to be trusted around them.  

Zoey has amazing house manners, is potty trained, crate trained, and is great with sit, down, stay, place, and general house manners.  Zoey's ideal home would be one without small children, cats or other dogs that has  a large fenced backyard where she can play fetch.  She will need regular exercise, but because she gets overstimulated out in public she is a struggle to walk on leash.