SNIPPP needs FOSTER HOMES in Northeastern California's Modoc, Lassen, and Shasta counties! Our ability to rescue companion animals like the one you're viewing right now depends on us having safe, loving foster homes for them to go to. Can you give an animal in need a second chance by opening your heart and home?
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About Dusty
Status: Adopted!
Adoption Fee: donation appreciated
Species: Dog
General Color: Black with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Current Size: 40 Pounds
Potential Size: 45 Pounds
Current Age: 8 Years 11 Months (best estimate)
Housetrained: No
Reaction to New People: Friendly
7/26/10--We are happy to say that it looks like Dusty has a place to call his own for as long as he continues to have good quality of life. He will get plenty of loving attention, just like all pets deserve. :-)
I'm Dusty and I was rescued from a location where 20 dogs were all chained up, living outside with little or no protection from the weather. We were all heartworm positive, and I also have a large mass on my spleen that it will not be advisable to operate on. I need a place where I can comfortably spend the remainder of my time, however long that might be. Despite my challenges, I'm just a happy guy who wants to live the rest of my life to the fullest. Now that I've been in a foster home, I've learned that sleeping on a soft bed, spending time indoors and having someone to pet me, brush me, and treat me special are wonderful things. I would probably do best in a single-dog setting, or with a friendly female dog for a pal. Kitties in the family might NOT be a good idea. I hope someone will think I deserve a better life than what I had for so many years on the end of a chain. Your love could make a world of difference to me!
Please contact SNIPPP at 530 336-6006 or snippp@frontiernet.net if you are the special person who can give me a loving hospice home.
More about Dusty
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Special Needs: Dusty is Heartworm Positive and has a grapefruit-sized mass on his spleen. He needs a hospice home where someone will gently care for him and show him love and tenderness during the time he has left. He's a happy guy who wants to live each day to the fullest.
SNIPPP prefers to have adoptive homes within the northern California counties of SHASTA, LASSEN, MODOC, SISKIYOU, TRINITY, TEHAMA, and HUMBOLDT to make it easier to do home checks and transport adopted animals to their new homes. Although we are willing to make exceptions, especially in cases of animals with special placement needs, the costs and arrangements for additional transportation outside this area may need to be handled by the adopting individual or family.
SNIPPP requires an adoption contract, a home check, veterinary references, and a $100 adoption fee. All SNIPPP animals are spayed or neutered (unless they are not yet old enough, in which case adopters will be required to provide proof of spay/neuter at the appropriate time and will be entitled to a $50 refund). They are all up-to-date on vaccinations, have received appropriate veterinary care, and are micro-chipped. If they are dogs at least 6 months old, they have been tested for heartworm and are on preventative.
Some of the animals on our website are COURTESY LISTINGS. Different adoption requirements may apply for these animals, and they may not have received the same level of veterinary care; please ASK the person offering the animal for adoption any questions you have regarding vaccinations or health status. SNIPPP makes no warranties as to the validity of statements made regarding the personal charateristics of animals listed on a courtesy basis. Adopters are advised to consult with a veterinarian or animal behavior professional to confirm health or temperament characteristics of any animal considered for adoption.
Completing an Adoption Application does not guarantee that you will be able to adopt from SNIPPP; our primary concern is with finding the most appropriate homes for the animals in our care. Many of them have gone through rough times, and need an especially understanding person to help them realize their full potential. To complete an application, you will need to register on our website.
Many of our adoptable pets are at Redding Petco, 1603 Hilltop Drive, from noon to 4 the fourth Saturday of the month. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have applied and are approved as an adopter, we can arrange for you to meet individual pets you may be interested in at other times, too. SNIPPP PO Box 223 MCARTHUR, CA 96056