Adoption

Josephine (Phinie) ARPH #14463

TX

Phinie was picked up roaming as a stray and never reclaimed. She is approximately 5-6 years old and around 40lbs. She is fully vetted, house-trained and crate-trained.

Phinie is a very sweet, gentle, and timid girl. She is very uncertain about human companionship, but thrives in the midst of other dogs. She is cat-tolerant and doesn't react to nearby goats or chickens.

Phinie can be sensitive, so she needs a quiet home without a lot of loud noises or people constantly coming/going. She is a PHENOMENAL chore dog. This is her niche. She loves to follow you around the yard and property and help oversee anything you might be working on -- gardening, repairs, etc. She is still not fond of being heavily petted or snuggled, but her love language is sharing space quietly and gently within your space. If you work from home, she will always be right there laying under your feet.

She absolutely needs other dogs in her future home. A kind and gentle owner will be necessary... someone that will be patient with her and know that she will never be the center-of-the-party type of girl. Phinie is more a "home on the range" girl. Is this the type of home you can provide?

Phinie is located in Burleson, TX and it is required that you travel there to meet her in person within 10 days of application approval if you want to adopt. We do need the entire party to be involved when meeting available dogs, including every family member and dog(s) that currently live in your home.

If you are an approved ARPH adopter with a current application on file and interested in learning more about Josephine, please contact Laura at [email protected]. If you are not but are interested in becoming an approved ARPH adopter, please submit an adoption application.

Bernie ARPH #14559

WA

 Adorable Bernie is a one year old neutered black tri who loves people and is a total wigglebutt! He's fully housebroken and crate trained, and is very treat motivated for training. He's responding well to basic training and is starting to get much better on leash using a gentle leader. Bernie needs an experienced home who will give him great training to work through his puppiness. In addition to normal manners training, he has some resource guarding tendencies with male dogs so that will be one of his training needs. He is available to an only-dog home, or a home with a non-diva female or older dog.

If you are interested in adoption from us, please submit an adoption application. We do vet, reference and in home checks on all potential adopters.

Shasta ARPH #14464

TX

Shasta originally came to our program when her elderly owners had to move to assisted living. Unfortunately, she was morbidly obese and didn't feel too great. Over the last 6 months, we have seen a complete transformation as she went through her weight-loss journey and had a manageable health condition diagnosed and regulated. Shasta arrived a whopping 99lbs in June 2022. As of December 2022, she has lost THIRTY-SIX POUNDS (36!!!) and weighs 63lbs. Her ideal weight is 55-58lbs, so we are almost there! She also has Cushings Disease. Fortunately, she takes her twice daily capsule without any problem wrapped in a pill-pocket =) All her adopter will need to do is check bloodwork every 6-12 months.

Shasta is an easy-peasy house companion. She has an endearing personality, LOVES walks, and is a total velcro Aussie. She wants to be with her family! Due to her Cushings, she does have to go tinkle every 3-4 hours. Due to this, we require an adopter that either works from home, or has a doggy door. She cannot go 8-10 hours without relieving her bladder, but has no accidents if allowed appropriate access.

Shasta is rock-solid with other dogs and is even cat friendly. She adores humans, no matter their gender, size, or age.

Shasta has come a long way and achieved all of her health goals! All that is left is to find her forever family.

Shasta is located in North Richland Hills, TX and it is required that you travel there to meet her in person within 10 days of application approval if you want to adopt. We do need the entire party to be involved when meeting available dogs, including every family member and dog(s) that currently live in your home.

If you are an approved ARPH adopter with a current application on file and interested in learning more about Shasta, please contact Laura at [email protected]. If you are not but are interested in becoming an approved ARPH adopter, please submit an adoption application.

Louis ARPH #14466

TX

Louis is still new to the program and we are still getting to know him. Please check back for future updates!

Louis is located in Gainsville, TX and it is required that you travel there to meet him in person within 10 days of application approval if you want to adopt. We do need the entire party to be involved when meeting available dogs, including every family member and dog(s) that currently live in your home.

If you are an approved ARPH adopter with a current application on file and interested in learning more about Rex, please contact Laura at [email protected]. If you are not but are interested in becoming an approved ARPH adopter, please submit an adoption application.