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Help finding a home for a dog
My mom has a 6 year old male yorkie poo.
She has to move this weekend because of mold covering her house. And she needs to find a home for him.
He isn't good with young kids, has never bite one but kind of snaps at them. She does NOT want to bring to him to the humane society, and wants to find a rescue but having trouble find something on short notice.
Anyone have any help, she needs to find someone by Sunday!
Re: Help finding a home for a dog
Here are some rescue groups to try:
Homeward Bound
Pet Haven
Last Hope
Animal Ark
I volunteer at a humane society, Minnesota Valley Humane Society in Burnsville. Not all humane societies are equal ... some euthanize if they need space, and some place time limits on animals and euthanize if they're not adopted in a certain length of time. MVHS does neither of those. It's not technically a "no kill" shelter, but they only euthanize animals that are deemed unadoptable because of an untreatable health problem or because of a history of vicious behavior/attacks that makes the animal unsafe to adopt. If your mom's dog is healthy and safe, it would NOT be euthanized at MVHS, it would remain there until it's adopted, no matter how long that takes. And little dogs like a yorkie/poodle mix are often adopted really quickly. Many times, they get adopted before they even get listed on the website! If you want to consider MVHS, their website is http://mvhspets.org/
Mr. Sammy Dog
Mr. Sammy Dog
She did call them, and they told her they couldn't tell her forsure they wouldn't put it down, but unlikely.
That will be the last resort if we can't find a rescue.
Yes, they never guarantee anything. They need to have the animal go through medical screening and temperment testing before they can decide anything for sure. There are too many people who have pets with major issues (health or temperment), but the owner doesn't always admit that when they bring it in. You wouldn't believe how dishonest some people are when surrendering pets, so the shelter will never guarantee anything until they can screen the animal themselves.
Mr. Sammy Dog
Before moving to AZ I also volunteered for MVHS. What sjb says is correct, but yes, MVHS will never guarantee anything. I might be worried though about the nipping, even though he has never done anything serious, a dog put in a shelter situation can get very stressed and do things completely out of their normal personality. MVHS is a very good shelter but it's hard to say how any dog will react in that kind of situation.
I encourage you to find someone who can foster the dog (I'm guessing you can't do it because of your kiddo). That may be the only way to get into a rescue since rarely are foster homes available on short notice.
Last Hope is another rescue option that may have a foster home open, especially since he is a small dog - http://www.last-hope.org/. The one thing I don't like about Last Hope is that they don't do home visits... but they do screen as well as one possibly could without doing a home visit. If they have room it would be much better than a shelter.
(and I say all this assuming your mom has exhausted all options to keep the dog).
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Our big girl, Cora, and our sneaky kitty, Roxy
Excellent point, Sweetie.
Did something get worked out?
Mr. Sammy Dog