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ABTR's 2012 Rescue Calendar is Available Now!
Thank you all for your patience while the ABTR crew and volunteers worked to create next year's rescue calendar. This is the result of our photo contest. Calendar #2 (which includes the sponsored months) will be available shortly.
For now, you can see/purchase Calendar #1 at http://www.cafepress.com/abtr/6916931. Thank you all for your support!
When you visit CafePress to purchase the calendars, PLEASE go directly to our shop at www.cafepress.com/abtr, or order via this direct link - http://www.cafepress.com/abtr/6916931.
If you do a search for the calendars and buy through the CafePress Marketplace, the donation to ABTR is slashed by about 60% and the doggies count on every penny we raise through our annual calendar sales. It's really important to purchase through our shop link or the direct calendar links shown above. :) Thanks!--
Heidi Trimpe
Thank you all for your patience while the ABTR crew and volunteers worked to create next year's rescue calendar. This is the result of our photo contest. Calendar #2 (which includes the sponsored months) will be available shortly.
For now, you can see/purchase Calendar #1 at http://www.cafepress.com/abtr/6916931. Thank you all for your support!
When you visit CafePress to purchase the calendars, PLEASE go directly to our shop at www.cafepress.com/abtr, or order via this direct link - http://www.cafepress.com/abtr/6916931.
If you do a search for the calendars and buy through the CafePress Marketplace, the donation to ABTR is slashed by about 60% and the doggies count on every penny we raise through our annual calendar sales. It's really important to purchase through our shop link or the direct calendar links shown above. :) Thanks!--
Heidi Trimpe
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NOTICE REGARDING ADOPTION DONATIONS:
Unfortunately, our previous adoption donations did not cover the operating costs of our rescue, vetting and care for the Bostons we saved from the kill shelters last year. Beginning January 1, 2011 our adoption fees are going to have to increase in order for ABTR to continue to help the Bostons. ABTR will also require a non-refundable application processing donation of $25 before we will process your application. Use the link below to send the adoption processing donation through Paypal or please mail the application processing fee to ABTR, P O Box 525, Sanger, TX 76266 Our new adoption donations as of January 1, 2011 are: $325 for all dogs 10 months and older $450 for all puppies 9 months and younger. $200 for Senior (8+ yr. dogs) for Senior (65+ yr. humans) Thank you for your continued support. Remember we are a 501c3 charity and when adopting a dog any amount donated in excess of the adoption donation is tax deductable to the fullest extent of the law. |
 Ann Margaret Boston Available for Adoption  Available For The Senior For Senior Program Female Weight: 19.9 lbs Age: 10 years Stray at Plano animal shelter Good Markings - Red and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? Ok with cats that do not run! Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Yes to the doggie door. Cratetrained? yes Special needs: Deformed anus and vulva - possibly deaf |
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More information:  Annie was with ABTR 5 years ago. Here is the write up from back then, QUOTE: Annie is a very sweet girl that seems to have spent all her life outside as even in 107 degree weather she goes out the doggie door and stays out there just panting away nearly dying from heatstroke after just a little while. I am having to crate her to keep her in the house during the day unless I have her leashed to me. She does dig out of the yard so we are in the process of concreting along the bottom of the fence to keep her in. Annie doesn't seem to be interested in chasing the cats or the chickens when she digs out just laying under the van so maybe she lived her life under a car and that is where she feels safe? I dunno. Her hair is very rough and coarse. She has learned her name. Annie does have a misshapen behind. Her vulva and her anus are very close together and her vulva sticks out backwards rather than down. She does not seem to have any problems peeing or pooping. Annie is quiet and gets on well with other dogs. She likes to hide under things in the house, but will come out when you call her. For someone who is willing to give her the extra love and attention she needs as well as dig proof their yard, Annie may be a great dog over time. END OF QUOTE We got a call from the Plano shelter stating they had one of our dogs. The adopter never registered the chip. After considerable slueth work on the shelter's part, we found out that they had given her away a couple of years ago instead of contacting us to take her back. ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! So we went and got our Annie. She is still a sweet old girl, but I have noticed that she barks a bit and doesn't seem to hear me calling her when her back is to me. So I think she is partially if not all the way deaf. As far as her behind goes, it needs to be kept clean, so you will be wiping her behind when she potties. She still potties fine although at times it looks like she is straining. Vet says she is ok and not constipated. Annie doesn't dig any more thank goodness. She is a bit more laid back. She still likes to lay under things though and lays under my desk or squeezes into small spaces. I don't know why she does that. Annie is a sweet little older girl who needs someone to love her as she is. Ann Margaret's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Blue Curacao Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Weight: 21.4 Age: 5 years Stray at Fort Worth Shelter Good Markings - Brindle and white Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: ? Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Not Tested Housetrained? ? Cratetrained? ? Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  Cherry eyeBlue Curacao's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Boodles Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? too soon to tell Cratetrained? seems to be, quiet in crate Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  Boodles's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Buster Brown Boston Available for Adoption Available For The Senior For Senior Program Male Weight: 24.5 Age: 9 years Owner Surrender at Arlington Shelter Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Neutered Good with cats? Ok with cats that do not run! Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Yes, if taken out regularly. Not trained to doggie door. Cratetrained? Yes Special needs: none have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  I got a note from Samantha at the Arlington shelter asking me if I would take a Boston who had been on hold waiting for his owners to come get him. Seems they had adopted him last year from Arlington, but decided that they were not going to pay the fine to get him back after he was picked up as a stray. What jerks! Buster is a REALLY nice guy. He knows how to sit. Buster is good with cats and other dogs. Buster is gentle when taking treats out of your hand. I LOVE HIM!!! This is a dog anyone would love to own. He just had some stupid owners who wouldn't pay a fine to get him back. Sheesh! This is one of the reasons ABTR is so picky about where we place our dogs. We want the owners to be ready to do anything for their dog, including paying a fine if they get picked up while out stray. Anyway, Buster is one of those dogs with that personality that everyone wants. He is old enough to have gotten over the rambunctiousness of youth where he behaves well, but still young enough to play and have fun. This dog is one you should seriously look at if you are looking for a great family member. Buster Brown's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 CoCo Cognac Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Weight: 13.6 Age: 1 yr Stray at Fort Worth Shelter Good Markings Brindle and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: ? Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Not Tested Housetrained? ? Cratetrained? ? Special needs: None have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  Has some hair lossCoCo Cognac's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Cracklin Rosie Boston Terrierf Available for Adoption Female Weight: 15 - 17lbs Age: 8years OS to shelter Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? NO CATS! Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Seems to be trained to the Doggie Door. Cratetrained? NO< is crate aggressive! Special needs: None have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  Shelly the ACO gave me the low down. This girl was an owner surrender, no reason given. She has recently had babies cause she is still lactating. Nothing was said about the babies to the shelter. This little one was very frightened in the shelter and acted cage aggressive, so... she had to go to a rescue. Luckily she was heartworm negative. YEAH!!! She is 8 years old and her old name was Buggy. Nope, not happening. The shelter renamed her Catherine, nope... So I got out here and started calling her some of the drink names I liked and she likes the name Rosie so she is Cracklin Rosie. She is 8 years old. Rosie is skinny and needs some groceries for sure. She has been used hard. She has hair loss as a lot of the dogs do that are worn out from having babies over and over again. She has bad breath so needed a dental and her teeth are a little worn down. Whether that is due to tennis ball mania which I haven’t tested yet, or trying to escape and chewing on fencing is up to your imagination. She had several abcessed teeth which were removed.She has a few warts that need to be removed. Rosie also needs to have some good groceries. We will be feeding her up on our Taste of the wild dogfood salmon formula which she seems to like real well. Miss Rosie is a delicate little girl. I am guessing around 15 lbs. She has long legs. Rosie has a very inquisitive face and is adorable. She is not smushfaced, but not super long nose either. Very petite and bostonish in a Audrey Hepburn skinny kinda way. She was a bit skittish at the shelter, but once in my arms she was fine. She rode well on the way home, watching out the windows and being a good girl. She is ok on a leash and didn’t try to pull me down. Right now she is on the chair behind me as I am typing. She reminds me of a couple of little ones we have had, Jim’s Tootsie and Stacy’s Ladybug. Rosie is sticking close to me and seems like she is gonna be a great little dog. I think Stupid owners was her problem as I don’t see any problems with her other than the shelter freaked her out and she got aggressive in the cage up there, but I probalby would too if you stuck me in a madhouse with a bunch of screaming/barking dogs/people and I thought they were gonna get me. We will fix that stupid owner problem and get her some great owners who will love her like the princess she is. I will take her to be spayed and have her dental when I get back from Thanksgiving in Tennessee. Quick next morning update - Rosie slept with me last night and cuddled. She is a SWEETHEART! I LOVE HER!!! Anyway, when I was washing off the deck this morning she wanted to play in the water. So she is very playful. She is still real attentive to me and still responds to Rosie. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Rosie. She loves to play with toys and dances and tells me about it when I am about to throw a ball for her. there was a small tree I planted this year that died and it had fallen over so I picked it up and was gonna throw it away. miss Rosie decided that was the best stick she could ever want, grabbed hold of it.played tug of war with me and it until I droppped it, then took off. LOL She was really proud of that stick. She has a great personality and really reminds me of Ladybug something fierce. she is a pistol. she also likes to play in the water hose when it is on. Little stinker. I am gonna have a hard time giving this one up. UPDATE: 1/14/2012 - Well seems Miss Rosie likes to chase cats. She cornered one of the outside cats and had her eye scratched pretty badly. Will be going to the vet on Monday to have her look at it. I am putting ointment in to help it right now. Cracklin Rosie's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Delta Traveler Boston Vet hold - not accepting apps Male Weight: ? Age: ? Lafayette Shelter Good Markings Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: ? Neutered Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Not Tested Housetrained? ? Cratetrained? ? Special needs: ? |
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More information:  Dog is pulled from the shelter, will get next week. Delta Traveler's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Flower of Nippon Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Seems to be trained to the doggie door Cratetrained? ok in crate not favorite place Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  Flower of Nippon's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Josephine aka Josie Boston Vet hold - not accepting apps Female Weight: 9 lbs Age: 7-8 months Found turned into Wichita Falls shelter Good Markings - Brindle and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Not Tested Housetrained? ? Cratetrained? ? Special needs: Trying to determine cause of seizures |
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More information:  This one will probalby get a page of her own when I get time. Josephine aka Josie's Adoption fee is $450. | |||
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 Kitten Cuddler Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Seems to be trained to the doggie door Cratetrained? yes Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  Kitten Cuddler's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Matisse Boston Available for Adoption Female Weight: 20.0 lbs Age: 8 years Stray at Watauga Shelter Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? NO CATS! Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with some, but not all Housetrained? seems to be to the doggie door Cratetrained? yes Special needs: None have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  Hello, My name is Matisse. I really should be wearing pink because I am a cancer survivor!!! Isn't that neat?!!! Don't let that scare you please. When my lump was removed they said I had clear margins - YEAH!!! Though I don't know what that means my foster Mommy said that it was good news! So that makes me happy because foster Mommy is happy. I gave her lots of kisses because that made me happy too. See - I LOVE to be cuddled and loved on. Don't let my age scare you because I still have lots of LOVE and life to give to my for ever family. Do you have a car??? I LOVE car rides and can go everywhere with you! Do you like to snuggle? I LOVE to snuggle!!! I am smart too - I know sit and stay - now show me a silly puppy that can do that! I can even use a doggie door or you can take me out for lots of walks. I am quiet in my crate but would really like to cuddle with you even better. Some dogs are ok but I would really LOVE to be the only one in your life! As you can see I LOVE lots of things but mostly I want to LOVE YOU! Foster Mommy says we all know cancer survivors and they all deserve LOVE too. So if you can find it in your heart to take a chance on this survivor I promise you I will LOVE you forever!Matisse's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Mumbo Jumbo Boston Vet hold - taking apps Male Weight: 30+ or - Age: 2-5 years Stray at Wichita Falls Shelter Mismarked - half white faced Brindle Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: not tested yet Neutered Good with cats? Ok with cats that do not run! Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? haven't had him long enough Cratetrained? working on it Special needs: None have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  I got a note from my friend Sue in Wichita Falls to take a stray Boston in the shelter there. As you can see I took him. there was just something about that face that said, I deserve someone to love. He is a nice boy who is good on a leash which is unusual for them big boys who usually like to drag me down. He was interested in the outside cats, but didn't seem like he wanted to eat them. Although he did jump at them a couple of times to see if they would run. At the shelter he got jumped on by a bigger dog, so he was a bit leary of my Boxer Teddy so I am keeping them separated. Mumbo seems fine with the other dogs here. He was not real happy about being crated and barked a lot at first. I am working on it and he has settled down to not making all that noise. Hopefully, he will be quiet in the crate for a new owner by the time I get him vetted. He rode well in the van and seemed to be interested in all that was going on. Mumbo has a sweet personality like most of the big boys do. I love those big boys cause they usually have the best personality of all the Bostons. He also has the tippy ears that is so cute. This boy has that huge place your hand on his head and know you petted your dog square head. I love those too. Mumbo is gonna make someone a very happy camper. I will get him vetted next week. pray he is heartworm negative. Mumbo Jumbo's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Orange Tic Tac Boston Available for Adoption Male Weight: 18.8 lbs Age: 2-3 years Arkansas HSUS Seizure Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Neutered Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with some, but not all Housetrained? Working on it! Cratetrained? Yes, he does not bark in the crate Special needs: None have been determined at this time! |
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More information:  Hi. I'm Orange Tic Tac! Like my name says - I'm sweet, sweet, sweet just like the candy! I had a hard start in life but have now learned that all humans are not mean. I am so happy about that it makes me GRIN!!! Yep - I will give you a BIG smile if you rub my belly for me - oooohhhhh I LOVE that! Now that I have learned that humans are good people I am ready for my forever home. BIG SMILE! (see- told you I like to smile) I really want to be an only child because I want to give all my love to my humans! But I will share you with a sweet female if you really want me to. Giggles and I are in the picture together playing. If you have a kind face, sweet and loving nature YOU could be my new family. I will need some positive training to help me perfect my potty training but I want to do it 'cuz I am a grown up doggie now and I really want to live the good life. Do you have a nice lap I could sit in? I like laps!!! I like to eat too. Sometimes I am a little protective of my food because I was not getting much in my "old" life. But I can learn if you are patient because I am smart as well as sweet! I want to be a good boy and learn all the good doggie things that I never had a chance to learn before. Just thinking that you could be my new forever family makes me smile! Now don't forget my name!!! Orange Tic Tac - sweet, sweet, SWEET! Yep - that's me! Wanda's note: TicTac came to us with skin issues and very little hair. He has grown quite a bit out, but I do not know if he will ever be fully furred. It may always have thin spots. He is a energetic sweet boy who needs someone to love him. Orange Tic Tac's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 PawPaw Paradise Boston Vet hold - not accepting apps Male Weight: ? Age: ? Stray at Garland Shelter Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: ? Neutered Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? ? Cratetrained? yes Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  NEW BOY WEEPING WOUNDS - will give more info after we get him to the vet on Monday. We are treating his wounds with a hexadine flush and the puffer like we used on Nicky with his raw wounds. we have started him on antibiotics as well.I do like this boy, very gentle and friendly even when in pain. PawPaw Paradise's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Pompeii Boston Vet hold - taking apps Male Weight: 30 lbs Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Neutered Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Seems to be when taken out regularly Cratetrained? yes Special needs: Vision impaired, but can see some so doesn't bump into walls |
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More information:  Pompeii's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Tiffatini Boston Available for Adoption Female Weight: 20 lbs Age: 3 years OS to Local Vet Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Haven't had her long enough Cratetrained? yes Special needs: None have been determined at this time. |
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More information:  Tiffatini's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Vanilla Sky Boston Vet hold - taking apps Female Weight: 18 lbs Age: 1yr Stray at Fort Worth Shelter Mismarked - White head, blue eyes, Brindle and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: ? Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Not Tested Housetrained? just got her so don't know Special needs: None have been determined at this time |
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More information:  Vanilla Sky's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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 Wild Wendy Boston Adoption Pending Female Weight: 16 lbs Age: 10 months= 2 years Stray Cedar Creek Animal Shelter Good Markings - Black and White Up to date on Bordatella, Rabies,and 7 in 1 shots. Heartworm/Lyme/Erlichia: Negative! Spayed Good with cats? Not Tested Good with children? Not Tested Good with other dogs? Good with all dogs met so far Housetrained? Working on it. Cratetrained? Yes Special needs: None have been determined so far. |
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More information:  I am guessing she is around 10 months to a year and a half if that old. She is black brindle and white with a Haggarty spot. also guessiing she is about 13-15 lbs. She Is not in bad shape, but as busy as she is, her owner will have to feed her well to keep the meat on her bones. Wendy was picked up by the animal control and no one came to claim her. The ACO at the shelter said she was neurotic and not doing well in the shelter, just shaking and bouncing all over the place. Wendy is still bouncing all over the place, but that is because she is a young Boston who hasn't had any training that I can tell yet after having her all of 4 hours and a couple of that was driving back from getting her with her crated in the van. I would NOT ride with this one loose. She is BUSY!!! She does pull on the leash. She was interested in the outside cats, but more interested in their dinner than them. She was also ok with my little goat that is out there. So far she is getting on with all the female dogs and male dogs she has met even Teddy my boxer. I had no problems holding her when I picked her up and she seems like she likes people just find. She is a typical young bouncing off the ceiling Boston who will need obedience training to become a good family member. Wild Wendy's Adoption fee is $325. | |||
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COURTESY POSTINGS
THESE ARE NOT ABTR DOGS
ABTR Has No Responsibility For These Dogs
Protective Animal League / PAL has a great little Boston up for adoption. He is a lot of fun and likes to play with every kind of toy and/or ball! Oscar's bio Oscar is a very cute, wonderfully fun boy who is ready to play with you!! This little guy is perfect if you want a smaller dog but like the durability of a bigger dog. Oscar is built like a tank! He is solid and healthy and ready to go! He loves to play with toys, go for walks and play with other dogs. He is great with kids and gets along with most other dogs. This happy boy is very smart and learns quickly. He does know some basic obedience and would have a blast learning more. Age 5 (approx) neutered, UTD on vacc's & HW neg (on preventative) - very healthy He is great with older kids and gets along with most other dogs, except when meeting new dog friends on leash. He is crate trained but has done some marking in a previous multi-dog setting so needs supervision at first. He does very well with a routine. Contact information: 469-556-3152 or email vinagroon@yahoo.com Visit his petfinder page. |
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Walton's bio They'd appreciate finding him a great Boston home. He needs a quiet home as he has limited vision and is intimidated by a lot of commotion and other dogs. Please take a look at this boy if you are interested in helping a special needs Boston Baby. Thank you. |
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