A CANINE GEM RESCUE = 4 TIGAN STREET, WINOOSKI, VT 05404-(802)989-1675 – [email protected] – www.acaninegem.com
• Dogs name – OAKLEY
• Breed-MIXED
• Age-2
• Size-35 LBS
• Spayed or neutered-YES
• Good with children-OLDER
• Good with other dogs-MOST
• Good with cats-YES
• Good off a leash-UNKNOWN
OUR WRITE UP
OAKLEY AND DOZER CAME FROM AN ABUSE CASE DOWN SOUTH. THEY WERE GOING TO BE EUTHANIZED AS THEY WERE SO SCARED AND TIMID AT THE SHELTER. THE PLEA CAME TO US TO SAVE THEM…AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID!!! THEY GOT OFF TRANSPORT AND WERE SO SCARED THAT THEY BARELY MOVED. THEY SHOOK AS THEY WERE SO SCARED. WE COULD BARELY GET THEM OUT OF THEIR KENNELS FOR A WALK. SO WE LET THEM BE FOR A FEW DAYS…GOT THEM OUTSIDE FOR SOME FRESH VERMONT AIR, FED THEM, GAVE THEM BISCUITS EVERYTIME WE PASSED THEIR KENNELS BUT DID NOT LOOK AT THEM AS THAT SCARED THEM. WELL AFTER 2 WEEKS, THEY COME OUT OF THEIR KENNELS ON THEIR OWN AND WE GO FOR A NICE 15 MINUTE WALK TOGETHER. THEY LOVE THEIR BISCUITS AND EXPECT THEM A LOT NOW. THE POWER OF POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, LOVE AND COMMITMENT. THESE TWO WHILE TIMID, ARE NOT AGRESSIVE IN ANY WAY. THEY ARE SO MILD MANNERED AND IT IS AMAZING THE PROGRESS THEY HAVE MADE IN ONLY 2 WEEKS. WE KNOW THAT ONCE WE GET THEM INTO A HOME THEY ARE GOING SHINE. THESE TWO GEMS NEED TO GO TO A HOME TOGETHER. THERE IS A SPECIAL ADOPTION FEE FOR THEM. WE JUST WANT THEM TO ENJOY THEIR LIFE AND BE SO LOVED.
PROGRAM FEE: $375 FOR BOTH
THIS FEE IS VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PRORAM. IT DOES NOT ONLY COVER THE FEES OF THE CANINE GEM THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN BUT ALSO HELPS DEFRAY THE COSTS OF OTHER CANINE GEMS WHERE THEIR FEES EXCEED THEIR PROGRAM FEE AS WE TAKE IN ALL BREEDS, AGES, AND SPECIAL NEEDS.
• What’s included(THIS CAN VARY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANTCES):
o vetting including vaccines and deworming
o boarding fees including food(on average $10/day per canine)
o health certificate issued by a licensed Veterinarian
o transportation fee from SC/NC/GA to Vermont
OUR PROCESS FOR ADOPTING:
• go to our website, www.acaninegem.com and fill out our application
• we do adoptions 7 days a week by appointment
• we try to respond to submitted applications within 4 business hours of receiving it
• we do same day adoptions… if you are approved to come and meet a dog, you are approved to adopt
• we do not hold dogs
• all of our dogs posted are at our facility in Vermont (occasionally we will have a dog in foster care in Vermont)
• our postings are updated daily…if the posting is visible the dog is available
• we do adopt to Canadians
• we do adopt to families that do not reside in Vermont
• our fees our nonnegotiable and are in US dollars