What? “Toby” doesn’t look like a typical Sheltie or Collie? That’s because he is a Shih Tzu pretending to be a sheltie. This tiny dog was found chasing cars in the middle of a busy street in the Arkansas Valley one frigid evening. He was in a terrible predicament and he didn’t know which way to turn. The Callahans just couldn’t leave him, so they scooped him up, filthy dirty, cold, hungry and thirsty. They named him “Toby Tyler” after Disney’s orphaned boy, got him some food and water and he slept in his foster dad’s arms all the way home and through the night. The next morning, he had a bath and it was discovered that he was an intact male. That has been remedied. After no one responded to his stray ad, he went to the vet for a neuter, dental, vaccinations and micro-chip. Toby is a busy little guy. This young adult loves to wander the yard and play with squeak and tug toys. He adores the people in his life, is happy to greet company and even likes children. He followed a 16 month old visitor around, giving kisses at every opportunity. Toby tolerates the small female dogs in his foster home, but growls at a dominant male and a bigger female. It would be important for him to meet potential doggie friends as part of his introductions. Toby has obviously had some training. He seems to have drawn an invisible line across the step from the lower family room to the adjacent kitchen and will not cross that line. He will not lift his leg in the family room, but asks to go outside. If he is carried across that line into the rest of the house, he will lift his leg and mark territory. His foster mom and dad carry him to bed every night and then carry him to the family room every morning and have had no accidents. He should calm down now that he is neutered and the testosterone will dissipate from his system. If you are interested in this clever and sweet little dog, we do require a securely fenced yard. When he first arrived, he tried his hardest to dig under the fence and push his way through the gate. We also require a vet reference that is awesome. Please read the adoption information section on our website at www.pueblocolliesheltie.org and it should answer most of your questions. If that all sounds good to you, please move on to the online application. When we receive applications, they are screened by one of our Board members, reviewed by the foster family and then sent to our Director. Along the way, we will call or e-mail to let you know the status of your application. Thanks for meeting one of our “little interlopers.” We hope to have him in the best possible home by the time the New Year rolls around.

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Please begin the process for adoption by reading our Adoption Policies and, if we sound like the right group for you, fill out our online Adoption Application. From there, our receipt of your completed application will be confirmed by email. You then will receive a follow-up phone call if we feel you are a good potential applicant for the dog. Lots of good conversation with the foster family, a reference from your veterinarian, and a home visit round out the screening process. We take dog adoption very seriously.  Please put a lot of thought into why you want to adopt a dog, and help us make a good match for your family. We appreciate your taking the time to visit with us. We will look forward to hearing from you as well.

 

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