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Beau needs a caretaker or foster!
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Adoption Fee $500 plus tax

Name: Beau

Rescue ID: 19476

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Australian Shepherd / Mixed (medium coat)

Learn more about the Australian Shepherd.

Sex: Male (neutered)

Current Size: 38 Pounds

General Potential Size: Medium

Current Age: 4 Years 11 Months (best estimate)

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Cats: Yes

Good with Kids: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Beau is an amazing dog, and our whole family has been impressed by how sweet, smart, and adaptable he is. When being introduced to the two dogs in our household, he was polite and playful, even when our male dog was a little grumpy with him. After about 12 hours, all of the dogs decided they were going to be friends. Beau has shown no resource guarding behaviors and absolutely no aggression toward anyone.

He has been marking, but that has largely subsided since he has settled in. He's not officially housebroken but only had one accident the first day; it helps that our resident dogs are showing him how to go outside AND come back inside (he was a bit confused by that!). We have a chain link fence and he's had fun exploring the yard, with no attempts at escape.

Beau LOVES our kids (who are 10, 13, and 15) and would probably do well with younger children as well. We have cats in the house, but if he's noticed them he hasn't let us know!

He needs training, but has quickly picked up "sit" and "come," and will recall with a whistle as well. He responds well to correction and redirection, such as when he jumps on people or gets ahold of something not appropriate for dogs (like socks!). We have not needed to kennel him, but he has gone into the kennel on his own at at times and seems comfortable there. He is also not much of a barker, although will bark if other dogs do so, or when he's trying to play. He's been great on car rides too!

All this AND he's very, very handsome, snuggly, and loving. He's going to be an amazing addition to someone's family!

When you adopt a pet from Midwest Animal Rescue and Services, your adoption fee covers: Microchip and registration, Core Vaccines including Rabies, Distemper and bordetella, age appropriate heartworm testing or FeLV-FIV testing, sterilization, heartworm/flea-tick prevention and deworming while in foster care.

Long Distance Adoptions: Animals who are not fully vaccinated and altered are not eligible for long distance adoption. We require a meet of the pet prior to adoption, which means coming to MARS. We do not transport to potential adopters.

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Post Adoption: Any issues that arise after adoption are the full responsibility of the adopter after the finalization of adoption. We highly recommend Pet Insurance. Adoption fees are only part of the expense of owning a pet, so we ask you to consider the costs for the life of the pet before adoption. We recommend pet insurance.

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If you choose to DNA test your adopted pet, test results may vary from company to company and our breed guess may not be reflected in those results as it is just that, our best guess without knowing a pet’s full history.