CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

Luka

Zane when he first arrived in 2004

Kozlak

Niki

Andy, who came here as an alleged Anatolian and was in fact some kind of American Bulldog X

Sadie, another alleged Anatolian I was asked to take in, who has a coat like a Malamute and the temperament of a sighthound.....

We've had nothing if not variety around here

Suzy Q was a dwarf Chow: 15" at the shoulders,  27 pounds and an absolute riot

Lightfoot

Ozzie fascinated by the crazy winds we can have around here

Zane

Dakota

Mikko

AlmaBear

Kody

Jasmine

JR

Scout, a purebred standard poodle, who spent a few days with us before heading off to  Poodle Rescue, where he no doubt feels much less like a fish out of water! :-) He did have fun playing with AlmaBear!

Ajax barking to warn off a stranger

Simba

Dolly

We are very fortunate to be working with Northern Lights Molosser Rescue, as Tara has been taking in and fostering the South Russian Ovcharkas that are crawling out of the woodwork in Texas.

 She is also fostering 5 of the Caucasian Ovcharka puppies listed below.  Given their medical conditions and total lack of socialization or training, these puppies will be quite the handful for a while.

For information regarding these dogs as well as the other molosser breeds Tara rescues, she can be contacted at NLMolosserRescue@aol.com

On New Year's day, 2008 we had the pleasure of welcoming 9 eight month old Caucasian Ovcharka puppies into rescue, along with their approximately 4 year old mother. 

  They all required evaluation, veterinary care and spaying/neutering before being available for adoption.  Most of them had a horrific case of demodectic mange, which (Thank God!) is the non-contagious one, but required more vetting to get rid of.  We are finally able to post pictures of this crew as they do finally look more socially acceptable :-)

Dumor and Henley

Dumor	Dumor & a puppy
Henley	Henley & Adeline
These 15 month old puppies have not had the easiest time in their lives.  They came into rescue with horrible cases of demodectic mange, were undernourished and close to feral.  They get along wonderfully with other dogs, have left the livestock (especially the horses) strictly alone and are happiest when they can run all over the property and check things out while still coming in for attention.  They are excellent watch dogs and have great barks to warn you of strangers coming too close :-) Henley is a relatively friendly dog, but still very leery of strangers.  And Dumor is the least desirous of being around people and actually took 7 months to finally decide he would allow me to touch him without going into a total swivet.

BISON

21 month old Bison came into rescue because his owners, who had purchased him as a four month old puppy could no longer control him.  And they had rather nasty neighbor issues, which certainly didn't help things.  The breeder told them that Bison was a Caucasian Ovcharka when in fact, he is a very lovely Anatolian. He had not met or played with other dogs, so upon arriving here, the other rescues had to show him proper greeting etiquette, as well as how to play!  After just about one week, this boy turned into a playing fool :-) He is, however, very stranger aggressive and must go to a home with an experienced owner.

LOLA

Lola was 1 year old in August, 2007. She is an exuberant and happy girl but don't be fooled there is a serious livestock guarding dog lurking in there. She gets along well with most dogs and she loves people. Her biggest problem is that she loves to object and resource guard, and no one has really tried to curb this behavior before she arrived at her foster mom's. Also if she misreads signals from another dog, she can be a very formidable aggressor. She would do best as an only dog or with one other dog, preferably male. She is not good with poultry or cats. She is being fostered on the east cost and I will hopefully have a link to her profile on Dogster shortly.

MIKKO - who is now heartworm clear.....yeeha!!!

Mikko turned four years old August, 2007 and this very nice Caucasian has spent entirely too much time tied out behind his owner's house. Amazingly enough, this has not made him stupidly aggressive, but he REALLY enjoyed being able to come into our house and relax :-)  We had our veterinarian run all the usual tests for a new rescue and were concerned about his thyroid, as he was somewhat overweight. He turned out to be fine as far as his thyroid was concerned, but he was heartworm positive, so he had the dubious pleasure of undergoing that treatment and is now heartworm clear, has lost weight and is in much better condition!  He gets along with other dogs, with cats and is good with people, but is also protective of his family. He has never been around children, so needs a home with adults only.

And here I would like to interject a tale of a dog NOT available for adoption.  We were notified of an 11 month old Caucasian bitch in a southern California shelter.  The wonderful people who usually pull these shelter dogs for us categorically refused to pull this particular one due to aggression issues.......this had us puzzled, so we contacted animal control for that area.  Apparently the owners had originally called animal control and told them they had a stray dog in their yard.    By the time the animal control officers arrived there, they had decided to be honest and admit this was their own dog, but so aggressive that they were completely unable to control her.  And apparently her aggression is unpredictable and none of the very patient shelter people have been able to deal with her.  This is truly a sad situation and could be indicative of either a breeder who did not bother to screen new homes or an import whose new family thought they could handle this breed.  In any case, it is the poor dog who must pay the ultimate price.

DUKE

In his owner's own words: Duke was born June 4th 2003 in Brooklyn, NY and he comes from a backyard breeder. He was rescued by us in September 2003 from a foster home in Brooklyn as a 4 month old puppy. He currently weighs 100-110 pounds, is neutered and up to date with all shots.  His rabies vaccination expires in February 2010. He has all medical records. Duke is very well socialized, good with people (after a proper introduction) and with non-dominant and submissive dogs.  He has all the typical characteristics for Ovcharkas : smart, stubborn, protective, calm and alert. We traveled with him everywhere so he was exposed to a different environment, different people and animals. He is a typical livestock guard dog and the perfect environment for him would be a large farm where he could be outside 24/7 and guard the property.  He cannot be chained or locked in a small area.  We could not train him to use a crate.  He is very well leash trained and walks calmly next to the owner. The reason for this rescue is that we have another 100lbs male dog (mix of Doberman, Rottweiler and maybe GS) name Brutus.  Brutus is a real sweetheart and a typical house pet.  Duke (CAO) provokes fights from time to time and every 6 months they have a really nasty fight.  But the main reason why we need to give up Duke is that we have 14 months old baby boy that we are afraid of that one day we will get in the middle of two fighting dogs.  I do not want to take another chance.  Also I do not want Brutus to get hurt again.  We love Duke very much and want the best for him.  We have to make sure that we will end up in good hands with someone understanding characteristics of this breed.

His owners do not wish to put Duke on a plane to go to a new home, so we're hoping we can find a new home for him somewhere on the east coast (he is currently in New Jersey) or we need someone who wants to take a long drive :-))

BOBY

Boby is a really lovely owner-surrendered Caucasian Ovcharka from Armenia.  She arrived here in February of 2007 and has been out to play with virtually every dog on the property.  If there is a dog aggressive bone in her body, I certainly haven't been able to find it! :-)  She is also very willing to be affectionate with most people and her only drawback is a tendency to be a little rough when she plays. She truly enjoys playing with other dogs, would love to be back in a home with a loving owner and truly is a lady in public. She does have a tendency to want to tow whoever is on the other end of the leash around a bit, but really can be controlled by a knowledgeable owner at full strength :-)

ALMABEAR

AlmaBear is a 4 year Caucasian/Central Asian mix who is in need of a new home.  She does very well with her family, including children, but is very territorial and standoffish with strangers.  She originally shared her play time with Mishka, Archer and Mikko and is now romping with a couple of Tibetan Mastiffs!  She can apparently be aggressive toward other dogs, but has been anything but since arriving here. Although in the photo below right JR, who is a 2 year old TM puppy was continuously trying to express his affection for her, to the point she was ready to kill him  :-) This very pretty girl needs a home with an experienced owner and a firm hand and one who will treasure her protective instincts, her superb sense of humor and her cuddliness with her family.

Nagene

This is a lovely Caucasian import whose primary goal in life appears to be to jump high enough to give someone a kiss...or to break their nose: I haven't quite determined which :-) She is an excellent watch dog but has unfortunately been debarked, which leaves her with a horrible sound when she tries to warn off a stranger.  She does well with other dogs but for the sake of peace and quiet, should only be placed with a male.  Despite her debarking she can be very vociferous when it comes to demanding her "rights".

Cheyenne

Cheyenne is a 3 1/2 year old Caucasian/Central Asian mix that has been with one owner since she was a puppy. She weighs approximately 80-85 pounds  She likes to go for long walks and likes having her belly scratched. She can be dominant with other dogs and ideally needs a home with no other dogs. Although she was raised with three other dogs, she seems to be taking some exception to them at this point. :-)    She needs an owner who can be firm and train her properly and who will enjoy the outdoors as much as she does.

“Ask not what your breed can do for you: ask what you can do for your breed”
(With apologies to John F. Kennedy)

For information please email: Angie Wheat
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