According to legend, when King Arthur was gravely wounded in the Battle of Camlann he went to the birthplace of Excalibur to recover. The mystical island is said to have healing powers beyond which can be imagined. Against all odds, King Arthur recovered and returned even stronger to lead his people; some even claim he was made immortal and impervious to new wounds.
In honor of the legend this girl has been given the name, “Avalon.” We call her Ava and she is in need of a family to love her, continue her healing and training and to watch their family become the stuff of legend.
Her details:
DOB: 7/30/2019
Vaccinations: up to date
Spay scheduled for 6/9/2020
Good with other dogs, cats and kids
Lifetime training support included in her adoption fee.
She sounds perfect, doesn’t she? So why is she up for adoption?
*sigh*
She was born into a horrible situation here in the Susquehanna Valley. Sadly, this is not uncommon. A Mennonite “breeder” chose her parents based on the fact that they happened to be brown. She had to fight for food among her littermates, she had very little early intervention from loving humans and she was purchased very young by a local family. They did the best they could to help her overcome her issues, even sending her to me for several different board and train stays.
While in my home, with Pony as a mentor and guide, she minded her manners impeccably and was accepted to be absolutely fantastic. Unfortunately, when she returned home each time, her neurosis resurfaced and she had become quite aggressive with regards to resource guarding her food and crate. I 100% believed her parents when they told me of her increasingly frightening behavior but since she never displayed them in my home I was at a loss on how to help her overcome them.
Her family made the decision to re-home her and my sister was interested in becoming her forever family. They had some playdates with her puppy and spent a day with them. It was looking like a perfect match! I write “was” because when she went to spend a few days at their house she had become quite comfortable and her anti-social behaviors made themselves known.
I became her guardian and I arranged for her to spend 5 weeks in rehab with another trainer hoping that a new approach would unlock her anxieties. It’s working! She is healing. She is on track to live her very best life. All that she needs now is a family willing to help her in the final lap of her journey.
She will do best in a home with a family with another, larger breed, strong, well-trained dog. She really needs a mentor. She will be fine with kids and cats and would be more comfortable in a home where at least one parent works from home or is out of the house only part-time. Her training was paid by her first family and it includes lifetime support. One of the conditions of adoption will be that she attend a group class twice a month.
I will be asking for an adoption fee to cover the out-of-pocket expenses I’ve covered for rehab and her spay surgery. Details about the fee and specifics of her behaviors will be discussed personally with interested families. This is not a dog for a first-time owner or a family unwilling to embrace a balanced approach to training. She is not a dog for a passive family, she needs strong leaders- both human and canine.
If you are interested in adopting Ava please contact me, [email protected]. She has a safe place to stay with me until her perfect family is found.
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