Keeshond: A dog on hold in Manhattan Beach, CA

Please contact Susan McCoy (smccoy@foreverkees.org) for more information about this pet.

SoCA Keeshond Rescue, Inc. http://www.foreverkees.org Bear's story and subsequent journey to SoCA Keeshond Rescue is rather sad but we are hopeful that Bear will succeed in his rehabilitation from emotional scars left by a terrible house fire. Bear was home alone when a house fire erupted and he was very fortunate to be rescued from the traumatic experience. Sadly, the house fire caused fear that haunted him--he experienced behavioral changes, a fear of loud noises and separation anxiety. Unable to deal with Bear's behavior issues, his owner asked us for help and we encouraged her to seek veterinary intervention, evaluation and professional training. A few months later, we...

Please contact Susan McCoy (smccoy@foreverkees.org) for more information about this pet.

SoCA Keeshond Rescue, Inc. http://www.foreverkees.org Bear's story and subsequent journey to SoCA Keeshond Rescue is rather sad but we are hopeful that Bear will succeed in his rehabilitation from emotional scars left by a terrible house fire. Bear was home alone when a house fire erupted and he was very fortunate to be rescued from the traumatic experience. Sadly, the house fire caused fear that haunted him--he experienced behavioral changes, a fear of loud noises and separation anxiety. Unable to deal with Bear's behavior issues, his owner asked us for help and we encouraged her to seek veterinary intervention, evaluation and professional training. A few months later, we discovered that Bear was surrendered by his owner to an animal shelter where he displayed fearful behavior which caused the shelter to label him as 'unadoptable' in the shelter's adoption program. We bailed Bear from the animal shelter after Kathy Pirelli, animal trainer, evaluated him and offered to build a special 8 week training/rehabilitation program to suit his special needs. In Bear's recent progress report, Kathy said Bear will need a loving, patient home. Bear is not basically trusting but now trusts his trainer implicitly. Bear has all his basic commands down and walks well on a leash but needs more work. We will update Bear's profile as he progresses in his training/rehabilitation program.

We provide appropriate medical care and training towards the goal of putting each Keeshond dog in the best possible condition for a permanent adoption. All Keeshond Rescue dogs are subject to no less than a two week period of foster care in which temperament assessment, evaluation and thorough veterinary examination are conducted. We follow up on our adoptions, offer our adopters advice and support for the lifetime of the dog, and take our dogs back at any time if the people are unable to keep them. To make this level of support possible and enable us to get the dog back if necessary, we place our dogs only in Southern California. Southern California Keeshond Rescue is a small, all-volunteer organization. We do not have a kennel facility where people can come to meet the dogs. All of our dogs are fostered in the homes of volunteers and are shown by appointment only to potential adopters. If you are interested in adopting a Keeshond rescue dog, the first step is to complete an adoption application. Please visit our website at http://www.foreverkees.org to download an adoption application. Please give detailed, specific answers to help us determine whether one of our dogs may be a good match for you. Our goal is for our dogs and their new families to be happy together for the dog's lifetime. We reserve the right to deny an application if we believe the home would not be appropriate for one of our Keeshond rescue dogs.We receive many applications and often have several people interested in an individual foster dog. Our review committee evaluates each application carefully. taking into consideration factors such as the type of home (house, apartment, etc.) children and other pets, the family's lifestyle and previous dog experience. We compare this to what we have determined is the most suitable environment for the dog, based on the dog's personality, exercise and training needs, possible medical needs, etc. After careful consideration, we choose the home that we believe is the best match for the dog. If you are not chosen to adopt the first dog you are interested in, please visit our website and email us if you see another dog that you think might be a good match. Our adoption process includes a home visit. Seeing where the dog will live gives us a better idea of whether one of our dogs might do well in your home. The home visit is also an opportunity for us to meet you and your pets and answer any questions you may have. Based on the application and home visit, if we think that one of our dogs may be a good match for you, we will make arrangements for a meet 'n greet. If we do not feel we have an available match, we will keep your application on file for future consideration.