Chopper

MEET CHOPPER!<br/><br/>Chopper is an adorable one-year-old, neutered male mixed breed (possible beagle / basset hound mix?) who weighs 32 lbs. He has short legs, but a long body. He was transferred to Charley’s strays from our rescue partners in Florida who saved him from an overcrowded shelter.<br/><br/>From our southern rescue partners:<br/>“a funny low rider that has done well in the car and outside on his walks. He is very young so would benefit from learning some basic commands. He likes to jump which isn’t too high because of his short stature though.<br/><br/> He has done fine with the other dogs he has met so far. He is still very much like a puppy in regards to training needs.”<br/><br/>We have found Chopper to be very much like a puppy. He can be mouthy when excited and he is often excited! He will need a home that can provide positive reinforcement training and a good amount of daily exercise. <br/><br/>>> Dogs: Chopper has gotten along well with the dogs he has met so far. He enjoy another dog of similar size and energy level in his new home. As part of the foster/adoption process, any resident dog(s) will be asked to come to the shelter for a meet and greet.<br/><br/>>> Cats: We have no information on how Chopper reacts to cats. As a result, a cat free home, or one that can initially **separate** cat from dog to do slow on-leash introductions, is required.<br/><br/>>> Children: Due to lack of known history, Chopper should go to a home without children or with older children (over the age of 10).<br/><br/>Chopper is neutered and up to date on vaccines. He tested negative for Heartworm and is on monthly prevention. Please consider opening your home and heart to Chopper!<br/><br/>*** IMPORTANT!***<br/><br/>IMPORTANT As a “southern” dog and due to the high rate of heartworm infection in the warmer climates, it is critical that Chopper be kept on monthly heartworm prevention ALL YEAR LONG not just in the summer months. It takes 6 months for heartworm larva to turn into adult worms that then are visible on a heartworm test. <br/><br/>Monthly prevention will kill any larva. Adoptive parents must commit to this prevention schedule as well as heartworm testing every 6 months for the first year and annually after that.<br/><br/>Heartworm prevention costs about $120 a year. Compare that to treating a dog for heartworm (a deadly disease) an expense of thousands of dollars for a treatment that is dangerous and difficult for the dog.<br/><br/>*** ADOPTION PROTOCOLS ***<br/><br/>>> Please complete and return our adoption application to charleysstrays@yahoo.com prior to arranging a meeting between your family and dog of interest. Link to application below.<br/><br/>>> Copy & paste into the body of an email, or WORD/text document to complete.<br/><br/>ADOPTION APPLICATION<br/>https://charleysstrays.us/application.htm<br/><br/>>> AFTER the application has been received AND you hear back from Charley’s volunteer, Gabi. Please schedule a time to visit the shelter to meet the dog of interest. 207-426-9482.

MEET CHOPPER!

Chopper is an adorable one-year-old, neutered male mixed breed (possible beagle / basset hound mix?) who weighs 32 lbs. He has short legs, but a long body. He was transferred to Charley’s strays from our rescue partners in Florida who saved him from an overcrowded shelter.

From our southern rescue partners:
“a funny low rider that has done well in the car and outside on his walks. He is very young so would benefit from learning some basic commands. He likes to jump which isn’t too high because of his short stature though.

He has done fine with the other dogs he has met so far. He is still very much like a puppy in regards to training needs.”

We have found Chopper to be very much like a puppy. He can be mouthy when excited and he is often excited! He will need a home that can provide positive reinforcement training and a good amount of daily exercise.

>> Dogs: Chopper has gotten along well with the dogs he has met so far. He enjoy another dog of similar s

MEET CHOPPER!

Chopper is an adorable one-year-old, neutered male mixed breed (possible beagle / basset hound mix?) who weighs 32 lbs. He has short legs, but a long body. He was transferred to Charley’s strays from our rescue partners in Florida who saved him from an overcrowded shelter.

From our southern rescue partners:
“a funny low rider that has done well in the car and outside on his walks. He is very young so would benefit from learning some basic commands. He likes to jump which isn’t too high because of his short stature though.

He has done fine with the other dogs he has met so far. He is still very much like a puppy in regards to training needs.”

We have found Chopper to be very much like a puppy. He can be mouthy when excited and he is often excited! He will need a home that can provide positive reinforcement training and a good amount of daily exercise.

>> Dogs: Chopper has gotten along well with the dogs he has met so far. He enjoy another dog of similar size and energy level in his new home. As part of the foster/adoption process, any resident dog(s) will be asked to come to the shelter for a meet and greet.

>> Cats: We have no information on how Chopper reacts to cats. As a result, a cat free home, or one that can initially **separate** cat from dog to do slow on-leash introductions, is required.

>> Children: Due to lack of kno