Ruger Husky & Border Collie Mix Farmington, MN

If you are looking for some love & excitement in your life, meet Ruger! He is a handsome, energetic, fun, loving, smart, 2 year old husky/collie mix. Ruger is fully potty trained, and goes to the door and whines or barks to let you know he needs to go outside.

Ruger is full of energy and needs a good amount of daily exercise! He enjoys going for walks, playing with toys and playing with other dogs. He would be great with someone who wants a running buddy and has a lot of energy to burn. He moves very fast, jumps a lot and loves to explore so a fenced-in yard is preferred.

Ruger is a husky and does a fair amount of talking/barking so shared walls such as an apartment or townhouse might not be the best fit for him. Ruger is treat motivated, and he is learning to sit and is rewarded with a treat. He thinks this is a really fun game. He is so smart and would benefit from continued training and obedience classes.

While Ruger is not a couch potato, he does love to cuddle and watch Netflix when it is time to chill. He does well in a kennel overnight but I’m sure he’d love to sleep with you if that’s what you prefer.

Ruger ended up in foster care through no fault of his own and he’s looking for a good home with a loving family! If you would like to meet him, please e-mail Tracy at DogFosterMomTracy@gmail.com or call/text her at 612-710-5368 to set up a meeting.

Adoption Fee: $350 (cash/card only)

Due to the recommendations about the coronavirus, we are not able to have group adoption events at PetSmart. We are, however, allowed to do individual adoptions so if you are interested in this pup/dog, please contact the foster listed above to set up a meeting. We look forward to continuing to save dogs with you and will resume group adoptions as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Our fosters do the best they can to provide all information about the animal's background and temperament while in foster care in their home. An adopters routine and home environment is likely going to be different than that in their foster home. Sometimes there is more that comes out about a dog's personality once they have been able to settle in a home & truly become comfortable. There are great articles out there written about the different stages a pet goes through after adoption; discussing transitions that happen at 3 days, 3 weeks, & 3 months. We highly recommend reading about this - it will help you understand the transition your new pet goes through.

Last Hope, Inc. is an all volunteer, foster based, no kill rescue! You can see almost all of our dogs on Saturdays from 11am - 3pm at Lakeville PetSmart (located by Hy-Vee just off 160th & Pilot Knob) & Burnsville Petsmart (located just off Hwy 35E & County Rd 42 by Chianti Grill).

Policies: You do not have to have a fence to adopt a dog from us, but some dogs will require a fence or acres to play, or an active family who will make sure the dog gets the exercise it needs to be happy. Some dogs do not have the temperament that will do well with young children.

The Adoption Fee is not enough to cover the vet bills. Sales tax of almost 7.25% is also included in the adoption fee that you see. Please consider donating to Last Hope to help us save these animals!

CAN YOU FOSTER? By taking a dog or puppies temporarily into your home and then coming to our adoption days to help find them homes, we can save more! If you’re interested, please email our dog coordinator: jaime3369@gmail.com and give us your contact information and what you would like to foster and someone will get back to you! You can also apply to be a foster home on our webpage! In the upper left hand corner there’s a drop down tab with the link for canine foster home. Just fill it out online & submit! We will get back to you as quick as we can.