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While every attempt is made to place Weimaraner puppies in permanent, stable homes, life does not always work out that way and older Weims are available...looking for new homes. In most parts of the country, there are many more Weims born than there are quality homes for. In the Pacific Northwest, we are fortunate that the numbers of Weims needing to be re-homed is small. But, it does happen and we generally know of or have adult Weims available to special homes. If you would be interested in adopting an adult Weim, please use the email address on this page and contact us. We will let you know what is currently available and the procedure for adopting. Take a look at our adoption application as this is used in the screening process. We do not ship adult dogs, so you must be able and willing to pick the dog up. For more information on Oregon based Rescue Weimaraners, contact Sue Wiley.
For people interested in a rescue weim in the Southern California area, please contact:
An excellent place to start looking for rescue weims outside of the Pacific Northwest is to visit the Weimaraner Club of America National Rescue site at: http://www.weimrescue.org.
Name: Fritz He is about 3 years old, neutered, housetrained, knows some basic obedience. Sweet boy, with nice manners and very mellow. He was crate trained in his foster home in Medford, Oregon.
10 Reasons to Adopt an Older Dog 10. In a word - Housbroken! With most family members gone during the work week for 8 hours or more, housetraining a puppy and its small bladder can take awhile. Puppies need a consistent schedule with frequent opportunities to eliminate where you want them to. They can't wait for the boss to finish his meeting or the kids to come home from after school activities. An older dog can "hold it" much more reliably for longer periods, and usually the Rescue has him housebroken before he is adopted. 9. Intact Underwear. With a chewy puppy, you can count on al least 10 mismatched pairs of socks and a variety of unmentionables rendered to the "rag bag" before he cuts every tooth. And don't even think about shoes! Also, you can expect holes in your carpet (along with the urine stains), pages missing from books, stuffing exposed from couches, and at least one dead remote control. No matter how well you watch them, it will happen - this is a puppy's job! An older dog can usually have the run of the house without destroying it. 8. A Good Night's Sleep. Forget the alarm clocks and hot water bottles, a puppy can be very demanding at 2am and 4am and 6am. He misses his littermates, and that stuffed animal will not make a puppy pile with him. If you have children you've been there and done that. How about a little peace and quiet? How about an older rescue dog? 7. Finish the Newspaper. With a puppy running amok in your house, do you think you will be able to relax when you get home from work? Do you think your kids will really feed him, clean up the messes, take him for a walk in the pouring rain every hour to get him housetrained? With an adult dog, it will only be the kids running amok, because your dog will be sitting calmly next to you, while your workday stress flows away and your blood pressure lowers as you pet him. 6. Easier Vet Trips. Those puppies need their series of puppy shots and fecals, then their rabies shot, then a trip to be altered, maybe an emergency trip or two it they've chewed something dangerous. Those puppy visits can add up (on top of what you paid for the dog!). Your donation to the rescue when adopting an older pup should get you a dog with all shots current, already altered, heartworm negative and on a preventative at the minimum. 5. What You See Is What You Get. How big will the puppy be? What kind of temperament will he have? Will he be easily trained? Will his personality be what you were hoping for? How active will he be? When adopting an older dog from a rescue, all of those questions are easily answered. You can pick large or small; active or couch potato; goofy or brilliant; sweet or sassy. The rescue and its foster homes can guide you to pick the right match. (Rescues are full of puppies who became the wrong match as they got older!). 4. Unscarred Children (and Adults). When the puppy isn't teething on your possessions, he will be teething on your children and yourself. Rescues routinely get calls from panicked parents who are sure their dog is biting the children. Since biting implies hostile intent and would be a consideration whether to accept a "give-up", Rescue Groups ask questions and usually find out the dog is being nippy. Parents are often too emotional to see the difference; but a growing puppy is to put everything from food to clothes to hands in their mouths, and as they get older and bigger it definitely hurts (and will get worse, if they aren't being corrected properly.) Most older dogs have "been there, done that, moved on." 3. Matchmaker Make Me A Match. Puppy love is often no more than an attachment to a look or a color. It is not much of a basis an which to make a decision that will hopefully last 15+ years. While that puppy may have been the cutest of the litter; he may grow up to be superactive (when what you wanted was a couch buddy.); she may be a couch princess (when what you wanted was a tireless hiking companion); he may want to spend every waking moment in the water (while you're a landlubber); or she may want to be an only child (while you are intending to have kids or more animals). Pet mis-matches are one of the top reasons Rescues get "give-up" phone calls. Good rescues do extensive evaluating of both their dogs and their applicants to be sure that both dog and family will be happy with each other until death do them part. 2. Instant Companion. With an older dog, you automatically have a buddy that can go everywhere and do everything with you NOW. There's no waiting for a puppy to grow up (and then hope he will like to do what you enjoy.) You will have been able to select the most compatible dog: one that travels well; one that loves to play with your friends' dogs; one with excellent house manners that you can take to your parents' new home with the new carpet and the new couch. You can come home after a long day's work and spend your time on a relaxing walk, ride, or swim with your new best friend (rather than cleaning up after a small puppy,) 1. Rescue Dog Bond. Dogs who have been uprooted from their happy homes or have not had the best start in life are more likely to bond very completely and deeply with their new people. Those who have lost their families through death, divorce or lifestyle change go through a terrible mourning process. But, once attached to a new loving family, they seem to want to please as much as possible to make sure they are never homeless again. Those dogs that are just learning about the good life and good people seem to bond even deeper. They know what life on the streets, life on the end of a chain, or worse is all about, and they revel and blossom in a nurturing , loving environment. Most rescues make exceptionally and extremely loyal companions.
Please.. don't support the puppymills by buying a dog from a pet store. Puppymill parents are not kept as loved family members. They are kept in small cages with only one purpose in life. |
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