Meet Beans!
Beans is a neutered male 6 months old mixed breed and currently weighs 36 lbs. We think he will be 50 lbs or less when fully grown. Beans and his siblings were rescued from Stanislaus Shelter where they endured a month of shelter life and survived parvo. Beans is now healthy, active, and ready for his forever family.
Beans is very dog social and loves to play with other dogs. He is fostered with other dogs and he could do well in a home with another well matched dog; his ideal dog sibling match is a patient adult dog with good dog social skills themselves. Beans has been friendly and social at events and enjoys meeting strangers, but he is also very focused on his person/people (which is a great quality!).
He is working on his crate training skills, and currently can be left for several hours in his crate alone if he is given exercise and mental stimulation first. Beans loves rubber toys for chasing and chewing, tugging on a flirt pole, and will happily shred a stuffie also!
The ideal family for Beans has prior dog experience and is looking for an active, smart dog that requires daily stimulation, both mental and physical. Beans’ current foster is a dog trainer and will be donating 4 sessions to his adoptive family to help get him off to a great start. His adopter must be willing to continue work on all things young dog training—Beans is still learning and needs a family that has the time and patience to help him learn to be his best self. Beans likes to run and would be a great hiking/adventure buddy. Older, dog experienced kids may be a match for him.
$275 adoption donation includes first shots, dewormed, flea tick treated, microchip w/ free lifetime registry + Spay/Neuter.
Ideal home will:
Have the time to commit to all things puppy! Please note puppies do not do well left alone long hours and need to be let out every 2-3 hours for potty. Long work schedule where the puppy would be left alone for 7+ hours can be difficult on most puppies and young dogs.
Solid plans for puppy socialization, positive exposure and continued training + relationship building -- commitment not just to puppyhood but to a lifetime of love, care, companionship and vetting. HFP advocates for Positive Reinforcement only for young puppies and training that focuses less on "obedience" and more on confidence building, relationship building and consent training.
Preference to homes w/ friendly & well-trained dog role models (preference, NOT required)
Preference to homes w/ yards (preferred, NOT required) Why? Puppies cannot go in public until they are 4 month old and complete their puppy shot series. Having a yard during this time greatly helps with play, potty training, and providing an outlet for your puppy to get outside. There are ways to work around this if you do live in an apartment setting but it takes some extra work and planning!