Scheduled Adoption Events

Please review our Adoption Process before filling out an application.  If you would like to try a Foster to Adopt trial, please fill out an Adoption Application. 

If you are only interested in temporarily Fostering one of our rescues, please fill out a Foster Application.

 

Meet Lola!

UPDATE 2-15-21:

Lola has been with ARWOB almost 2 years now because we do not have a dedicated foster, who can devote the time to work with her.  Consequently, we have not done any fundraising for a dog trainer.  Without a dedicated foster to work with the trainer, it would be wasted funds.  Lola would not hurt her current foster/handler and she is actually a big baby, but she is also VERY protective by nature.  When Lola meets new people she gets excited, but is also VERY PROTECTIVE, so she may try to BITE.  This is why ANYONE who submits an application for Lola MUST have dog experience and know how to handle her when she exhibits protective tendencies and show aggression toward new people.  We will have her meet prospective adopters while wearing a dog muzzle, in order to keep everyone safe.  Although we have never muzzled Lola before, we feel this safety precautions will be necessary during a meet and greet.

Lola is an amazing companion/house dog, who is both active and a couch potato.  She doesn’t have any anxiety issues in her current foster home and is very loving.  She is house trained and crate trained.  She adores indoor cats, but she is not to be trusted with outdoor cats and can be quick to respond if she sees little creatures (i.e. gophers, small birds fallen from their nest, etc.).  If she does respond and you see her, it’s possible to tell her to “leave it” and she will listen.  Lola is an alpha dog and does great with dogs who are not too much in her face, like happy puppies who are too excited about being her friend and licking her face.  She does fine with ARWOB foster puppies because her foster mom can control her, so eventually Lola will trust and accept most of the pups.  However, there are some ARWOB foster puppies that have no boundaries, who do not recognize the clues/corrections she is giving to them, so they are not well matched to have playtime with Lola.  Currently Lola is best friends with Matty, our ARWOB poodle who wants nothing to do with her (Lola doesn’t now this! LOL!).  Lola loves to play with foster dogs Tomas, Rosco, or Murphy, who are young and about her size or larger, with the same happy energy as Lola, but who gives her space.  Lola does great with most male dogs.  She is fine with submissive, easy going female dogs, but she does not do well with bossy or alpha females.

For the past year, Lola has lived in a home with a yard and lots of cats and dogs.  She is handled by one adult female and no other humans live in the house.  She has yard playtime with selected other ARWOB foster dogs and lots of house time around both dogs and cats.  She has freedom while in the home, but will also spend time in her crate.  Lola is not a barker, but she is a great guard dog (i.e. FedEx, people who come to the fence).  She can be a bit of a jealous dog when she sees other dogs/cats getting pet and she will try to push them away so that she gets the attention (this behavior will need correcting right away).  She does not share her food, but she does not try to guard her food.  She is okay with sharing toys with other dogs.  Lola does great in the car, although she doesn’t get out as much as we would like.  In fact, she would love to go on walks, but currently does not have access to daily walks.

The ideal home for Lola will be ONE single individual or possibly two adults.  She will likely bond to one person more than the other, so if there are two adults in the home, both should make the effort from the beginning to earn her trust.  This can be accomplished quickly with food and lots of petting, or walks.  Lola loves to be petted and given attention!  Right now she doesn’t receive as much attention as she would like, which means she will also need a lot of structure and dog training, especially in socializing her around her new humans.  She will need to learn to listen to her new owner and be shown what is expected of her right from the beginning.  Lola would be a great hiking partner or walking dog, once she has been trained not to be reactive towards new people, who may try to approach her or pet her.  She loves to play with dogs, but her new owner needs to be aware of dog personalities, as she gets along better with certain dogs (as mentioned above).  She would also thrive in a home that does not have people coming and going, so as mentioned above, a house with 1 or 2 adults.  She would not do well in a home with a family that hosts lots of get togethers with lots of people.  We feel Lola would be best in a home WITHOUT children for now, although we know when she was first rescued, she was fostered in a home with a young teen, who she adored.  However she has not been around children for about a year.  Basically, her ideal home will be:  A home versus an apartment; one or two adults versus a family; an experienced dog owner/handler, who is interested/able to do dog training, so that she becomes more comfortable around people.

If you would like to foster, foster-to-adopt, or adopt Lola, please contact us at animalrescuers@sbcglobal.net

ORIGINAL RESCUE STORY:

Lola is an adorable small GSD mix who was rescued in September 2019 from the streets of Tijuana, while tied to a post. Lola was fearful when she first arrived in a dog kennel for transport and was very scared.  She didn't hesitate to try to bite, so we did what we always do when we have a dog who is scared and can be a fear biter. We gave her space and she came out on her own to explore, and after a few minutes slowly adjusted and trusted a couple of selected volunteers.

Lola was fostered in Mexico with her original rescuer for a long time until she was able to find a foster family who took her in on a foster-to-adopt trial.  They knew this girl would need dog training because of her uncertainty with some people and dogs. The couple that took her were first time dog owners in a condo setting, who would need to walk her daily. They did sign her up to dog training classes, but as time progressed Lola became protective of them and they were not the right family for her.  They were not able to control her on leash walks or when people would come to their home to visit. As a result, they only fostered her for 4-6 weeks. It has been about 6 months since that foster experience and for the past 4-6 months, she has been fostered in a home with a yard, one handler/foster, and several other cats and dogs.

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If you would like to meet one of our animals, PLEASE fill out an adoption application.

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PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE IN THE MILITARY  please fill out a short questionnaire in addition to the adoption application.

Military Questionnaire