Congratulations to Ninja and her new family! Ninja is a delightful “foster failure,” as she will become a permanent resident with her foster family. Thank you!
Update on Ninja (The Snack’s Mom)
Category: Adopted
The Snack Pack – ADOPTED!
The little Snacks are settling into their new homes! Love getting photo updates from their new families.
Snack Pack
Please welcome all the little “Snacks” to the rescue program!
Introducing, Snickerdoodle, Skittle, Sprinkles, Smol Smackerel, Salsa, Smore, and String Cheese.
These beautiful babies are the result of the Modesto Hoarding situation, they are doing well and are happy and healthy. Their personalities are starting to emerge and volunteers who have spend time with them absolutely ADORE them.
If you are interested in one of the Snacks please make sure you have an adoption application on file. Applications are available on beauce.org under the rescue page.
We are going to have some very strict rules about these babies to ensure a safe adoption. Because of their young age they will all remain on foster contracts until they are spayed and neutered between 6 and 7 months of age. During this time they will still be under contract and belong to the American Beauceron Club. Once they are spayed or neutered their adoption can be finalized. This is non-negotiable.
If this isn’t the right time for you to bring home a puppy you can help by donating to the puppies’ care! Our adoption fee won’t cover the cost of the spay or neuter let alone vaccines, microchipping, deworming, and any other veterinary expenses the Snacks might need.
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Piro
Piro
1 year old female
The American Beauceron Rescue has just taken in several Beaucerons from a hoarding situation in California. The dogs were JUST rescued a few days ago. Please give us some time to evaluate and get to them. More information coming soon!
Shadow – ADOPTED!
Name: Shadow
Age: 2 years
Gender: male, neutered
Location: Texas
Cats: Fine with his foster’s kitties
Dogs: Tolerant of other dogs. Will do better in a home as the only dog, or with dogs who are respectful.
Kids: Unknown/older children recommended.
Livestock: unknown
Crate trained: Yes, good in a crate
Training: Bright and eager to learn! Shadow understands basic commands and engages easily with his foster family.
Reason for surrender: Shadow is one of over 20 dogs (not all Beaucerons) removed from a severe hoarding/neglect situation. The dogs were all kept locked in a filthy garage. We are delighted at how sweet the hoarded dogs are despite their bad start in life.
What does Shadow’s foster have to say? Shadow is a typical young, bouncy Beauce. However, he is actually lower energy then most Beaucerons. He really just wants to be with you.
Who will be Shadow’s ideal new family? Someone with Beauceron or working/herding dog experience. Shadow will thrive in a home where he can be the center of attention. He really enjoys going to training classes with his foster family, we hope to find someone who enjoys training their dogs.
If you are interested in Shadow applications are available here:http://beauce.org/rescue/rescue-application-2/ If you have an application on file and are interested specifically in Shadow please let us know.
Piper – ADOPTED!
Name: Piper
Age: 1 year
Gender: female
Location: California
Cats: unknown
Dogs: Yes, LOVES to play!
Kids: Shows ZERO signs of aggression with humans, but is a bull in a china shop, we recommend older children so she isn’t knocking little ones over!
Livestock: Has had some exposure at her foster mom’s house. No issues.
Housebroken: Somewhat, needs guidance.
Crate trained: Yes, good in a crate.
Training: Very little, but she is intelligent and food motivated! Will come back when called and wants to stick around you. Truly a little velcro-dog.
Reason for surrender: Piper is one of over 20 dogs (not all Beaucerons) removed from a severe hoarding/neglect situation. The dogs were all kept locked in a filthy garage. We are delighted at how sweet the hoarded dogs are despite their bad start in life.
What does Piper’s foster have to say? Piper is a very high energy Beauceron, she is still a big overgrown puppy. She would make a great prospect for some dog sports, she loves to use her nose, so maybe scent work? She has been great with my dogs and is very sweet. She does get carsick, but we have been working on that.
Who will be Piper’s ideal new family? Someone with Beauceron or other high energy working/herding dog experience. Someone who enjoys training and will continue to work with Piper and allow her to shine. We would prefer no small children simply due to her exuberance.
If you are interested in Piper applications are available here:http://beauce.org/rescue/rescue-application-2/
If you have an application on file and are interested specifically in Piper please let us know.
Nova
Nova
1 year old female
The American Beauceron Rescue has just taken in several Beaucerons from a hoarding situation in California. The dogs were JUST rescued a few days ago. Please give us some time to evaluate and get to them. More information coming soon!
Stache
Name: Stache
Age: 14 weeks
Gender: Male
Location: Idaho
Cats: yes
Dogs: Yes
Kids: Stache is VERY mouthy, but with appropriate supervision he has been excellent with his foster mom’s kiddo.
Livestock: Has had some exposure at his foster mom’s house. No issues.
Housebroken: Yes, as housebroken as a 3 month old baby can be!
Crate trained: Yes, very good in a crate
Training: Knows some very basic commands, but is eager to learn and food motivated!
Reason for surrender: Owner surrender. His first family loved him very much, but realized they were overwhelmed. They had no experience with Beaucerons and mistook his excessive mouthyness as aggression. Stache has been with a Beauceron experienced foster home for a week and they have seen no signs of aggression. However, Stache can be a bossy little pup who will need someone to help him learn his place in the family and continue his training.
What does Stache’s foster have to say? Stache is a really fun puppy! He is a typical, energetic Beauceron baby. He came to work with me at the grooming shop and wasn’t afraid of the sounds and was polite with the other dogs. I brought him in for a vet visit and he was a perfect patient for my veterinarian. He rides well in the car and is a dream in the crate. This is going to be an awesome dog for someone.
Who will be Stache’s ideal new family? Someone with Beauceron or other high energy working/herding dog experience. This little man is going to need a JOB. We would love to see him go somewhere that is interested in dog sports. At the very least he will need an active pet home.
ABC Rescue Update
Kara Staroski
Do you think some things work out for a reason? Some days in rescue things go smoothly, dogs are adopted into their perfect homes right away and live happily ever after. Some days we hit roadblocks at every corner. We had a case recently where a beautiful Beauceron ended up in our rescue program, this is Abby’s story.
I first heard about Abby via email several months ago. Abby’s owner was an experienced dog person, someone who had even put obedience titles on her Dobermans. She acquired Abby secondhand through a back yard breeder. She had owned Abby since she was a puppy and had done an incredible amount of training with her. Abby’s owner poured her heart out to me, admitting that with health issues and not being as young as she once was she wasn’t able to meet Abby’s needs. As I reassured her that we match the dogs to their perfect homes (NEVER first come first serve) I could hear the relief in her voice. She really loved Abby and truly wanted the best for her. As we worked out the details I learned Abby lived in Idaho. Perfect, I thought to myself, I already knew the perfect foster.
Sidney Wilcox, the Region Four Director, has fostered over a dozen Beaucerons since I have known her. I knew she would be a great fit for Abby, to evaluate her and help figure out the next step in her life. Sidney responded immediately that she and her family would be able to take Abby in. Over the next few days arrangements were made and Abby went to live at RiverRim Ranch. My first emails about Abby were all positive, she was everything her first owner said, sweet, intelligent, and VERY well trained. Sidney told me if she entered her in a Rally trial she could get her Rally Novice title on her that weekend. We got pictures and videos of Abby posted and waited for applications to come in.
One of the hard parts about being rescue chair is disappointing people. Often for every dog we post we may have a dozen people (or more!) apply. Some people are eliminated from the running rather quickly, their landlord doesn’t allow dogs over 50 lbs, their veterinarian tells me something along the lines of “Wow, I’m surprised they want another dog, we haven’t seen their current dog in several years and they would only let us do a rabies vaccine.” Once we eliminate those folks then we move to step two, Googling and checking Facebook profiles of the applicants. One applicant had multiple ads in classified groups for various dogs. Red flag. Another had a Go-Fund-me set up to get a knee surgery on a dog she forgot to mention she owned on her application. As I moved through the applicants there were several good ones. But were they the right fit for our perfect Abby? Abby is VERY smart. She needs a job, so we wanted her to go to a home where she could possibly do a performance sport, or at the very least be an active companion. Finally, Sidney and I found what we considered the best home possible for Abby. Our little Idaho lady was heading to the Pacific Northwest! The family’s application sounded wonderful. They had researched the breed and even attended shows to meet up with breeders and other adult dogs. They were looking for an active hiking buddy and possibly a dog to try agility and barn hunt with. This was perfect!
We gave the family the great news, and then Covid-19 started sweeping across the USA. Everything came to a screeching halt when Sidney’s entire county was put into a mandatory stay-in-place order until June; over two months away. I gave the hopeful family the bad news. They were understanding, and asked me to keep them in mind for a future dog. So what to do with Abby? She was safe and sound at Sidney’s of course, but she really deserved a family of her own. Sidney came to me with an idea. She knew of a family local to her who had asked her about training a dog for them to be their hearing assistance service dog. They were experienced dog folks who lived close enough to Sidney that she could be there to support and educate them as needed. I am the last person to recommend a Beauceron as a service dog. We all know that they are slow to mature and their failure/washout rate is very high. It didn’t take much to convince me as Sidney and her friend Gabby began sending me videos of them training Abby. Abby was such a fast learner! Within a week she was alerting to the sound of a telephone ringing, and a fire alarm going off. I was incredibly impressed! Once the family submitted their application they took Miss Abby on a trial run. This brings us to present day. Abby is thriving and now, officially, has her forever home! I think of all the twists and turns in her road of life. There are so many different ways her story could have gone. As I go through the photos her new family has sent me, and I hear about how Abby not only is bringing them joy, but a little more piece of mind I know we have given them both a happy ending.
Kara, ABC Rescue Chair
Maggie
This is our newest addition to the foster program. Maggie is a senior girl who was seized by animal control from what we think was a hoarding situation. Maggie was in sorry shape, skinny, filthy and terrified. She has been in our program for almost two weeks and is THRIVING! She likes other dogs, is housebroken, good in a crate and even has basic manners. This is when we wish our dogs could talk. Someone along the way really loved Maggie and worked with and trained her. We will always wonder how she ended up emaciated at a kill shelter. Maggie is being foster in Illinois.
