15 April 2013

Beautiful Cocker Spaniel Available for Adoption

Meet Tucker! An adorable black and white Cocker Spaniel with the cutest little brown eyebrows. He is neutered, house and crate trained, and he LOVES his toys. He loves them in his crate and he loves to carry them around where ever he is! He loves to play fetch. He also loves to go for car rides. He’s just a happy little dog!

We fostered Tucker for about a month. His mom has been out of work for a long time and finally, after running out of extended unemployment benefits, she had to move in with family who originally said “no” to Tucker. So, he bounced around to a different friends and family who would allow him to stay for a week or two at a time. We’ve been renovating a house in our neighborhood, so we took Tucker in as a foster; there, Tucker had lots of time to play fetch and enjoy the outdoors, but a safe home indoors. He got a lot of loving and time to explore the outdoors too.

Tucker’s mom thought she received the miracle all pet lovers hope for; her family said they would let Tucker move back with Mom and see how things went. I provided Mom with articles about transitioning a new dog into a home with existing dog(s). On November 5, I said “goodbye” to Tucker as he happily went HOME with Mom!

Saturday, I messaged Mom to see how the transition was going. She wrote back late Sunday night it had failed; both the family’s dog and two year old son were afraid of Tucker. She feels she had run out of options and had called a lot of rescues who told her they could not help her. She did not contact us. Instead she had taken him to the Plano Animal Shelter on Friday and surrendered him. I found this out late Sunday night and was devastated; we would have taken him back as a foster and helped him find a forever home. Mom is heartbroken too, but she is strapped financially and has no other options. She has just accepted a job that starts at the end of April, but the pay is low and she won’t be able to move out until sometime in August, and may still only be able to afford to rent a room vs. her own place.

I contacted the shelter this morning to see if I could rescue him as a foster (and was hopeful I would find a Rescue to foster Tucker for), but was advised Tucker is currently only available for adoption $80.00. Adoption is not the option for us, we have five dogs, but we could foster him for a few more weeks (we have space until May 2). I personally think when a dog is adopted from a shelter, their bond is instantly strong because they are so thankful for a new home; I really hope someone will read Tucker’s story, see his photos, and go to the shelter to meet this cute fella!

Here is Tucker’s adoption information:

Personality: Tucker is a very happy dog that loves his toys and to play fetch. He likes to bark, but he is food motivated, so can probably learn when it’s appropriate to bark if someone works with him. His bark is not “BARK!-BARK!-BARK!-BARK!-BARK!-BARK!” but more “Ruff! ……… Ruff! ……. Ruff!”

Since he loves his toys so much, he may not get along well with other dogs who might want his toys; for that reason, it may best that Tucker find a home with older children and possibly without dogs. Although an experienced dog owner can probably help introduce Tucker to a family with other dogs. Tell him “it’s time to go to bed, Tucker” and he happily goes into his crate. He potties outside. He was hit by a car when he was young, so he often favors his right paw; it does not slow him down! If you throw his toy, he will fetch and fetch and fetch; he just sometimes runs holding the right paw up.

Plano Animal Shelter

Animal ID is 103126
Age: approximately 5-6 years
Sex: Male
Neutered: Yes
Adoption Fee: $80 and includes vacs, hw test and treatment, chip (he’s already neutered)

4028 W. Plano Pkwy
Plano, Texas 75093
T 972.769.4360
F 972.769.4359
www.planoanimalshelter.org

Please consider adopting Tucker; he’s a great dog with a lot of fetching years left! To meet Tucker, please go to the Plano Animal Services; you just may fall in love very quickly!

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