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My name is Emma!

Posted over 2 months ago | Updated 1 week ago

Adoption fee: $495

This helps Homeward Trails Animal Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Shepherd (Unknown Type)
Color
Black
Age
4 months old, Puppy
Size
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
37401

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

BREED: Shepherd mix
SEX: Female
WEIGHT: 13 lbs as of 12/12/2024
AGE: 3 mo

If you are interested in adopting this ADORABLE PUPPY please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-mail any questions to: barroso.selma@gmail.com

***EMMA WILL BE HANDING OUT KISSES AND WAGS AT THE HOMEWARD TRAILS ADOPTION CENTER TODAY, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, FROM 1 TO 3 PM. COME MEET THIS CUTIE IN PERSON!!***

***EMMA WILL ALSO BE ENJOYING A BEVERAGE AT OCELOT BREWING COMPANY IN DULLES FROM 10:30 TO 11:30 TOMORROW, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15!! MORE FREE KISSES AND WAGS!!***

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:
http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Fill out an application first!

LOCATION: Foster home

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: barroso.selma@gmail.com

ADOPTION FEE: $495-$595. This fee INCLUDES spay/neuter and microchip. **Ask me about our many adoption benefits that include free exams, pet insurance, training and other discounts!

ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: 60+ lbs

KNOWN WITH DOGS: Emma loves to play with her three adult foster siblings, ranging in size from 25 to 100 pounds.

KNOWN WITH CATS: Not sure as the foster does not have cats, but puppies introduced early to cats tend to do just fine with their feline siblings.

KNOWN WITH KIDS: Emma loves everyone! She is also teething, and a very active player. Older kids will be better able to enjoy her than toddlers.

KNOWN COMMANDS: Emma is unbelievably smart. She is working on sit, no (a sharp uhuh! lets her know to stop what she is doing and move on), out (of the pantry, the laundry room, etc), off (of the kitchen table, of the kitchen chair that leads to the kitchen table ;0) and gentle (shhh). She knows Good Girl!

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING, CRATING: Emma does not love her crate but sleeps there quietly overnight, barking when she needs to go out. She is working on pottying outside, and using pee pads reliably inside for accidents.

KNOWN LIKES: Playing with other dogs, people, and lots of toys and bones. Food and training treats! Exploring, sometimes above ground (see pics), inside and outside. Cuddling for micronaps as she recharges for her next adventure!

KNOWN DISLIKES: Being left out of the action.

ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Emma is a very energetic puppy who would love an adopter who can keep up with her joyful running, jumping, and fancy footwork. Her eyes are bright and reflect her intelligence. She learns very quickly and wants to please (especially since this equals a training treat!). Her coat is soft and shiny, she has the cutest little white chin patch, and her fluffy-ish tail curls up over her back to end in a twirl - which summarizes her personality perfectly! She would love to be under your holiday tree this year, though she would quickly climb it and leap from the top, right into your arms for kisses. ;o)

Eddie, Eve, Emma, and Evelyn were found along with their mom Elvira in rural VA as strays. They were brought to the shelter and are now with us waiting to find their forever homes.

HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:
Spay/Neuter
First 3 distemper series vaccines & de-wormings
Microchip - lifetime with no registration fees
Current on heartworm preventative
Current on flea/tick preventative


EXCLUSIVE ADOPTER BENEFITS:
Free first exam with:
Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Jermantown Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals (VCA offers $250 coverage - details provided)

Free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting (in DC/Arlington/Alexandria only)

A portion of EVERY ADOPTION fee supports spay/neuter for animals in under-resourced communities


BE A FOSTER: Save a life: http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-program.
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Contact info

Pet ID
37401
Contact
Phone
Address
11116 Fairfax Station Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

You will first be required to complete our Adoption Questionnaire (http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/). Once received, a Homeward Trails rep will contact you via phone or e-mail. Please allow 72 hours for a response. If it seems you are a good fit for each other based on the info you provided, a phone interview will follow. If you are renting, we require proof that you are allowed to have a pet as well as any breed or size restrictions that may exist. If you have pets or did previously, we require your vet information and we will call them to verify that your pets are in good health, current on vaccines and spayed/neutered. We require that all pets in the home be spayed/neutered unless there are health reasons that can be verified with the vet.

Homeward Trails' adoption fees range depending on type of animal, the originating shelter and the vetting the animal has received. Our adoption fees are set to allow us to cover our expenses as well as to help other animals in our program that require additional care. Our fees cover vetting costs, shelter fees, fuel for transport, copying and printing of contracts and paperwork, our website presence, food, boarding, behavioral training and additional medical care. It is important to note that while the animal you adopt may not require all of these things, many other animals in our system do. Thus, any "extra" money from adoption fees goes to help those animals who may require additional care. By adopting from Homeward Trails, you are not saving just one life, you are helping to save others as well.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Meet Adoptable Dogs at the Adoption Center Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM – 4 PM - No appointment necessary!
Come see us at 11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

Homeward Trails has dog and cat adoption events throughout the DC area. For a list of our upcoming events, go to:
www.homewardtrails.org/events/

More about this rescue

Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from under resourced shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them. In so doing, we seek to reduce the rate of euthanasia of adoptable animals through the rescue and placement of homeless animals; to support proactive spay/neuter practices; to promote positive and ongoing behavioral training; and to educate the public about how to care for their animals in a humane way. Homeward Trails not only facilitates adoptions from local shelters, but also supports a large network of foster care providers who take homeless dogs and cats into their homes, care for them, rehabilitate them when needed, and prepare them for their permanent adoptive homes.

Sadly, without our help, all of these adoptable animals would face almost certain euthanasia - usually within days or hours of our rescuing them. Each year we take in hundreds of wonderful animals who were left at shelters through no fault of their own.

Many are puppies and kittens – innocent victims of irresponsible pet owners who don’t spay/neuter. Some are abandoned hunting dogs who served their owners well and were dumped in woods or left at shelters when they were no longer wanted. Others are house pets whose owners simply grew tired of caring for them or moved and did not take them along. And even more are animals that have been injured, abused and neglected. Whatever the reasons, these animals all deserve better. And once with Homeward Trails, they get better!

Our Principles:
1. To always operate in the best interest of the animals we take into our program and to advocate for the proper care of those in shelters and in private homes;
2. To provide quality care for the animals we take in for as long as they are in our program and to provide ongoing support to our adopters;
3. To always maintain a manageable number of animals in our system whereby we can ensure proper medical care, behavioral training and housing for the animals;
4. To rescue the widest array of dogs and cats by avoiding general discrimination based on breed, age, and health;
5. To provide our shelter partners and their communities with resources that will result in the highest level of care for their animals, an increase in spay/neuter surgeries and a decrease in the abuse, neglect and abandonment of dogs and cats;
6. To treat our volunteers, adopters and partners with understanding, patience and support

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