Tanner

Meet Tanner, because Tanner will want to meet you. Tanner loves people! Tanner was surrendered to a kill shelter at 11 months old because his owners thought he was too stupid to learn. When Tanner entered his foster home he did not know how to learn. Like most Border Collies he is very intelligent and loves to learn new things and is eager to please. He gets very excited when he sees a clicker knowing he gets to learn something new. Tanner walks very well on a lease. He knows down, touch, sit and spin. He is crate trained, house broken, and loves to ride in a car. He does very well in the car with a crate or a harness. He shows a small amount of fear when entering doors to the inside, but once he is told he can enter he will do so happily. Tanner has wonderful inside house manners and does not jump on furniture or chew on anything but his toys.

Tanner has a sweet gentle personality and loves to play. He is very active and needs several hours of exercise a day. When Tanner does not have a job he will invent one for himself. He will chase and herd leafs, bite raindrops, and chase cars through a fence. He loves water and would love to have a forever home where he could swim. He would do very well in agility or some other dog sport. He has been introduced to jumping and has shown a drive and love of agility already! Tanner gets along well with other dogs, small or large. He does display some herding drive and would not do well with cats or small livestock.

Tanner is neutered, micro chipped, up to date on all his vaccinations and is on heart worm preventative. For more information about Tanner, contact his foster at BCRT. If you are interested in adopting him, please complete the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed: 01/20/2011

Jasmine

I would like to introduce Jasmine to you! Jasmine (or Jazzy as I like to call her) was rescued from a shelter in Dallas. She was a scrawny little thing when she came here, but she has grown into a very striking young lady with the most adorable freckles on her legs, face and chest. She has an athletic build and her silly ears demonstrate what a unique and fun character she is. She is personality plus!

Jasmine is a very active girl who is eager to start her new life with a great family. She enjoys going on long walks with me, and is very good on a leash. We are working on teaching her to play ball, but currently her favorite game is “keep away”. She rides very well in the car and enjoys her trips to the park. She is living in a house with 5 other dogs and gets along with them all. She enjoys rough housing with the other big dogs, but she has a strong herding eye and will run circles around everyone! I don't have any cats, but given her strong eye I am very reluctant to place her with a cat or small animals.

Jasmine is learning to be a sweet girl, but she still has her mischievous side and delights in hiding my socks or other items. Jasmine will benefit from continued obedience training and I believe she would enjoy some type of dog sport like agility. She is a very smart young lady, with a great desire to please. I have been training her with the clicker, which she has picked up on very quickly. She is crate trained, housetrained with a dog door, is up to date on her shots, has been spayed and microchipped.

If you are interested in learning more about Jasmine, please contact BCRT. If you are interested in adopting her, please complete the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed: 01/10/2012

Piper was rescued from horrid conditions in a Jefferson puppy mill. She spent the first years of her life locked up in a crate for the sole purpose of breeding without being allowed to be a playful puppy and had only limited human interaction. Piper's front teeth are worn down from gnawing on the wires that surrounded her for years. It took the efforts of very dedicated volunteers and multiple rescue groups to change the destiny of the Jefferson dogs.

Since entering rescue Piper has benefited from extensive socialization with other dogs and she loves people! She is very affectionate, loves toys and chewing on Nylabones and getting treats out of Kongs. She is crate trained and house broken, knows to sit and rides wonderfully in a car.

So what is your part in all this? Well other than "sit" Piper lacks basic obedience skills and really doesn't understand boundaries. She'll go anywhere (on top of coffee tables, launching her self off the back of the couch) and her being so petite makes this rather easy. She will benefit from extensive training classes to reverse years of not having any rules. She is reactive (barking, non-aggressive) to dogs beyond the fence line and her foster home is working on redirection with good success.

Piper's adoptive family will benefit from having prior experience with herding breeds and practice only positive reinforcement / clicker based training. Because of her high prey drive we will not be able to give consideration to homes with small dogs, cats, or any other small pets and reptiles.

Piper is spayed, micro-chipped, heartworm negative, and fully vaccinated.

The Jefferson dogs are very special to this group and have endeared themselves to their respective foster homes. The rewards of adopting and working with a dog like Piper will be unlike anything else you have ever experienced. If you have the commitment and dedication required to handle this huge responsibility please contact BCRT or fill out the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed 12/28/2011

Kiwi - ADOPTED!!!

Kiwi was found huddled and terrified on the median of I-45, near League City. Her guardian angels took her home and then to the vet for a checkup. They got her a rabies vaccination and a heartworm test, which sadly, came back positive. Not wanting to turn this sweet girl over to a shelter, they contacted rescue. Kiwi proved to be a delightful little girl who very quickly discovered the basket of dog toys and the cats! While sweet and friendly, she had never really learned to connect with people. She was unable to make and hold eye contact and did not seek out humans for affection. A little bit of work with a trainer and the clicker and Kiwi started to blossom and become aware of the world around her. She now loves to snuggle with her foster family and greets everyone happily at the door with a smiling face and wagging tail. While she underwent heartworm treatment, she was able to learn to sit, down, touch, step and go to your bed. She was also content to sit on the couch and squeak her toys. Once treatment ended, we were delighted to find out that she has a nice toy drive and retrieve.

Kiwi is housebroken, uses a dog door, loves her crate, spayed, on heartworm preventative and up-to-date on her shots. She is living in a house with 3 other dogs and gets along with them, but does not play with them. In addition, while she has not tried to harm the cats, she is rather obsessed with them, so she will NOT be adopted to a home with cats. She is sweet and friendly with everyone she meets from kids to adults. She loves to give enthusiastic kisses, so we recommend a home with children over 10. Kiwi rides nicely in the car, but is a little nervous and tends to drool. She is hesitant in new situations, but takes cues well and adapts quickly. She recently went to an agility trial with her foster mom, and happily greeted everyone and was very interested in the goings-on in the arena.

We think Kiwi would do very nicely in a performance home. She definitely has an off switch, but has such a tremendous desire to work and please her people that it would be a shame to see that go to waste. Her foster mom thinks agility would suit her quite well, but she would also excel at obedience, rally, freestyle or maybe even flyball. Her hips have been x-rayed and look very good.

A video of her is available on You Tube.

If you are interested in learning more about Kiwi, please contact BCRT. If you are interested in adopting Kiwi, please complete the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed: 10/26/2011

Rylee

Need some sunshine in your life? Then Rylee’s your girl – she’s the happiest, cutest puppy on the planet!! That blue eye is a huge attention getter, and her super sweet and outgoing personality really makes her a fun puppy to be out and about with. Her activity level is very high – she needs some sort of interactive and very physical play each day. She is a quick learner and would excel at agility, flyball, frisbee – pretty much any canine sport – she is very athletic and can jump amazingly high to get a ball. She fetches well, and is getting better at dropping the ball quickly when she returns it. She does settle nicely in the house as long as she’s been exercised well. Though she’s never chewed anything that wasn’t hers, she still needs daily rawhide chewing time, or she will begin shredding dog toys. She has made huge improvements on learning her puppy manners, but since she had a late start she will need positive reinforcement and continued training for things like not pulling on the leash, jumping up on people, mouthing hands and arms, etc.

She will do best in a home with no small children or cats. She likes kids, but is too rowdy to be trusted to not knock one over or steal their food. She does chase cats. She loves to play with other dogs and greets them well, but she has a fairly dominant personality and does do some resource guarding, therefore she would not do well with another very dominant female dog in her same household. Because she was left in a kennel situation at the shelter for a very long time, she is pretty anxious and vocal in the crate, and for that reason would not be best suited to apartment life. There’s not a day that goes by that she doesn’t make me smile with her uninhibited puppy-ness – from zoomies in the backyard, to her hilarious sock fettish, to seeing her learn a new trick, she is truly a joy to be around!

Rylee is spayed, microchipped, vaccinated, and heartworm negative. She still has some filling out to do, but will be on the smaller side – maybe 35# when she’s full grown. Her fuzzy puppy coat is just starting to be replaced with longer, silky adult fur. She came from the shelter with about half of her tail missing – we’ll never know the story of what happened, but she sure doesn’t let it bother her – she can just wag what’s left that much faster!

Because of her dynamic personality, work ethics and potential to be a star, we will only place Rylee in a home already involved in competitive canine sports.

For more information about Rylee, contact her foster at BCRT. If you are interested in adopting her, please complete the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed: 09/10/2011

Scout

Listed: 08/29/2011

Pyro

Pyro is one of the dogs recently rescue from the Jefferson puppy mill. He has come a long way , but because he was not properly socialized as a young pup, he is cautious of new situations and people. Once he warms up to you he is a big sweetheart who just wants to be cuddled and petted. Pyro loves to play and gets along great with other dogs. He would do best in a home with a canine sibling. He loves his crate, and is fully crate trained.
Pyro is neutered, microchipped, and current on all vaccinations and heartworm and flea prevention.

Pyro does suffer from seasonal allergies, but these are easily controlled with Benadryl, fish oil and regular bathing.

If you would like to know more about Pyro please contact his foster at BCRT or if you would like to meet him please fill out the BCRT Adoption Application.

Listed: 08/15/2011

Decker - ADOPTED!!!

Meet Decker, a tiny bundle of energy! Decker was one of the dogs rescued from the Jefferson puppy mill. Since Decker is so young, he was spared some of the pain and suffering the other dogs endured, but this could partially be because of his fun, crazy, outgoing, on-the-go personality! Decker still has lots of puppy energy, and loves to run, run, run, play, play, play! He will fetch a ball or Frisbee, and is learning to bring it back. He gets along well with the other dogs in his foster home, but has a strong herding instinct, so should not be placed in a home with small dogs or cats. He would, however, love to be in a home with another larger dog, as he loves companionship and playing with his foster brothers and sisters. Since he is still a “puppy”, he can play rough!

Decker is a little shy at first when meeting new people, but he craves attention, so he warms up quickly. Since he spent the first year of his live virtually secluded from the world, he is still shy in new places, but a word of encouragement and positive reinforcement will help him learn that the world is a great place to live in! Decker will need continued training and a structured environment to help him blossom into an awesome little companion for someone with an active lifestyle! He is crate trained, and house broken, and is learning to walk nicely on a leash. He has learned some basic obedience commands, and he learns very quickly.

Decker is neutered, up to date on his vaccinations, and on heartworm preventative.

Because Decker is so active and intelligent, he might also be a candidate for dog sports, such as agility, flyball, Frisbee, or herding. The sky’s the limit for this cute little boy!

If you are interested in learning more about Decker, please contact his foster at BCRT. If you are interested in adopting Decker, please complete the BCRT Adoption Application.

Updated: 04/03/2011

Mazy - ADOPTION PENDING!!!

In a word, Mazy is “joyful.” She is a happy girl with an irresistible Aussie wiggle. More than anything else, Mazy wants a family of her own. Like so many Aussies, Mazy is a “velcro” dog, meaning she cherishes the time she can spend with her person. She loves toys, especially tuggies, and she is quite the talker! As is typical of her breed, Mazy needs several hours of active play time each day, but she also has a pause button and will settle down when asked.

Mazy is a big boned girl with more than her fair share of athletic ability, including a flat-footed jump height of 12 inches straight up in the air. A six foot fence is no match for her; therefore, Mazy’s ideal home would be one in which she is only outside when you are. Mazy enjoys rough and tumble time with other dogs her size, so in addition to having a securely fenced yard, you must have another dog as well.

Mazy likes children, but because of her Aussie bounciness, she would be better suited to a home with children who are ten years or older. (Please no cats.)

Mazy completed heartworm treatment when she first came into the program. All necessary vet work has been performed. This includes being microchipped, spayed, vaccinated, and placed on a heartworm prevention program. Mazy is crate-trained and housebroken as well.

If you are looking for a dog who is intelligent, willing to please, and affectionate, please contact BCRT. If you are interested in starting the adoption process for her, please submit a BCRT Adoption Application.