Emmett's story

　　Hello!

　　I am a sweet 2 year old staffordshire terrier mix. I was found as a stray in Houston Texas, I was almost completely naked, very skinny, and my feet were very red and swollen. I ended up on the euthanasia list pretty quickly because of my condition and appearance. I had one hour to spare when I was tagged by a rescue in Colorado! All Aboard was willing to give me the second chance at life I deserved. I was treated for my skin condition, health issues, and was fed as much as I wanted! In foster care I was spoiled with affection and food. Now I am happy and healthy enough to find my forever home in Colorado, and just in time for the Holidays! I am a very loving, and appreciative boy. I love affection, and all people. I also love to play with other dogs, and think I am a big pup! I would make an amazing, and loyal companion for my forever family. Everyone says I deserve the best family!! I agree. I would love to be fortunate enough to find a family that loves me the same as I will love them!! I am house and crate trained.

　　From my foster:hes a great dog! Hell be a wonderful companion to someone who is active because he has a lot of energy! Hes very friendly and loves to be scratched/pet. He is also still way too skinny, but were working on that! He also loves stuffed animals and playing tug-of-war with flip flops and a rope toy. Hes not easily controlled with his harness, but with a bit more training, Im confident he will be great walking on a leash . Hes great in his crate. All I have to do is stand by it and ask him to go in and he willingly does so. He is housebroken also! He hasnt peed or pooped inside at all even after being in the crate all day when we are at work. Hes a really fun guy. He loves to climb on top of us and just sit or lay down to get all of the attention and back/belly rubs he wants.

　　This sweet boy will be available at our adoption event this coming Saturday at the Fort Collins Petco 2211 S. College Ave from 10am-1pm. If you are interested in this friendly boy, please submit an application through our website aaanimalrescue.org. Please feel free to email with any questions [email protected].

　　Breed and size disclosure: As a rescue all of our dogs come to us from high-kill shelters or other rescues, so we do not get a lot of background or information on these dogs. We occasionally receive the mother with the puppies, but in most cases both parents are unknown. Because of this we do not know the full breeding of the dogs. We are required to list the dogs based on the breeds provided to us on their records, but they are all mixed breeds as far as we know, and we cannot guarantee the actual breeds of any of these dogs. Since the full breeding of the dogs is unknown we can also only give you an educated guess on the full-grown size of the dogs. All of the current information we have on the dogs is listed in their bio above. More information may be available at our adoption event, since a lot of the fosters turn in report cards on how the dog has done in their care when they drop them off.

　　Adoption Process: If you are interested in adopting from us, the first step of our adoption process is to fill out an application online at http://aaanimalrescue.org/adoption_app.html. It takes us 24-48 hours to process your application and get back to you, via email. Applications turned in Friday afternoon or Saturday morning will not be processed since we are preparing for or at our adoption event. We do have applications on site at our events, but are not always able to approve them at that time and many of the dogs will already have holds on them, so we suggest you fill out an application prior to attending an adoption event. We can place a hold on one dog per approved applicant after a deposit fee has been received, please do not ask to hold a dog if you have not turned in an application and been approved, for the first hour of our adoption event, so that they can get the first chance to meet and hopefully adopt that dog. After the first hour of the event all dogs are available on a first come, first serve basis. If you already have an approved application on file, there will just be more paperwork and the adoption fee at the event, but you will be able to take home the dog/puppy that day. Since we are foster based and do not have a location, our dogs are only available to meet at our events, unless otherwise noted.