Mary Jane's story

　　Hello!

　　My name is Mary Jane and I am a loving 8 year old Heeler/cattle dog mix. I am a laid-back dog looking for a forever friend for hanging out on the couch and bingeing on old Animal Planet episodes.

　　I grew up on the streets of Houston Texas. I have had a few litters of puppies throughout my life as a stray. When I was finally found I was very skinny, had recently had a litter of pups, and my teeth were so ground down they were almost non-existent. I had been eating rocks, bones, and other objects that weren't food throughout my life.When brought to the shelter I was put on the Euthanize list almost immediately because of my age, and condition of my teeth. All Aboard pulled me from the list with moments to spare!

　　I can be a little shy with human females at first, but once I get to know her, shell be my best

　　friend! Im good with kids, too. I get along very well with other dogs, but I like my space and

　　will let my furry friends know with a soft grrrr if they are getting too close and personal. But the more I get to know my new forever friends, the happier and more relaxed Ill be.

　　Sure, I love walks. What dog doesnt?! Im up for walks, romps in the park or in the back yard.

　　And Im totally up for just hanging out at home on my favorite chair. With you.

　　Things you might like to know about me: Im totally house-trained. I dont have any accidents.

　　Ever. I like to have a little warm water in my kibble to make a nice gravy. I also am a bit shy

　　about eating in front of people, so just put my bowl down and walk away. Ill eat it all up while

　　youre not looking! But if you watch me or stand close to me when Im trying to eat, Im gonna

　　be like, aww, food? no, thats ok, Im cool, thanks though when Im actually REALLY

　　HUNGRY!

　　Another thing about me that is important for you to know: I AM A LOVER!!! I love cuddling, I

　　love being pet, I love giving a few kisses. I am a very affectionate dog. And my super soft fur

　　makes petting me almost irresistible. And I dont bark a lot at all. Im pretty quiet.

　　So that about sums me up. If I sound like the kind of best friend youre looking for, then Im

　　willing to give you my whole heart forever.

　　Love,

　　Mary Jane

　　This sweet girl 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 girl, 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.