ATHFAR Dog Rescue

ATHFAR Dog Rescue is a federally recognized, tax-exempt, privately run dog shelter. We have a board of directors. We focus on Bloodhounds and Belgian Malinois, but do place dogs of other breeds as well. All dogs are either spayed or neutered, microchipped, and fully vaccinated before being adopted. There is an adoption application, contract, and fee required to adopt a dog from ATHFAR Dog Rescue. Free obedience lessons are included with all local placements to help ease the dog's transition into its new home. For started, green, or previously worked dogs, we recommend spending some time with the dog FIRST to learn how to read them and work them if your intention is to continue with their training. This helps ease the transition of adding a new dog to your home or work environment, allows you to develop a better working relationship with the dog, and allows us to insure that we are making the right match for both the dog and you based on what we see.

If you would like to get an adoption application, or would just like to ask some questions about how adoptions work, please scroll down to the button that will allow you to e-mail me.

If you are looking to buy a started, green or personal protection, patrol or narcotics detection trained Belgian Malinois or Dutch Shepherd, you can contact me for a listing of available dogs with their prices and photos. These are dogs (mostly imports) who have been pre-trained to help you get working on the street faster. Since we aren't breeders ourselves, we will happily refer you to reputable breeders (who we trust and have pre-screened) if you would like assistance in locating either a working Bloodhound, Dutch Shepherd or Belgian Malinois puppy.

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Mia

Mia is a 1 y.o., Tri-Color, spayed female. Our best guess is that she's a July Hound or Walker hound mix. She is very sweet, but shy to new people at first. However, she warms up quickly and seems housebroken. Mia is very strong, despite her small stature. She needs someone willing to work with her on basic obedience. S has a very high energy level but is very loving about it. She's fine with the livestock, but wants to chase cats (we're working on this).

Otis

Otis is a 5 year old neutered male pitbull. He's had a rough time up until now and was pretty darn thin when he arrived here. He's crate trained, housebroken and loves people. He's not a barker at all. His ears were cropped by the previous owners and they left them a little lopsided. Add to that his missing 2 bottom incisors, and that gives him a lot of facial character. He loves kids of all ages, but should go to a home without other pets since he has such a strong prey drive. He should probably go to a home with older, calmer children since he's very rambunctious. This dog will be a great mouser or companion for a jogger. He's VERY high energy, and needs a home to accommodate that.

Marten

The Tibetan KyiApso is related to the Tibetan Mastiff but lighter built and quicker. They are used as flock, home and temple guardians in Tibet, as are the TM's. They have a HUGE bark, which is great for scaring off danger but can be a problem in a residential neighborhood. Marten is a 1 1/2 year old neutered male from an accidental breeding. The owner had not planned on a litter, was not living in a place that allowed the number of dogs a litter represented, didn't have homes lined up and didn't have time to work with the pups. Marten lived with his litter mates untrained or socialized until 9 months, then went to a foster home. Training and ongoing socialization are paying off and he has made a lot of progress. He is very loving and gets along well with the 3 other dogs, a cat and 2 birds in his foster home. He is friendly to visitors and loves attention, but his family makes it a habit to introduce him to new people personally before letting them get to know each other on their own. Outside the home, where is is more wary and protective, he should always be properly introduced to strange people, and especially strange dogs, on leash. The ideal home for Marten would be in a place where barking isn't a big problem. It would have a very securely fenced outside area for exercise, possibly kennel runs, and people who can spend a lot of time with him. Please contact Lin Randall for more information on Marten, or Tibetian KaiApsos in general. Her e-mail is: randall2@gci.net