Kazoo

My story

There's nothing quite like young dog sweetness and silliness, and then they put their beautiful heads quietly on your shoulder breathing their warm breath. These gorgeous pups are so pure and vulnerable with their whole lives lying in front of them, that it's unbearable to think of them homeless and alone on the streets or in a high-kill shelter scheduled for euthanasia. Kazoo is a cute as can be 1 year old, 46 lb purebred Australian Shepherd who is just waiting to be the love of someone's life. Farfel's can't swear to the accuracy of this breed identification as no DNA test was done. This was the opinion of New Mexico veterinarians and we're going with their educated guess. Kazoo is starting out with great energy. While initially just a bit shy, this sweet guy is blossoming as he learns about living in a safe and nurturing environment with love and kindness . Now at 1 year old, Kazoos self esteem is getting better every day as he learns that he's a very valuable guy that has so much to offer a dog-loving family. Kazoo's coat is currently a bit shelter-sad. This gorgeous guy's forever family will need to make a lifelong commitment to periodic grooming and excellent nutrition (5 star food and a daily salmon oil supplement are perfect lifelong protocols for general longevity and coat care) to keep his hair super-healthy, shining and cottony soft. Kazoo is appropriately playful and inquisitive for his young age. He's also so loving and cuddly once he's comfortable in his environment. This snuggly guy would be very excited to be a couch potato and snuggle with his favorite people at the end of an active day. Even at just 1 year old, it's clear that this pup is SO smart and very sweet - very typical of the Australian Shepherd personality. Some would say this breed is one of most loving and intelligent in the dog world. Since Kazoo is just a young guy, he's a blank slate just waiting for a kind and patient human to show him the way. He has all the potential in the world to be an awesome adult companion. Kazoo will form firm bonds with his family and learn positive socialization skills through virtual or in-person positive reinforcement / force-free level 1 Obedience Classes. These classes will make a profound difference in a young dog's ultimate behavior and in his relationship/bonding with his people. It does take time and commitment yet pays off a thousand times over when you have a dog that can accompany you out in the world with excellent behavior. Farfel's Rescue feels very strongly that every dog deserves the opportunity for formal virtual or in-person positive reinforcement / force-free training classes. We therefore aren't willing to adopt Kazoo out to a home that doesn't choose to offer him this training opportunity. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of approved virtual and in-person positive reinforcement/force-free trainers in your area. We're open to Kazoo finding his forever home with a retired couple or individual with lots of energy to train and enjoy a silly and super-smart Aussie. A younger family that works from a home-based office would also be a great choice for a dog that would love nothing more than getting loved up periodically throughout the day. Kazoo enjoys his relationships with all humans and dogs.. We would prefer, however, to place him in a home with older kids (tail pulling or rough treatment will create a dog that's fearful of children). Older kids can also be active participants in a training regimen and friendship that's so important in a dog's development. Kazoo will be up to date on his vetting/vaccinations to be in line with our commitment to only adopting out healthy dogs. He has also been neutered to support zero population in the canine community. Applications are currently being accepted for this gorgeous and sweet as can be pup who is learning about love and acceptance in his life. An adoption application can be found at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/. If interested, please fill out completely and submit. **PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting Kazoo, please be sure to fill out our Farfel's Rescue adoption application found at the link above or at farfels.com. Adoption site applications such as Petfinder and Adoptapet don't provide enough information and therefore aren't useful. Our Farfel's application is the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving dog. We're sorry, but in many cases, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit our Farfel's Rescue adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Kazoo, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.