Banks

My story

** If you are interested in adopting Banks, please fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ ** If you're searching for the most loving, sweet best friend, Banks is the guy you want to have around! I mean, just look at that sweet face! Banks is 5 years old and 27 lbs. He is believed to be a Cocker Spaniel / Beagle mix. He was a familiar face at the New Mexico shelter after repeatedly escaping his yard — each time found wandering and brought back to safety. His previous owner would always come get him. We believe he was likely left in their yard and found a way to escape each time... This time, he wasn't brought into the shelter as a stray, but by his owner. He finally decided to relinquish him, and the shelter staff was so excited that they could finally get him out of that town and sent to Colorado! This guy is as sweet as they come and friendly with other dogs. Per his previous owner, he is also good with kids 8+ and potty trained! Now Banks is ready to start over with a family who will cherish him forever. Farfel's Rescue and our New Mexico rescue partners would love to see Banks in a home with an individual, family (older kids are preferred so there's no tail-pulling or awkward handling) or active retirees who have the time and love for a very loyal and sweet dog. We'd hate to see him left alone all day while his family works full-time outside of the home, as he is much too social for that type of arrangement. We'd like to place Banks in a home where he'll get consistent stimulation, exercise and love. A (virtual or in-person) positive reinforcement group training class promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area. Banks has been fully vetted and is up to date on his vaccines. We also had him neutered to ensure he won’t contribute to pet overpopulation and so he can focus on being a healthy, happy companion. Farfel's Rescue is a fully foster based rescue, and offers a one week trial with every adoption. We feel that this is much more beneficial to not only the dog, but the adopter too. We believe that only getting 20-30 minutes with a dog before deciding on a lifetime commitment is not a fair amount of time to the adopter, or the dog. Therefore we give adopters one week with the dog to assure it is the right fit, and offer a full refund of their adoption fee should it not workout within the week trial. Farfel's Rescue has been doing adoptions this way since 2005 and is thrilled to adopt out ~400 dogs each year. If you are interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ . **PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our Farfel's Rescue adoption application.

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