Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with cats,
Story
Roscoe, thought to be born in January or February of 2015 is a tricolor, smooth coat collie with some brindle markings on his legs. He was returned to us in August, 2018 after being adopted when he was about 6 months old. A male member of the adoptive family who had Alzheimer’s, became abusive toward Roscoe. After trying numerous methods to make it work out, and providing extensive training to Roscoe, the adoptive family finally decided that they just could not take the chance that things would escalate further as Roscoe had become quite fearful of the male family member. Now, a year later, after returning to his foster home Roscoe has developed much more confidence. He is losing his fear of men and is much more cooperative about getting in the backseat of the car to go on a fun outing. Even though he is still somewhat leery of men he doesn’t know, he actually seeks attention from men with whom he is familiar. Roscoe should do well with a family that has had a dog before. Roscoe gets along great with the dogs that are in his foster home. They range in size from 10 pounds to 65 pounds. He did become territorial about new dogs coming in to his foster home but with his regained confidence he no longer seems to have a problem with that. However, he acted aggressively toward the clinic cat at our vet’s office when he went in to get his vaccinations. Roscoe is quite smart and learns quickly. He weighs about 55 pounds and rides well in the car once it has been established that he cannot ride on the front seat. He is extremely smart, walks well on a leash and knows several basic commands. Roscoe is neutered, up to date on vaccinations, is heartworm negative and is being kept on heartworm and flea and tick prevention to maintain his good health.
If you would like to adopt Roscoe please complete the first step in the adoption process by filling out our online adoption application. You can find the link to our on-line adoption application at www.arfarkansas.com on the right-hand side of our home page. An application does not obligate you to adopt from us, but it does show that you are serious about the adoption process. Please remember our organization is staffed completely by volunteers.
Please Note: All applications are processed in the order received, but an adoption is made to the best application received for each of our animals. All applicants must provide a vet reference on the adoption application. If you are adopting a dog from ARFA, a fenced in yard for the dog will be required. Home visits often occur with each adoption. ARFA has the right to deny adoption to any applicant for any reason without explanation. Please remember that the adoption donation is not for the purchase of the dog, but rather to help cover the medical costs of all dogs in our care.
THE FINE PRINT
1. Animal Rescue Fund Arkansas reserves the right to deny any application, for any reason without explanation to the applicant.
2. You understand that we often take many applications on the same animal and that they are processed in the order that they come in. An application is in no way a reservation for any animal or a guarantee that you will be selected to adopt the animal.
3. If your application Is approved, you will be asked to sign a separate adoption contract.
4. Once the trial period is over, usually 1 week unless there are special circumstances, the adoption donation cannot be returned to you for any reason. It will have been used to help rescue another homeless animal and is no longer available therefore, if you return the dog to us for any reason, you will not be refunded your donation. Please remember that if you no longer want the dog, it must be returned to A.R.F.A.
5. If the animal you want to adopt is placed in another home, you can transfer your application to another A.R.F.A. animal without completing additional paperwork.
6. You understand that this is a rescued pet. We rarely have any information about their past life circumstances. We have all animals examined by a vet, brought up to date on shots, given their rabies vaccine, spayed/neutered (If old enough), wormed and checked for heartworms and if positive begin treatment. We do our best to ensure that we are placing healthy pets but can make no guarantee to the health or temperament of this pet, and vet expenses are the responsibility of the adoptive family from the date of the adoption. We require that you take the pet to a vet within one week of adoption for a check-up and to allow your vet to get a baseline for your new pet’s health.
