Cafe (foster-to-adopt)

Cafe is a drop-dead gorgeous dog with a zest for life that is 100% matched by his impressive size and stature. He often meets new people with high excitability, and with his size, this can seem a bit overwhelming. However, our wonderful kennel staff and trainers have given Cafe a stellar set of skills to help him be the best dog he can be! Cafe knows many commands, and will happily SIT, LAY DOWN, HAND-TOUCH, GO TO PLACE, and COME. He has been taught and reinforced for all these skills with praise, food, and affection, and responds very well to all three!

What we notice is that Cafe often does not respond with great comfort right off the bat to excessive handling or being forced into any situation like a car or kennel without some patience and fear-free-based training games. This is very typical for dogs who have had long stays in kennel life, as the frustration and inevitable boredom can sometimes overwhelm a dog's ability to cope in certain situations. Cafe has recently made tremendous strides in all areas of his behavior and amazing sociability with humans, which has been wonderful to see. All he needs now is an experienced home with a fenced-in yard or long walks in quiet areas, a chill-out place, and no little humans or other dogs, so he can be set up for the best success he deserves on so many levels.

Since we would like Cafe to be matched properly, he is only available for foster-to-adopt, where you will be connected with our behavior team weekly to help suggest best daily routines for everyone to acclimate and keep communication open about how his transition is going. It can be tough sometimes for us to put this boy back in his kennel room because he attaches and adores being around people and also has a good healthy energy level, so he is on our high priority list for a foster home!

This dog is part of another wonderful partner rescue in NY and is adoptable to a larger distance from us than normal, within a few hours distance from Rochester, NY, and between Rochester and NYC area and closer to the NY tri-state area. These dogs will make great additions to the perfect home, and the two rescues are working together to help give them the very best shot. Teamwork at its best!

Ideal Home

Cafe needs an experienced home with a fenced-in yard or long walks in quiet areas, a chill-out place, and no little humans or other dogs.

Ongoing Health

All vetting to age is included, including deworming and flea & tick treatment. If Cafe is under 6 months, he will need to have his spay/neuter and microchip appointments after he is 6 months old, which will be covered in full at our clinic or partially reimbursed at a vet of your choosing.

Training & Support

Cafe knows many commands including SIT, LAY DOWN, HAND-TOUCH, GO TO PLACE, and COME, and responds well to praise, food, and affection. He can be overwhelmed by excessive handling or being forced into situations like cars or kennels without patient, fear-free training. He needs a home that understands this and can continue with gentle training. Housetraining may be a work in progress and may require an adjustment period in a new environment. A 2-week shutdown and decompression period is highly recommended for best results.

Application Details

• Applications start by contacting us through Wags.
• Adoption fee includes all vetting to age, spay/neuter and microchip.
• A $60 rebate is provided for completion of positive-based training classes.
• Adoption includes lifetime support from the rescue.
• We do most application processing virtually.
• Dog meets will be by appointment with approved applicants only.
• We are a volunteer foster-based organization, so there is no central location to see dogs.

Transportation

Cafe is located in NY and is adoptable within a few hours distance from Rochester, NY, and between Rochester and the NYC area, and closer to the NY tri-state area. Canada is within 3 hours, but young puppies need to be old enough to have gotten their rabies vaccination to cross the border (usually around 16 weeks).