Kera

ESTIMATE WEIGHT FULL GROWN: Kera weighs about 60 pounds.

ESTIMATED AGE: 5 years

KNOWN WITH DOGS: Kera enjoys meeting other dogs and will warm up to them if they don’t come on too strongly. She’s happy to engage in on-the-leash play if she has a willing partner.

KNOWN WITH CATS: Kera has met one cat since being in her foster home. The cat is very confident about asserting her authority and Kera has learned to keep her distance. If a cat ran away, however, Kera would chase it.

KNOWN WITH KIDS: Kera has met children on her walks and is happy to let them pet her. She has made great progress in learning not to jump on people although she may need occasional

correction/redirection when she’s very excited.

KNOWN COMMANDS: She knows sit, stay, off, paw and is close to mastering ‘leave it’. Squirrels and rabbits are still very tempting for her.

KNOWN HOUSEBREAKING AND/OR CRATING: Kera loves her crate and will hang there during the day so she can monitor what’s going on in the kitchen. She is housebroken and has

an amazing bladder; she’s never had an accident in the house. She is given run of the house.

She has never chewed on anything other than her toys and she learned quickly which furniture she’s allowed to get on.

KNOWN LIKES: Kera loves her walks and her stuffed toys. She loves mealtimes and treats but is good about not asking for human food. She enjoys meeting other people and dogs and is fascinated by squirrels, rabbits and foxes. She’s very intelligent and appears to enjoy learning

new commands, especially when she’s rewarded with kibble treats.

KNOWN DISLIKES: Alpha dogs

ABOUT THIS ANIMAL: Kera is a 99% perfect dog. What is the missing 1%, you ask? She hasn’t yet found her forever home and we are completely baffled by that because she is really an exceptional pet. She’s affectionate, smart, playful and loves all people, even UPS and FedEx

drivers and their vehicles. Kera is the best walking companion her foster has ever had. She loves her walks and adjusts her pace to her human’s, going as fast or as slowly as they wish. Inside the house,

Kera is quiet and calm although her fun-loving side shines when she gets to

play toss and fetch games. She loves all the intriguing scents she picks up while walking and enjoys meeting most other dogs. She jumped a 3’ fence to accompany her foster who was

shoveling snow, but she’s made no attempt to jump a 4’ fence, even though she was keenly interested in a squirrel on the other side. She loves sunbathing and will happily spend hours in a fenced yard catching rays and watching the neighborhood action. She is selective with other dogs. She would likely be happiest in a family where she would be the only dog, although she has learned to co-exist with the foster’s grand-dog. She’s interested in rabbits, squirrels and

foxes but usually does not attempt to chase them if told to leave it. She likes to be near her people but is fine being left alone for several hours at a time. She rides quietly in the car. She has been very calm in her foster’s busy neighborhood.

If you are interested in adopting this dog, please fill out our dog adoption questionnaire and e-

mail any questions to:

PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THE ADOPTION QUESTIONNAIRE:

http://www.homewardtrails.org/adopt-a-pet/adoption-forms/

HOW TO MEET THIS ANIMAL: Fill out the application and we will follow up with you! We will

connect you to his foster!

LOCATION: An amazing Foster home

ADOPTION COORDINATOR: elenahtar@gmail.com

ADOPTION FEE: The adoption fee for this

dog is reduced to

$275. A wonderful friend of HTAR is sponsoring the other

$200.

HT ADOPTION INCLUSIONS:

Spay/Neuter

First 3 distemper series vaccines and de-wormings

Microchip - lifetime with no registration fees

Current on heartworm preventative

Current on flea/tick preventative

EXCLUSIVE ADOPTER BENEFITS:

Free first exam with: Caring Hands Animal Hospital, Palisades Veterinary Clinic, Jermantown

Animal Hospital and Clarendon Animal Care and all VCA Animal Hospitals (VCA offers $250 coverage - details provided)

Free online workshop with a professional dog trainer at Fur-Get Me Not within the first 30 days of adopting (in DC/Arlington/Alexandria only)

A portion of EVERY ADOPTION fee supports spay/neuter for animals in under-resourced communities

BE A FOSTER: Save a life: http://www.homewardtrails.org/foster-a-pet/dog-and-cat-foster-

program.