Little Heart K9

Be Still Little Heart, You Are Safe

Menu

Skip to content
  • Little Heart K9
    • Information
    • Hours of Operation & Pricing Structure
    • Vaccinations and Licensing
    • Dog Boarding: What To Bring
  • Temporary Closure
  • Little Heart K9’s Capital Campaign
  • Lucky 13
    • LITTLE HEART K9’S LUCKY 13 #59: INKY
    • PHX K9’S LUCKY 13 #58: F IS FOR FOSTER, WELCOME CHLOE
    • LITTLE HEART K9’S LUCKY 13 #57: EVA
    • LITTLE HEART K9’S LUCKY 13 #56: DAISY
    • LITTLE HEART K9’S LUCKY 13 #55: CHILI
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #54: WELCOME, BOY ARI (Ari)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #53: WELCOME, A SILVER FOX
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #52: WELCOME, ZEUS
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #51: WELCOME, YASMIN
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #50: WELCOME, XAVIER
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #49: WELCOME, WONTON
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #48: WELCOME, VADER
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #47: WELCOME, UNITY
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #46: WELCOME, TANGO
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #45: WELCOME, SAM (Real name: Jada)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #44: WELCOME, REMI (Real Name: Luna)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #43: WELCOME, QUE (sounds like kay)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #42: WELCOME, PAX (aka: Max)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #41: WELCOME, OLIVE (aka: Koda)
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #40: WELCOME NOAH!
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #39: WELCOME MR. RAY!
    • LHK9 LUCKY 13 #38: WELCOME LIAM!
    • LHK9 Lucky 13 #37: Welcome Travis!
    • LHK9 Lucky 13 #36: Welcome Odin!
  • Sanctuary

LHK9 LUCKY 13 #54: WELCOME, BOY ARI (Ari)

PUPDATE: Ari – now Gunner – was adopted!!!  We are SO happy for this “lost boy”.  He had an unfair start to life, but he’s going to have an amazing life now.  Thank you so much to Christine for giving Gunner the life he deserved all along.  They will be attending a basic obedience class by Jill Cruz Dog Training LLC in early August.

106079797_1181630648872961_5258593790183558514_o

Adoption day!

105950187_1182365465466146_8030523398206180608_o

First day in his furever home – settling right in.  Sofas are wonderful.

106254276_1185356268500399_8843871402173292469_o

Gunner.

= = =

Oh, boy, Ari!  It was a bit of an ordeal to get Ari, but he’s here, and he’s safe now.

 Ari was listed on Craigslist as a one year old German Shepherd, “just come and get it”.

A “good citizen” picked up Ari and discovered he didn’t get along with her two German Shepherd dogs (or vice versa), she was leaving town the next day, and wanted him out of her home immediately.  She and I text, spoke, and arranged a pick up time.  When I left home to pick up Ari, she failed to respond to my text messages or phone calls.  Her location was about 45 miles from my home.  About half way there, I stopped and eventually, decided to go in to PACC, and came home with sweet Foxy.

In four days, Ari was passed to three different homes, all with the same issue: Ari didn’t get along with other dogs.  I later learned that despite having a confirmed rescue for Ari, the “good citizen” was simultaneously talking with me and telling other people she had no help for him.  Nothing about Ari’s situation was ideal, but in the end, he came to rescue where he needs to be.

Finally, I was able to pick up Ari from a true good citizen.  I am thankful for those who helped Ari along the way.

Ari is not an easy dog.  Having been raised in a back yard, Ari has had no training, no social skills, is immature, and he’s larger than the average sized German Shepherd dog.  Fortunately for Ari, he’s friendly, even if he expresses it inappropriately, he’s a good boy at heart.   Ari’s estimated date of birth is October 10, 2018, he may be over a year old, but he still has puppy brain.

The first couple days with Ari I felt like I may be in over my head with him.  Knowing that help for dogs like Ari is very rare, I reached out for help.  No immediate help was to be had, except for that of two of my closest dog mentors, and with their help, Ari and I overcame a few big issues.  Phew.  Ari is on his way to being a good boy and is very capable of being an amazing companion to a lucky adopter.

Ari is scheduled to see our vet to be vaccinated and neutered on May 12th.

Donations for Ari’s care may be made via PayPal: laura@littleheartk9.com

Thank you, from Ari, Laura, and the pack at Little Heart K9.

Sadly, Ari is afraid of the garden hose.

Meeting pack members.

Learning how to be a well balanced dog.

Happy Neuter Day, Ari.

Post-neuter drowsy.

The morning after being neutered, he’s a little sore.  I brushed him and gave him some extra love.

PUPDATE:

Ari’s neuter/scrotal ablation wasn’t healing properly. I took him to a local vet on a Saturday to have it checked. We were given antibiotics and chlorhexidine pads.

 

 

 

 

Widgets

Sidebar Text Widget

This is a text widget. The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. You can use a text widget to display text, links, images, HTML, or a combination of these. Edit them in the Widget section of the Customizer.
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
    • Little Heart K9
    • Customize
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Copy shortlink
    • Report this content
    • Manage subscriptions
 

Loading Comments...