Missy would like to go home with you

Missy, our peppy black lab, would like to get out of boarding and go home with you.

She's about two years old now and has been with us for a few months. She had some separation anxiety in her last foster home, so we had to board her as no one wanted to clean up major destruction.

The staff at the boarding facility worked with Missy, helping her to become accustomed to being in a crate and when she left them last week were proud to report that they saw no signs of anxious behavior. So -- are you willing to take a chance on this lovely girl? We will provide the services of a trainer from The Canine Coach to ease her transition from boarding to your home, just in case.

If you are interested in fostering Missy, please contact me at dogdirector@pethavenmn.org

Riley - A hound who deserves a home!

Riley is a 2-3 year old Springer/Hound mix who desperately needs a foster home!

Riley came to Pet Haven about a year ago. An animal control had found the young dog roaming the streets of New Brighton. Despite his happy personality and striking coloring, no one claimed him as their own.

Riley was adopted out to a wonderful family, but was returned to us early this year because he has separation anxiety. Separation anxiety manifests when a dog is anxious or frightened when left alone. It is a tough thing for us humans to get a handle on and every dog with separation anxiety symptoms behaves a little differently. Some dogs destroy their kennel or a room they are left in; some will injure themselves by trying to chew through a wire crate or flinging themselves at walls and windows.

Currently enjoying his stay at All Seasons Canine Country Club, the staff loves him and have been taking very good care of him, but what Riley needs to get over his separation anxiety is to live in a home that understands him and is willing to work a little to help him transition into the happy, fun-loving guy that he is.

Riley is taking a medication that is helping to lessen his anxieties, but we haven't had a chance to see how well it is working, because at his country club, there are always several other dogs around, even at night. Riley has his own room, but he knows that the other dogs are there -- his hound's sense of smell keeps him aware of who is around him.

When he’s around people, he’s calm and is a little lover. He LOVES car rides, and will greet you happily when he sees you. He knows how to sit, and a few other tricks.
He's great with kids -- he enjoys their playful energy, so like his own.

Riley truly aims to please. He would do best with a family with at least one other dogs and where he will never be left alone for long.

If you are willing to work with a very deserving boy, please contact us at pethavendogs@yahoo.com. We promise this sweet boy will steal your heart in a matter of minutes!

Thanks to Jen for writing this blog post after transporting sweet Riley to our adoption event last Saturday.

Savannah is still waiting ...

I had the chance to see sweet Savannah at our dog adoption event yesterday. I had been looking forward to seeing her again. Yes, I confess I have a very soft spot for the overlooked black dogs (having 3 big black dogs at home already ... all my feeble attempts to foster with Pet Haven only to realize I can't let them go and I adopt them). If I could, Savannah would be another dog that would fall prey to my black dog -- black hole, as my home is affectionately referred to by fellow volunteers :)

All of our dogs are special, but yes, there are some that tug at my heart a little harder... Savannah is one of them. She came to us from rural Iowa -- one of the lucky ones saved from euthanasia.


There are simply too many dogs, and especially big black dogs... a phenomenon known as Black Dog Syndrome.

Savannah is a smaller "big black dog" :) Full grown she's a svelte 57 pounds. She is an absolute lover and would've let me hang out on the floor with her and rub her belly for the entire adoption event ... [darn those other dogs!]

Savannah is currently being boarded at one of our doggie daycare partners. She would really love to be in a foster home (or even better, an adoptive home!), with or without dogs, cats or kids. She is great with everyone ... I also sense she would do great having you all to herself. She would also love to train for the upcoming 5K-9 with Pet Haven's team The Fast and The Furballs on 5/31. Won't you give this sweet girl a chance to come hang out in your home, and you could train for the 5K run/walk together?

Savannah needs you. If you aren't able to foster her will you help us spread the word? Will you help us find Savannah a home to hang out with till she finally lands in her forever home. Now don't get me wrong, she says they are treating her very well at the doggie daycare -- a home is always better :)

For Savannah, since she has jumped a fence (I don't believe it was a very tall fence) we will need for you to either have a 6 ft fence or no fence at all ... as that would mean you will always be walking her on leash which is perfectly fine by Savannah! :)

For more info on Savannah you can read her bio. Or you email us at pethavendogs@yahoo.com.

Savannah has asked us to find her a new foster home

Our beautiful black Savannah is looking for a new foster home. The home we placed her in was a little chaotic for this young Lab mix. Although she got along well with the other dogs, the two children (aged 4 and 7) and the resident cat, she's let me know that a place a wee bit less active would help her gather her thoughts and concentrate on what she really wants: to be someone's one and only girl. Oh, she'll live happily with another dog or even a cat, but she would like to be able to spend some serious one-on-one time with her person. Savannah's that kind of girl.

Savvy learns quickly and figured out how to escape from the fenced yard in her foster home, so I told her she could only go to a home with a TALL fence or go to live with someone who had time to take her on long walks or runs.

We've previously featured Savannah on our Pet Haven Dogs blog.

Savannah will be moving to Auntie Ruth's Animal Care and Wellness Center tomorrow for a little R & R, so if you would like to meet her with the possibility of taking her home, please let us know by email: pethavendogs@yahoo.com or me personally at dogdirector@pethavenmn.org.

Thanks to Heather J. and her family for offering Savannah a great place to get used to home life!