Caramel aka Possum Dog - Waiting 3yrs in a shelter - Trainer needed

01/25/2022

12/27/2021

Hey all! Anyone else stuffed after all the yummy holiday meals? My friends at the shelter made sure I got all the best treats & presents 🎁🥰 buttttt my greatest gift would be to go into my own home! It’s been far too long ❤️

⭐️ Caramel needs:
-a home as a solo pet!
-recurring training once leaving the shelter as I am a very nervous girl & need help continuing to build my confidence
-low traffic household in a 1-2 person home
-young adults 17+
-lovesss going on long walks 🥰
-very treat motivated 🍗
-doesn’t always like to share my things!
-located in wantagh LI, NY
-meet & greets are required at the facility, no exceptions.
-if you want more info on caramel please
☎️(516) 785-5220
📧: [email protected]

12/24/2021

Hey everyone, Caramel here! Just wanted to wish you all Very Happy Holidays! My 4th winter in this shelter.. I love you all, I just know that One of you will help me find my family! I know I didn't survive the meat trade just to spend my whole life in a shelter... I know love and a comfy life are coming to me! PLEASE remember to share my wish for a home and a trainer! I've waited sSoOo patiently All These Years.. and I'm Really Such a good girl!! 😇
Love, Caramel 💕💖💕💖💕

Upstate Canine Academy America's Canine Educator
Dog Meat Trade

12/18/2021

Caramel would like to wish all her lovely new friends here a great weekend! She hopes no one forgets about her! Please help share her page so she can finally start having great weekends too! 💗 We know her family is out there somewhere.. Who can resist that little purple tongue?? 💜😋💖

12/09/2021

Get to know Caramel! She is so happy to welcome you all! Let's pool together to FINALLY get this beautiful little sweetheart the help and Loving home she needs! Caramel is a Thai Ridgeback X Japanese Akita Inu cross, who was original rescued from the Asian meat market! She was adopted, but returned a year later, undersocialized, scared, defensive, and had nipped someone. The rescue refused to take her back with a bite history, so she was dropped at the county pound. LUCKILY, this pound did not put her down. But, UNluckily.. she has been there for 3 YEARS now!! Her fear of strangers keeps her from finding the home she so Desperately needs! Her breed mix also contributes to her guarding behavior, and this poor sweet girl requires a savvy home.

**WE NEED A TRAINER TO HELP ENSURE HER SAFETY**

Caramel is very fond of her favorite staff member named Alex, who is ready to help this page, and speak with any potential adopters!
The following are some pertinent notes on Caramel's behavior:
Caramel has some serious stranger issues as well as guarding.
Caramel was an owner surrender that came in last September 2018.

Home Requirements:
Adults only , one to two person home - experience with dogs with
nervous/under socialized and guarding behavior. she needs an experienced home who has dealt with rehabilitation and behavior
modification.
This is her behavior evaluation-
No food issues seen! 🙂
Nervous/Defensive of strangers ☹️
Appropriate for a home with Kids ages 17 & up
Dogs: No dogs 🙅‍♀️
Cats: No cats 🙅‍♀️

This is a write up from the shelter's trainer-

"Caramel has a lot of limitations due to her history and behavior.
Caramel is a meat market dog imported from Asia. She embodies many of the genetic traits seem in
street dogs that allow them to be successful in living life on the streets, however these traits are not
easy to manage in a home setting. She is very adverse to meeting new people and is forward moving
and will bite to let the person know. She guards her possessions, is highly suspicious and nervous of new
situations and novel items. She has snapped at even her favorite people when guarding things. She is
manageable but we need someone with a lot of experience in behavior modification. She is very smart
and learns fast but has to be in a low stress environment with someone she trysts to respond to that
training. She may not acclimate to your friends (especially if they are a large male) or even to you without
multiple well orchestrated meet and greets. I would need more information on your experience level
with management/training before moving forward."

This does not have to be the case anymore. With the right training, this sweet girl's unforgettable Cheshire smile can beam in a happy environment where she is loves, comfortable, confident, and in a better place mentally, physically, and spiritually. Please share and spread the word to help Caramel get to experience the life she's never had, but so truly deserves.
Caramel thanks you all! 💗

Adoption Department
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
3320 Beltagh Ave,
Wantagh, NY 11793
P: 516.785.5220 x4651 / x4641
e: [email protected]

12/09/2021

Caramel is so happy to welcome you all! Let's pool together to FINALLY get this beautiful little sweetheart the help and Loving home she needs! Caramel is a Thai Ridgeback X Japanese Akita Inu cross, who was original rescued from the Asian meat market! She was adopted, but returned a year later, undersocialized, scared, defensive, and had nipped someone. The rescue refused to take her back with a bite history, so she was dropped at the county pound. LUCKILY, this pound did not put her down. But, UNluckily.. she has been there for 3 YEARS now!! Her fear of strangers keeps her from finding the home she so Desperately needs! Her breed mix also contributes to her guarding behavior, and this poor sweet girl requires a savvy home.

**WE NEED A TRAINER TO HELP ENSURE HER SAFETY**

Caramel is very fond of her favorite staff member named Alex, who is ready to help this page, and speak with any potential adopters!

The following are some pertinent notes on Caramel's behavior:

Caramel has some serious stranger issues as well as guarding.
Caramel was an owner surrender that came in last September 2018.

Home Requirements:
Adults only , one to two person home - experience with dogs with
nervous/under socialized and guarding behavior. she needs an experienced home who has dealt with rehabilitation and behavior
modification.
This is her behavior evaluation-
No food issues seen! 🙂
Nervous/Defensive of strangers ☹️
Appropriate for a home with Kids ages 17 & up
Dogs: No dogs 🙅‍♀️
Cats: No cats 🙅‍♀️

This is a write up from the shelter's trainer-
"Caramel has a lot of limitations due to her history and behavior.
Caramel is a meat market dog imported from Asia. She embodies many of the genetic traits seem in
street dogs that allow them to be successful in living life on the streets, however these traits are not
easy to manage in a home setting. She is very adverse to meeting new people and is forward moving
and will bite to let the person know. She guards her possessions, is highly suspicious and nervous of new
situations and novel items. She has snapped at even her favorite people when guarding things. She is
manageable but we need someone with a lot of experience in behavior modification. She is very smart
and learns fast but has to be in a low stress environment with someone she trysts to respond to that
training. She may not acclimate to your friends (especially if they are a large male) or even to you without
multiple well orchestrated meet and greets. I would need more information on your experience level
with management/training before moving forward."

This does not have to be the case anymore. With the right training, this sweet girl's unforgettable Cheshire smile can beam in a happy environment where she is loves, comfortable, confident, and in a better place mentally, physically, and spiritually. Please share and spread the word to help Caramel get to experience the life she's never had, but so truly deserves.
Caramel thanks you all! 💗

Adoption Department
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
3320 Beltagh Ave,
Wantagh, NY 11793
P: 516.785.5220 x4651 / x4641
e: [email protected]