Welcome to Dhana Metta

Turner is about 2 years old and weighs in at 17lbs.  He is very playful, and is good with other dogs.  He is super snuggly, and very loving.  He gets a little jealous when he is getting his attention and one of the other dogs comes up to share.  He would be good with respectful children and adults that can train him without any physical reprimand, as he was extremely handshy when he first arrived.  It was obvious that he had been hit and we do not want anyone who would train him using fear methods or threatening manners.

Turner is totally house trained, and walks OK on leash, he does tend to pull a little, cause he is just so happy to get out.  He is a great dog and handsome too.  He has short legs with one that is a bit crooked, it does not cause him any pain and he can still do all the stuff any other dog can do.

Turner loves to cuddle and snuggle.  He is a very affectionate little man.  He sure would like his own family though.  He loves everyone he meets, and is good with cats too.

Turner’s adoption fee is $395.  He is Neutered, chipped, dewormed, flea treated and fully vaccinated.  An adoption application and home visit is required.  Please email us at adoptionsdmrs@yahoo.ca for an application.

Milhouse came to us last March 2009, as a young puppy, he was just adorable,the runt of his litter…tinier than all the rest.  He was adopted and has been on his own for a year or so.  He is now almost all grown up, and is looking for a new committed forever home.  He is 1.5 years old.  A Walker Hound X Lab.  About 42 lbs but could stand to gain some weight.

I could tell you stories about how he spent his past year, and what condition he was in when he came back to us just over a month ago.  But I fear the backlash from the previous owners, as they have denied ever being neglectful.  As with all dogs, Milhouse needs a pack leader, consistency, calm patient training, but with assertiveness.  He is house broken, and crate trained, however, we would like to see him never kept in a crate again…ever.

Milhouse is a total clutz….it is very funny actually….he doesn’t know how to operate those long limbs of his…makes me laugh.  He is super gentle with other dogs, not an aggressive bone in his body.  He listens to me exceptionally well.  He does get very excited when playing with other dogs, and even when he is told off, he still thinks it’s all a joke.

He would be great with children that are a bit larger, as he does not know his strength, and could knock a small child over.  But he would never intentionally hurt any child or animal.

We never thought Milhouse would grow to the size he is now, and his siblings are much larger than he is.  Milhouse is neutered, vaccinated, wormed, and has had a full look over by the orthopedic specialist at Canada West since his return.  An adoption application and home visit applies as usual.  Milhouse’s adoption fee is $295.

Randall is a Jack Russell Terrier cross about 1.5 years old.  He weighs in at about 14 lbs.  He is a great dog, very loving and affectionate.  He is very good with other dogs, and is very playful. He was a little uneasy with dogs that were larger than him, but his foster parents have been taking him to the off leash dog park, and he is doing so well.  The more large dogs he meets, the more he likes them. We have not tested him with cats yet.  He prefers to be in a child free home, or a home with respectful older children.

Randall has had some good training, he comes when called and jumps into his second story crate on his own.   He is a fast learner, listens very well, and is very smart.  He is house trained.  He loves his people, is a cuddler, and is very affectionate.

Randall’s adoption fee is $395.  He has been neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, flea treated and microchipped.  An adoption application and home visit is required.  You can email us for an application at adoptionsdmrs@yahoo.ca

The only thing known about our charge when we got her is that she was 9 (now 10) months old.  Our biggest clue in identifying her breed is her fluffy, curled tail and almond eyes.  There are only a limited number of breeds with curly tails and of those she most closely resembles a Shiba Inu, in fact she is probably well over 50% Shiba Inu.  She is smaller than a typical Shiba Inu; the AKC breed standards call for show dogs to be a bit bigger than her 13 pounds, with females are normally on the small end of the scale.  Yas is largely white or what could be described as a light cream, which while not a colour in show quality dogs it still is a Shiba Inu colour.  When her fur is viewed from the back the white fur does change to a reddish brown tinge, and so when viewed at an angle she is multi-coloured.  She has one ear that is perked up and one down, but she is still young enough that the second ear may also perk up.

For this latest batch of dogs a theme of giving them all Native names was followed and so we named her Yas, Navajo for snow. When she looks straight at you she will lie her ears back flat and thrust her nose forward, making her look just like a fur seal.

While we have no history on Yas, we are pretty sure she was a barn dog until now. She was extremely wary of people at first and it took 3 intensive bathings to get the hay and cow dung odour out of her fur. After a couple of days she began to approach us for reassurance and affection. She now shows normal attention and affection to us, and while she has remained wary of new people frequent exposure with nothing bad happening has resulted in her trotting up to unknown visitors with her tail wagging over the last week. In general she is a very happy and loyal dog. At first she did not even know how to climb stairs or get up onto a couch, but she learns quickly and since learning how to jump she is becoming quite adept at it. It would be fairly easy to teach her to jump straight into her owner’s arms.

She loves other dogs; greeting new dogs and happily plays with our dog Duncan.  She has absolutely no fear of noises; she will stand by the shop vac while you are using it just to keep watch on what you are doing.

Now that we have her confidence level up we have been able to begin training her.  Housebreaking did not take long and she also quickly learned to ring the bells on our front door to indicate that she needs out.  She walks very well on a leash and is crate trained.  She has learned to leave cats alone and does not even show any reaction when ours walk inches in front of her.

If you are interested in giving Yas a forever home, please email us at adoptionsdmrs@yahoo.ca to request an adoption application.  Home visits are also required.  Yas’ adoption fee is $395.  She has been spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed and flea treated.