By adopting from Sunshine Canyon Dog Rescue you are truly saving a dog's life. We receive emails from volunteers all over the U.S. about dogs in urgent situations. Sometimes they are only hours away from being euthanized. At SCDR we work to find you the perfect match. When you complete our adoption application you are giving us the tools we need to make a lasting connection. We highly recommend following us on instagram to see videos and photos of our adoptable dogs posted by us and our fosters.
ADOPTABLE DOGS
OLIVER
The day we found out that Oliver was being surrendered we also found out that his guardians of 9.5 years had an appointment for him to be euthanized the next morning. With help of K9 Merino, we were able to come up with a plan to save his life. He has been in board and train for about a month and is doing really well. Oliver is a very sweet, affectionate dog who wants to please his human/handler. His behaviors are manageable as long as the human understands where Oliver is coming from. He is a confident dog, but he doesn’t necessarily want to behave inappropriately, he just has learned bad habits and no one took the time to teach him any better for 9 years. His pattern of getting what he wants through dominance is the hurdle that his next owners need to be capable of managing.
Oliver can be playful and social with other dogs. He doesn’t react negatively to every dog, but he has shown general aggression towards a few other dogs that he has been introduced to - again, he was largely trying to assert his dominance over a territory or a person, etc. when this happened with us. Therefore, his socialization with other dogs would need to be structured.
Nonetheless, he would be fulfilled/satisfied without a lot of dog on dog interaction since he is so interested in his humans - he wants to please them and he wants to have a close relationship with them. He would be a great companion dog for the right type of owner.
Overall, he would be better with a male owner as he behaves much differently with Molly than Felix, which is not the case for every dog. He takes advantage of female energy.
He does need to be with someone who can exercise him as he is athletic. Even though he’s an older guy, he is still hanging with the best of them right now - although an intense 30 minute run does him in for the day during the summer heat.
The day we found out that Oliver was being surrendered we also found out that his guardians of 9.5 years had an appointment for him to be euthanized the next morning. With help of K9 Merino, we were able to come up with a plan to save his life. He has been in board and train for about a month and is doing really well. Oliver is a very sweet, affectionate dog who wants to please his human/handler. His behaviors are manageable as long as the human understands where Oliver is coming from. He is a confident dog, but he doesn’t necessarily want to behave inappropriately, he just has learned bad habits and no one took the time to teach him any better for 9 years. His pattern of getting what he wants through dominance is the hurdle that his next owners need to be capable of managing.
Oliver can be playful and social with other dogs. He doesn’t react negatively to every dog, but he has shown general aggression towards a few other dogs that he has been introduced to - again, he was largely trying to assert his dominance over a territory or a person, etc. when this happened with us. Therefore, his socialization with other dogs would need to be structured.
Nonetheless, he would be fulfilled/satisfied without a lot of dog on dog interaction since he is so interested in his humans - he wants to please them and he wants to have a close relationship with them. He would be a great companion dog for the right type of owner.
Overall, he would be better with a male owner as he behaves much differently with Molly than Felix, which is not the case for every dog. He takes advantage of female energy.
He does need to be with someone who can exercise him as he is athletic. Even though he’s an older guy, he is still hanging with the best of them right now - although an intense 30 minute run does him in for the day during the summer heat.
SCRAPPY
Scrappy, more commonly called “Kiddo” by his foster mom (yes, as in Tarantino), is the tiniest of the breeder release shiba crew. Weighing in at an impressive 15.6 pounds, he is sweet, gentle, curious, and extremely affectionate. While he is still adjusting to life with people around, he has made incredible progress in his two short weeks, and his foster mom couldn’t be more proud of him.
He peacefully coexists with his giant foster brother, sleeps through the night in his crate, and relaxes in there on his own when he feels like it. He hasn’t had a single indoor accident or marking incident, loves the snow and short twice daily walks, and most of all—face scratchies. Car rides are getting less scary every time.
Scrappy will do best in a home with patient humans who can commit to slow and steady work to gain this sweet boy’s trust. He is low to medium energy, interested in cats and kids, and will follow you everywhere once he feels safe with you. He does NOT like being picked up, approached quickly from behind, or the cone of shame. We don’t know his exact age but think he’s around 5.
Scrappy, more commonly called “Kiddo” by his foster mom (yes, as in Tarantino), is the tiniest of the breeder release shiba crew. Weighing in at an impressive 15.6 pounds, he is sweet, gentle, curious, and extremely affectionate. While he is still adjusting to life with people around, he has made incredible progress in his two short weeks, and his foster mom couldn’t be more proud of him.
He peacefully coexists with his giant foster brother, sleeps through the night in his crate, and relaxes in there on his own when he feels like it. He hasn’t had a single indoor accident or marking incident, loves the snow and short twice daily walks, and most of all—face scratchies. Car rides are getting less scary every time.
Scrappy will do best in a home with patient humans who can commit to slow and steady work to gain this sweet boy’s trust. He is low to medium energy, interested in cats and kids, and will follow you everywhere once he feels safe with you. He does NOT like being picked up, approached quickly from behind, or the cone of shame. We don’t know his exact age but think he’s around 5.
