Dogs For Adoption

About Belize

Meet Belize, or Bel as we call her. She is a super sweet red/rust girl with natural ears and a docked tail. Bel is about 65 pounds and estimated to be around 6 years old. She was found as a stray so its a mystery how such a sweet girl could have ended up homeless.

Bel is a great combo of active and chill. She loves to play with toys and lives for a long walk. She could benefit from more leash work but is manageable. She walks in a zig-zag most of the time, trying to see what’s here then what’s over there. She never barks at other dogs she sees and greets other dogs very nicely. She has not been off leash to play with another dog but has gone to doggie social hour and after some initial uncertainty she just hung out.

We aren’t sure why but Bel seems unsure of cars so she will not get into a car very easily. Once in the car, she may roam so she should travel with a seat belt to keep her from trying to climb into the front or rear areas of the car. We continue to work on getting her more comfortable in a car but Bel’s adopter will need to be patient and continue to work to help her be more comfortable riding in a car.

Bel rarely barks and on the few occasions she has, it’s been outside at noises on the other side of a privacy fence. Bel may have been crates excessively in her previous life. She will fret and try to break out of the crate so she needs a home that is willing to not crate her. Luckily, Bel doesn’t need to be crated. She does fine lounging on her dog bed or on the couch while you’re gone. She doesn’t really get into anything while she’s home alone as long as you take the proper precautions. She is not food obsessed and does not counter surf. Bel will sneak off with slippers, shoes, socks, and tissues if given the chance.  Bel does like treats, bones, and loves to chew on a Kong toy. Like most large dogs, she shouldn’t have cloth toys that she can easily destroy.

Belize is a great dog and any family would be lucky to have her. You won’t be able to resist her “smile” when she’s excited. Send me an email to learn more about our sweet Belize. Belize is being fostered in Virginia.

This is My Story

Belize was found stray, so DAR&E is trying to find her a Furever home.