About Arco(CL) |
- Status: Adopted!
- Species: Dog
- Color: Blk/Tan
- Current Age: 17 Years 9 Months (best estimate)
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Stacy Peerbolte
King George, VA
Email: disasterphd2b@gmail.com
Phone: 540-848-5702
Date posted: July 10, 2011
My dog Arco is currently in the King George county Animal Shelter (VA) and we have about 30 days to find him a new home.
Arco was a former explosives detection working dog for the United States Capitol Police, where I previously worked. He is a 5 yrs old, pure bred German Sheppard that came from Belgium to the department (see attached photo). However, after training Arco decided that was not the job he would have chosen for himself and decided that he did not want to be in the back of cars for most of the day. To that end, we adopted him nearly 3 yrs ago. Since Arco came home to us, he has been nothing but wonderful. He is very, very eager to please and loves nothing more than his Kong, a back scratch, and his family. Arco is current on all of his shots. He has been micro-chipped and is neutered.
He plays well with other large dogs and nudges your hand to let you know when he is finished. However, he recently killed our neighbor’s outdoor, 17 year old cat and has been deemed by the local judge to be a “dangerous dog” under Virginia State Law. We were given the option by the Animal Control Authority to either euthanize or keep him. . Knowing that Arco is such a loving, good pet we did not want to euthanize him. While we considered keeping him, my husband is the registered owner of Arco and is a school teacher, and on the off chance that Arco happens to have another issue with a domestic animal, my husband would likely serve jail time and lose his job. We asked the Animal Control Authority if we could find a shelter or rescue to take him. They agreed to allow us to do this provided we find a location for him within the next 30 days.
Any information that you can lend to assist Arco and I is very much appreciated. My shelter has indicated that they are willing to make any necessary phone calls and/or contact on my behalf if it will help to place him. They, too, have fallen in love with him and would like for him to find a good home.
