Oakley Labrador Retriever & Border Collie Mix Kansas City, KS

5/13/11 UPDATE: OAKLEY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!

Date of birth: 7/20/10



4/19/11: Oakley is a very sweet and friendly Border Collie/Lab mix pup. Sadly, he was born blind. He doesn't let it slow him down, though, and a good share of the time you'd never guess that he couldn't see. He moves about quite well using his other senses. He walks amazingly well on a leash. We bring Oakley to most all of our satellite adoption events and he loves meeting new people and exploring new environments. He's also very cuddly.



Oakley is 9 months old. He's very cute with his black coat and white paws and chest. He gets along well with other dogs. He'd benefit from having another dog in his new home for companionship and to follow about. He will probably weigh about 50-60 lbs when he's fully grown.




Oakley has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and tested for heartworms. We transferred Oakley to our shelter from the KCK Animal Control shelter as part of our Ray of Hope program*. He was in a litter of 9 puppies and he was the only blind one. (We transferred the other pups to another rescue group for adoption).




*Ray of Hope is a partnership between the Humane Society of Greater KC and the Kansas City Kansas Animal Control that has had amazing results: We've reduced KCK Animal Control's euthanasia from 70% in 2007 to under 2% in 2010. We utilize a network of rescue groups, other no kill shelters and adoption events. Our clinic provides the spay/neutering and other veterinary care. We need help to cover the costs associated with this life-saving program. If you can help us by donating to Ray of Hope, or by volunteering, please visit our web site at hsgkc.org.




MORE ON ADOPTING OUR DOGS...

> Our goal is to send you home with a healthy pet and any information and support you may need to help your new pet adjust to his or her new home. All of our dogs & puppies have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed, treated for fleas & ticks, tested for heartworms (6 mo. and over), and are on monthly heartworm preventative. Puppies who are too young to receive all the necessary puppy boosters and/or first rabies shot may be brought back to us for those vaccines at no extra charge. You will also receive a leash, collar, 5 lbs of Science Diet, toys, and educational materials including an excellent dog training DVD. And we'll give your dog a bath before he or she goes home!

> Please visit the Pet Adoptions page of our web site for more information about our adoption process. An application is required to adopt a pet and applicants must meet our adoption requirements. You can download a pet adoption application from our web site and then fax or email it back to us.

> Please note that most of our dogs do require a fenced yard, although there may some who are appropriate for apartment living or circumstances where a fence may not be required.

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