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Due to the special needs of Anatolian Shepherd breed dogs reviewing and processing applications may take longer than expected. Our goal is place puppies in homes that are suited for their individual needs. You may be willing and able to provide a great home, but if it doesn’t meet the specific needs of the puppy, we will not approve your application. Please be as detailed in your application with your experience and your commitment to training this working breed. Anatolian shepherds need a home that can provide a safe environment for the dog to thrive. 

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The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a large and powerful dog, and is not suited for everyone. They were bred for hundreds, if not thousands, of years in their native Turkey as Livestock Guardians for the flocks of semi-nomadic shepherds. Their natural foes included wolves, bears, and wild boar. Anatolian Shepherds have only been in the U.S. since the 1970's and still retain their primitive instincts. They are quite different than most breeds of dogs that one would have as a pet as they have not been domesticated as most breeds.  Anatolians are hard wired to be independent thinkers, territorial, wary of strangers and often unfriendly to other dogs.

What does it mean to be territorial?  Wary of strangers?  The Anatolian is naturally territorial and will always defend its home and family without any training.  It is their natural instinct to defend against who or what they feel are intruders.  The Anatolian may have a different view than you do of who are intruders and who are not.  Even though you feel Aunt Sue is a welcome visitor, your Anatolian may not see it the same way and may greet Aunt Sue with barking, raised hackles, possibly even growling.  You may need to make changes in the way you allow your dog to greet visitors if you have an Anatolian.

What about other dogs?  Will they get along with my neighbor's dogs?  Maybe, maybe not.  Don't expect an Anatolian to be a social butterfly.  Some dogs are more easy going than others but many do not care for dogs of the same gender and dogs they do not know.  Dog parks are not always an option and doggy day care might be out of the question as well.  

So you think you want a dog that will bark to alert you if something is amiss?  That's great, we all want the peace of mind in knowing that we have a protective dog on duty.  Just remember that the Anatolian is going to have a different set of ideas when it comes to deciding whether or not to bark. You may see it written on a website that they know the difference between what is a "real" threat and what is not and will only bark when necessary.  That's probably true, however, the Anatolian will have a different definition than you do of what is a "real threat."  Be prepared for barking.  If you live in town, you will not be able to leave your Anatolian outside overnight. They do most of their barking after the sun goes down and the predators come out.

Many of our dogs are obtained from commercial breeders where they spent their lives getting comfort from their canine friends.  In turn, most require another companion dog in their forever home in order for them to feel safe. If you are interested in a particular dog, and do not currently have a dog residing with you, please understand that your home might not be the right fit for many of our dogs.

This puppy requires an application fee. This fee must be paid within 24 hours or your application will be considered void.       We will not review or contact applicants that have not completed the payment portion.

Puppy Applications will be responded to within 5 business days, after receipt of the application fee.  Please understand that paying the fee does not guarantee you will be approved to adopt the puppy. Our goal is place puppies in homes that are suited for their individual needs. You may be willing and able to provide a great home, but if it doesn’t meet the specific needs of the puppy, we will not approve your application.

We accept applications for puppies until we have a candidate that meets all of the requirements needed for the specific puppy and they have been contacted to review the adoption process as well as agree to all of the terms to move forward.

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ADOPTION EVENTS:     

Adoption events are updated at the top of each dogs animals' as their foster home signs up. Check back for updates on which events they will be attending. If an event is not listed within their bio above, the animal is not planning to attend.  Please understand that all of our pets are in volunteer foster homes and sometimes "life" happens and the foster family cannot make it to their scheduled adoption event. If you are traveling from a far distance to meet a specific animal, please understand we cannot guarantee event attendance. We recommend filling out an application and we will set up a private appointment. Private appointments are only scheduled after an application is submitted and approved.

ADOPTION PROCEDURE:

FOSTER CARE:

All of our animals are fostered in individual homes or doggie daycare facilities. While they are in our care, they are part of our families and given lots of love. We work on training, crate-training and socialization prior to adoption, but each bio is written by the foster as they see them, in their home. Each animal's behavior is evaluated and we have a sense of its temperament and personality, but it cannot be guaranteed. We look for adopters who will give each animal the wonderful life and permanent home that he or she deserves in time and with patience.  If you have an interest and ability to be a foster home, please visit our website  www.underdogrescuemn.com/foster-applications  and fill out a foster application.

NUTRITION:

Nutrition is vital to the rehabilitation and life-long health of our pets.  All of our foster animals are fed a premium diet such as NutriSource, Canidae, Orijen, Nature's Variety, Fromm, Pure Vita, Stella and Chewy's, Primal, or balanced raw diet.  All adopters are required to continue providing premium diets for the life of the animal.

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