**Interested in Adopting a DOG?

**Interested adopters should visit BARC shelter. We are located in 253 Wythe Avenue, in the Williamsburg part of Brooklyn. There are more dogs available than our Web listings indicate. We advise people to come and walk some of our dogs and play with our cats to get a better idea of which animal would be best for them. We are open for adoption, Tuesday through Saturday, 12pm - 5pm. Please come at least 2 hours BEFORE closing.

Dogwalking hours are: Monday to Friday - mornings:9am to 12:30pm and 5pm to 7:30pm. Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 1pm.
Cat loft is open from Tuesday-Saturday from 12pm - 5pm

We require an adoption fee of $150. This covers, in part, the extensive medical care all of our pets receive before adoption, including:

* examination and treatment by a veterinarian
* spaying or neutering
* current vaccinations against distemper, kennel cough (dogs) and rabies (if the pet is old enough)
* testing for feline leukemia and feline AIDS or heartworm (dogs)
* deworming, and
* microchipping (dogs)

All adopters are required to complete and sign BARC's adoption agreement.

--Brenda meets Aponte: day 1 and 2

[Brenda ready to pounce on some pigeons]


When Brenda came in, she was tagged as 'doesnt like other dogs', when another dog approaches, she lays flat and arches her back legs in a pouncing position and lays still--almost predator like. Her pounces do however come with a snarl that usually puts another dog in defensive mode, or triggers a fight, regardless that its all a play to her. Aponte was a good candidate to walk her with, he knows how to handle dogs that play too hard or get aggressive and he listens to me. First introduction was a game of play, with Brenda going at Aponte and me yanking her away every single time she gets near and yelling "Stop" after pulling her away. After 10 minutes of this, I let Brenda pounce on Aponte a couple times and him pouncing back. By this point, Brenda was really riled up and showing aggression everytime she pounced. Aponte sensing this, pounced back hard with a loud snarl, and knocked Brenda over. As soon as this happened, I stepped on Brenda's leash all the way to the collar on the ground, not permitting her to get up, and looked at Aponte and told him to Sit Down. I stepped on her leash for a good 5 minutes while she fought to get up, then she decided to lie on her belly when she realized she wasnt going to win this. As soon as she was calm, I released my footing and 30 seconds later, she released her next burst of energy towards Aponte but was met by me,yanking her back and stepping on her leash again. After another 5 minutes of trying to get up, she gave up again. The next time I released her, she came up and rubbed on me. She never went after Aponte after that. The next day, they walked like they have been friends forever, sniffing and waiting on each other.

SUCCESS!!



[Day 1]

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[Day 2, BEST FRIENDS]

*NEW DOG: meet Gemini

Gemini is a male, Shepherd / Welsh Corgi mix. He is 3-4 years old and about 64 lbs.

Gemini is a super dog! He is an energetic and friendly dog. He loves people and has been well socialized with other dogs. He is a bit excitable when he gets out of the shelter, but he calms down once he starts walking. He has gotten a bit overweight during his journey for a new home. Once he gets settled in, he would love to go for runs and play with dogs in the dog run.

;-0 Precious finally has a HOME!

Precious finally finds a good home!!

Good luck dragon dog!!

[me and Precious]

=) meet and say good luck to Oscar!

Oscar, a 2-yrs-old Mastiff/Pit mix, came to BARC from the ACC and was immediately turned around and adopted a day later.

Good Luck!

++Lucky and Sandy Girl -- SAYONARA!!

Lucky, the Coonhound who was rescued in the beginning of September and Sandy Girl, the red-nose AmStaff mix, that came to us in July--have both found their new homes.

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[Lucky and his new owners]

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[Lucky on the way out, while Sandy waits her turn]
[one last sniff for luck]

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[Sandy's turn with her owners]


[one last ball as a present]

++Hailey finds a home!!

Hailey ends up with a super nice family.

good luck little bunny!!