BEAU - LOCATED IN MI - BELGIAN SHEPHERD MALINOIS / GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG / MIXED DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Belgian Shepherd Malinois / German Shepherd Dog / Mixed. Meet Beau — A One Year Old Belgian Malinois Who Needs a Safe, Healing Foster Home Beau is a young Belgian Malinois who has survived more than any dog should ever have to. While tied to a post in a Texas park, he was brutally attacked another dog(s) and left with severe injuries across his entire body. His most serious wound—a deep, extensive injury to his front left shoulder—required months of painful treatments, constant bandage changes, and ultimately surgery to repair. Despite everything he has endured, Beau’s spirit is still shining through. He is now almost fully healed physically, but he still has one month left of restricted activity while he completes heartworm treatment. Because of the combination of his injuries and heartworm, Beau has spent months on strict crate rest with only short periods of passive exercise. This has understandably left him frustrated and in need of more enrichment and support than his current foster, who works fulltime, can provide. Beau is also reactive to other dogs right now—an understandable response given his trauma. He will need a calm environment and a slow, extended decompression period before he can safely be introduced to other dogs again. Who Beau Is at Heart Even after everything he’s been through, Beau is affectionate, peopleoriented, and eager for connection. He loves interaction, enjoys gentle attention, and is known to give big “bear hugs” when he feels safe. He has recently discovered how much fun searchandfind games can be, and he lights up when he gets to use his brain or go on quiet walks. What Beau Needs We are looking for a foster who can offer Beau: A calm, quiet home where he can continue healing Someone with breed experience, or experience supporting a sensitive dog recovering from trauma Patience and understanding as he decompresses and rebuilds trust Ideally no other dogs, or the ability to keep him fully separated for several months while he recovers emotionally Time for passive enrichment and gentle activities while he finishes heartworm treatment Beau can heal—inside and out. He has already shown incredible resilience, and with the right person, he will fully recover and enjoy a healthy, happy life. If you think you can help Beau finish his recovery and finally feel safe again, please reach out. He deserves a peaceful place to land and someone who believes in him. *********************************************** To apply to adopt, please fill out the application by clicking on the Adopt button or ask for this dog to be added to your existing application. All MAD dogs come with a series 3 Fi Collar and a free six-month subscription. We are an official 501c3 organization that does not have a physical location. Our home address is in Michigan, however, the majority of our dogs are not located in Michigan. The physical location of each our our dogs is posted with the name of the pet or in the title area. If you are within 4 hours of the pet, please be prepared to pick the pet up. We do provide transport assistance up to 350 miles. The applicant must drive the remainder of the distance of the transport. The basic information that we have available is in our posting, but sometimes fosters and adoption counselors will post updates on the MAD Rescue Facebook page as well, .facebook/groups/malinoisanddutchshepherdrescueinc. If you would like to further inquire on this animal, please fill out the application. Applications that are completed in our process and being considered as a match will speak to the adoption counselor and the dog's foster to gain more information about the dog. If you already have an application in with MAD, please email us at infoMADrescueinc to have the dog added to your application. If you have questions about this pet please contact c. You may also call our toll free number at 844-MAD-RESQ or 844-623-7377.

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  Other:	Housetrained

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found	No
  Other	Up-to-date on Vaccinations