Category: Adoptable Dogs

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Woofy is a 1 year old, 35 lb (born July 4th, 2022) male Australian Shepherd mix seeking a forever home. He came to Marden’s Ark Dog Tales along with his brother Sonic when the owners’ lives changed and they felt that another home would be best for them. Woofy would love to be loved and in turn will guard your farm or help you do tasks and would love to be your best buddy. He is very intelligent, alert and easily trained. Already crate trained, he knows several commands…”come”, ” back”, ‘sit”, “wait”, “no”, “yes/good boy”, “kennel up’ and ‘go get it”…and presently working on “easy” and “stay close”.

He gets along great with all people and dogs. Woofy lives with cats and chickens and just wants to play with them. He is basically still a puppy.
Leash trained and crate trained. Woofy does very well with potty training in the house. Favorite things to do are running and playing with toys, getting treats, swimming & splashing in water, taking hikes, climbing new mountains, jumping for joy, finding things you may have lost, sitting and “talking” with you and taking short rides in the car to get treats and of course they love meal times!

Woofy and his brother Sonic are energetic, very smart boys. They may do well in agility, nose work, or other fun activities.

Woofy is being fostered near Asheville, NC. The foster is willing to drive to the Raleigh area for the right home for him.

Woofy is up to date on vaccines and heartworm and flea preventative. He is also neutered.

Adoption Fee: $300

If you are interested in adopting Woofy, please visit our website and fill out an adoption application.

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Sonic is a 1 year old, 35 lb (born July 4th, 2022) male Australian Shepherd mix seeking a forever home. He came to Marden’s Ark Dog Tales along with his brother Woofy when the owners’ lives changed and they felt that another home would be best for them. Sonic would love to be loved and in turn will guard your farm or help you do tasks and would love to be your best buddy. He is very intelligent, alert and easily trained. Already crate trained, he knows several commands…”come”, ” back”, ‘sit”, “wait”, “no”, “yes/good boy”, “kennel up’ and ‘go get it”…and presently working on “easy” and “stay close”.

He gets along great with all people and dogs. Sonic lives with cats and chickens and just wants to play with them. He is basically still a puppy.
Leash trained and crate trained. Sonic does very well with potty training in the house. Favorite things to do are running and playing with toys, getting treats, swimming & splashing in water, taking hikes, climbing new mountains, jumping for joy, finding things you may have lost, sitting and “talking” with you and taking short rides in the car to get treats and of course they love meal times!

Woofy and his brother Sonic are energetic, very smart boys. They may do well in agility, nose work, or other fun activities.

Sonic is being fostered near Asheville, NC. The foster is willing to drive to the Raleigh area for the right home for him.

Sonic is up to date on vaccines and heartworm and flea preventative. He is also neutered.

Adoption Fee: $300

If you are interested in adoption, please visit our website and fill out an adoption application.

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Rex is about 1o years old and we think a Husky/Border Collie mix (his eyes are half blue).  One of our volunteers came across Rex delivering for Meals on Wheels.   He was tied up outside where he has spent his entire life.    The owner said they didn’t want him and gave him to Marden’s Ark Dog Tales.   We took Rex to the vet to get up to date on vaccines.  He tested positive for Heartworms.  Not surprising since he lived his life outside without heartworm preventative.  Rex needs to be neutered but has to have treatment to get rid of his heartworms first.

Heartworm treatment is expensive.  We need your help to pay for Rex’s treatment and get him neutered.

Rex also needs a foster home to get him through his treatment so he can find a new forever family where he is a family member and not tied up outside.

If you would like to foster Rex, please fill out a Foster Application

If you would like to donate for Rex’s medical care, you can do that any of these ways:

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Looking for an Adopter for Sweet Blue !!

(Blue is located near Charlotte, NC but is willing to travel for the right family)
Blue is a mostly black lab/ pit bull mix. He is about 60 lbs and just over a year old (born 4/2022). He came to Marden’s Ark Dog Tales when his owners could no longer care for him. He has spent his life tied up outside so he is learning about proper indoor living but he’s a smart boy and is catching on quickly.

Blue loves all people and most dogs. He loves to play and snuggle and enjoys car rides and walks in the park. He would be a good fit with an active family that has another playful dog. Because of his size and energy level, he should not be in a home with small children. He loves to play ! He walks well on a leash but has a lot of puppy (and freedom) excitement so we’re working on his pulling. He is house trained now and crate trained although he is not fond of the crate. He does a very good sit with or without treats. But if he sees a treat he will sit automatically without being asked. Blue needs a family with a fenced yard so he has space to run and play and use that puppy energy !

Blue wants a family that loves him and he will love them right back !

Blue is up to date on all vaccines, heartworm preventative, and flea preventative. He is neutered and microchipped.

Blue’s adoption fee is $300.

If you are interested in adopting Blue, please visit our website to fill out an Adoption Application.

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Sundae is a 10 year old brown and white hound/shepherd? mix. She weighs about 40 lbs.  She knows SIT, LOOK, COME,  and will give you her paw for a treat.  She wants to please her family and learns the routine quickly.  Car rides are a definite one of her Likes! She gets along with other dogs and all people.  She is a very sweet and loving girl. She loves to chase a tennis ball and will bring it back some of the time. Since she is a senior girl, she doesn’t need a lot of chasing the ball but a few throws make her very happy.  You can hear that “hound” voice when she’s excited to see you. All 4 of her feet are white so she looks like she’s wearing boots!

Sundae loves her people and wants to spend time with them and go where ever they go !   She is crate trained and house trained.   She’s very well behaved in the house and quiet.  She would like a dog bed in each room of the house that you spend time in so that she can relax and nap with you close by.

Sundae was adopted and is back with us now.   The previous adopters had 2 cats.   The younger cat and Sundae were fine together but the older cat was not accepting of a dog in the house.   The older cat provoked Sundae into a fight.  There was also a young child in the household that Sundae did great with.   Understandably, the parents were concerned for the safety of their senior cat as well as their own child if he were to get caught in the middle of a fracas between Sundae and the senior feline.

Sundae’s bloodwork shows she has early kidney disease.  The vet recommended a prescription  food for Kidney health and Sundae has been on this for several months.   When she came back to us, we had bloodwork done on her and her kidney values have improved after being on the special food !   Hopefully that will continue with the right diet.

Sundae was having some pain in her rear legs.  An x-ray at the vet showed that she has lumbosacral disease with spondylosis.  This is typical with senior dogs.  She may have irritated this condition causing her pain.  She is responding well to pain meds.

She would be happy in a home with other dogs or being the only dog. Sundae is up to date on all vaccines, heartworm preventative, and flea preventative. She is spayed and microchipped.

Sundae’s adoption fee is $200.

If you are interested in adopting Sundae, please visit our website and fill out an Adoption Application.

If you would like to contribute any amount to help pay for her medical care, please go to our Donate page or Paypal to doggiepaypal@doggierefuge.org.