Ventura
4-5 Yr Old Male Rough Coat

Ventura is quite a ball of love. He is VERY sweet.

He is a big boy, a little overweight I'd say. He has what seems to be a
fatty cyst on his left hip, which is something that a vet normally will not
remove unless it bothers the dog, but we will have it checked out anyway,
just to make sure. He also has a raw wound on his nose, which may be
from another dog in a neighboring kennel.

Ventura came to us with tiny mats of hair all over, but after a good
brush out and a nice bath, he will be gorgeous.

He was turned in by his owners last Tuesday. Apparently he has lived
his whole life in a kennel in their backyard & now that he is out, he does
not want to go back in. Animal control first had him in the kennel with two
cocker spaniels to keep him company and he got along with them just
fine, but even with them he hated being in the kennel, so they let him sleep
in the office.

He rode in the car very well all the way from Visalia, but doesn't like being
in a crate - he just doesn't like to be alone.

Ventura is already neutered and will be up to date on all his shots this week.

He gets excited when he sees other dogs, but just acts like he wants to
say hi. He was pretty good with the cats. He only wants to chase if they
run. One of the cats kept walking around him in circles (perimeter checks
of "the beast") & he just layed there without moving. He is GREAT with
people. He fell asleep on me on the ride home. :) He can also sit & lay
down when you ask him nicely.

With all his Saintly qualities, he won't be here long at all so make sure to
submit an application and then make an appointment to come and adopt him.

Update 8/10/02 – Ventura has had it with the boarding kennel! He needs to find his forever home quick! He has been losing weight & the sore on his nose, which had healed up completely, is getting raw again…because of some combination of boredom & depression, he is scraping it against the chain link around his kennel! We are doing everything we can to help ease his mind, but nothing heals like going home.

The good news is that the lump on left hip turned out to be exactly what we had hoped: a fatty cyst. Nothing to worry about.

Ventura is a true “Saint”…he has been cast aside his entire life & yet still has a lot of love to give. All he asks is that you give him the chance to steal your heart.