Kelly's Story...

Hi, my name is Kelly, and I am an 8 year old German Wirehaired Pointer Mix.  Right now I reside at the Agoura Hills Shelter in California, but before I came to the shelter I had a home.  In fact, I had 3 homes!

I was first adopted by a woman that saw me at an adoption event when I was about 2 years old.  She took me home, and I had an instant family with two small dogs and a cat!  We got along splendidly for 6 years, but I had too much energy for her to handle, so she took me to the shelter.

I was then adopted by someone that had a huge horse ranch and a cat! When she came to pick me up from the shelter, she brought a friend with her and the car didn't have a back seat or a place for me to sit.  I had to sit on the floor of the front seat, but I didn't care, because I was going to my forever home!  Well, that is what I thought... I got along fine with the cat, but I had never seen horses before, and didn't do so well with them, so back to the shelter I went.

Then one day, a young girl came to meet me, and decided to take me home!  I think she surprised her parents who I am not sure were that happy to see me. I was only there for a short while, because the girl was moving and couldn't take me with her, and I couldn't stay with her parents, so I am sure you know what happened next...

Well, I am still here, 6 months later, still waiting for my FOREVER home. 

It seems that none of my owners did any research on my breed to know that I am high energy.  Instead one of my owners gave me doggie downers rather than satisfy my energy with exercise and training. I am not a bad dog.  I love to play, I love to swim and I love people.  I would make a great running buddy!

I have been set up for failure a few times.  Not intentionally, but I really need someone with the experience and patience that it takes to understand me... to train me... to devote the time to help me become the dog I am meant to be.  I am very smart, attentive and want to please, which makes me very trainable.

My friends at the shelter say that I walk the grounds nicely and I don't seem to care about the dogs in the play yard when walking by them.  I do pull which can be corrected with proper training, but mostly I am just happy to be out on a walk, enjoying being out of my kennel and sniffing everything around me. 

I love to play in the pool.  This is one thing I really enjoy along with toys, but I like the pool more.

I did live with two small dogs in my first home and a cat and did great!  Since then, I have been in a kennel environment which can add a great amount of stress, so when I meet a new dog in the play yard, I get overly excited and can be overwhelming at times which has sometimes been interpreted as a sign of aggression.

I really need to find a home with someone that would devote the time to train me and help me with my socialization skills and not give up on me.  With the proper corrections, I know that I would be able to overcome the need to be so overwhelming when meeting another dog and be able to live with them in harmony as I did with my first family.

The shelter is not the place for me.  It is confusing and scary.  I spend my days just laying in my kennel hoping that the person walking up to my kennel will take me home.

You see, my time is running out.  I have overstayed my welcome here, and when they have to make room for new dogs, I will be the first to be PTS.  I am only 8 years young, healthy and I don't want to die in the shelter.  I want to be given a chance to be loved and be a part of a family. When I am sleeping, I am dreaming of that day...

Please share my blog and my video.  Please help me find my forever home before it's too late...

You can find me at the Agoura Hills Shelter 29525 Agoura Road Agoura, Ca.  91301 (818) 991-0071.  Please e-mail PekingAtTheBoard@aol.com for more information.

Love, Kelly A4134362