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What is a Career Change Dog?

Our professional trainers carefully select our dogs by testing them for personality, health,
and intelligence. They are rescued from shelters, where they awaited execution. The enter a rigorous training program to become Hearing Dogs for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Not all of our outstanding dogs can meet the demands of becoming a Certified Assistance Dog, thus the need for a "Career Change". They are, however, still winners, and make wonderful pets. Many are already housebroken and some know basic obedience commands. In short, these "near misses" make wonderful companions.

We can help match you with a lifelong canine companion.
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Ziva

Chihuahua Mix
Size: Small
Age: 2 years old
Sex: Spayed/Female

Ziva is very sweet and spunky. She gets along well with other dogs and likes people. Because she is so tiny and fragile, we would like a home with only adults and/or older children. She loves food and is very trainable. She appears to be housebroken, but we cannot guarantee that with any of our dogs.

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Jose

Chihuahua Mix
Size: Small
Age: 8 years old
Sex: Neutered Male

Jose is as sweet as they come. He loves to sit on your lap and cuddle. He is in very good health, very friendly, and looking for someone to love.

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Scooter

Terrier X
Size: Small
Age: 3 years old
Sex: Neutered Male

Scooter is a 3 year old, 13 lb neutered terrier mix. He is friendly, calm and has very good house manners. He is used to all the comforts of home including a fenced yard and will thrive with someone who is interested in a laid back dog that does enjoy playing with toys, too. Scooter will let you know when visitors come to your door and happy to play a game of chase with any critters that check out the yard. Scooter has not been exposed to many young kids and can get "grumpy" when asleep on the couch, so he would do best in an adult only home.

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Willow

Maltese/Lhasa Apso
Size: Small/Medium
Age: 1 1/2 yrs
Sex: Spayed female

Willow is a 12 lb Lhatese (Lhasa Apso/Maltese) approximately 1 ½ yrs old. She is spayed and vaccinated. Willow is quiet, affectionate, and occasionally shy with new people. When we rescued her she had a badly neglected coat, fleas and appeared to have had limited exposure to being indoors. A good diet and care has changed this little girl for the better! She would do well in a home with someone who has the time to devote to her continued socialization as she enjoys outings in the car. While she can live with many dogs, she would probably be happiest with another young male dog or as an only dog. Her best friend is a young male poodle mix.

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Junior

Maltese
Size: Small
Age: 3 years old
Sex: Neutered Male

Junior is a very sweet little guy who is looking for a quiet home with a lap or two to sit on. He fancies himself as a watch dog but he is friendly with people he meets. He gets along with the other dogs but isn't much of a player. He has a slight heart murmur and may need medication when he is older, but for now he is healthy.

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Teena

Italian Mastiff/Cane Corso
Size: Large
Age: 5 years
Sex: Spayed female

Teena is a 5 yr old, spayed, vaccinated, 85lb. Italian Mastiff. She was rescued with another 5 year old mastiff in the backyard of a home where they had been abandoned. She had whelped a litter of pups several months prior to her rescue and was emaciated, weighing only about 58lbs. She has recently been boarding with an expert trainer for her breed and has received off leash obedience training as well as been exposed to kids and new environments. She enjoys hikes up Runyan Canyon. She would do best in a home with another large people friendly male dog that truly seeks a friend. She draws confidence from other dogs. Because she is more dog oriented and on the timid side, so she will need time to attach to a new person.

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PeeWee

Jack/Chi X
Size: Small
Age: 6 1/2 years
Sex: Neutered Male

Pee Wee is sweet and affectionate with people he knows. He has very good house manners but would prefer a quiet adult only home without other pets.

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Truck

Italian Mastiff/Cane Corso
Size: Large
Age: 5 years
Sex: Neutered Male

Truck is a 5 yr old, neutered male Italian Mastiff. He spent the first 4 years of his life with Teena, an Italian Mastiff (also for adoption) and they had a litter of puppies together. They were both left in a chicken coop type structure of the backyard of a home rental. Abandoned and malnourished, both dogs required medical attention. Truck is currently receiving training with an expert for his breed. He has received off-leash obedience training as well as exposure to many other dogs, kids and environments. He loves the car and would make an excellent companion for someone who enjoys and is familiar with the Mastiff breed. The following link is a You Tube video showing Truck in a pool. http://www.youtube.com/user/FoucheWay#p/u/41/ri68iPbmsL0
   
 
   

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Mail inquiries: The Sam Simon Charitable Foundation
30765 Pacific Coast Hwy #113
Malibu, CA 90265