What is a Career Change Dog? Our professional trainers carefully select our dogs by evaluating them for temperament, health and eagerness to please. They are rescued from shelters where they are at risk for euthanasia. Some are rescued from shelters where they 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.




Grampa Bluey

Posted on 6/2/2023

Meet Grampa Bluey, a 10-year-old Australian cattle dog who is looking for a loving home. Grampa is a sweet and loyal companion who loves to be around his person.  He is good with gentle kids and older dogs, but he does not like to be alone. He enjoys cuddling and chewing on Benebones. Grampa is neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. He is healthy and energetic for his age. He would do best in a home with a fenced yard and someone who can spend a lot of time with him. If you are interested in adopting Grampa, please visit our website to fill out an application https://www.samsimonfoundation.com/adoptable-pets.asp

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Sofia

Posted on 1/12/2024

Sofia is a one year old, healthy French Bulldog.  She weighs approximately 25 lbs of solid muscle.  

 

She is friendly and active but settles down nicely in the house.  She loves people and children and other dogs.  She loves to chase shadows on a sunny day and she loves to play with toys and/or other dogs when it is cloudy.  Because she needs to run and chase without pulling on a leash, she will need a home with a securely fenced yard. Apartment living isn't quite the right fit for her energetic personality. 

 

She is smart and affectionate and overall easy to live with.  She had surgery to help with her sinuses but still snorts and can get overly excited easily.  Please fill out our online application if you would like to meet her. 

 

If you live within 50 miles of our facility in Malibu and would like to be considered as a potential adopter, please fill out our online application.  

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Poppy B

Posted on 2/12/2024


 
(For more information or to be considered as a potential adopter, please go to our website and fill out our online application.  Our web address is www.samsimonfoundation.org.  Follow the tabs to ‘dogs for adoption’.  Please know that we only place our Career Change Dogs within 50 miles of our facility in Malibu, CA.)  

 

Poppy is a 1 year old Tri-color Australian Shepherd.  She is healthy and friendly and very active.  She loves to play with other dogs but is still learning proper play behavior.  She is learning quickly from our other dogs and should be fine in a home with other dogs.  However she will need a lot of human supervision while she matures.  

 

She is potty trained but still has some other house manners to learn.  She will counter surf and chew on blankets if she is bored.  She just needs time to learn what is appropriate.  She is eager to please and very smart so it won’t take long to have her fully house trained.  She will settle down easily indoors if given a bit of exercise first. 

 

Poppy can jump a four foot fence with ease.  We will only be placing her in home with a securely fenced area for her to run and release some energy.  She is an indoor dog and will need a person or family that is at home most of the time to supervise her.  She will need to be crated in the house when no one is home.  She cannot be left outside unattended. 

 

Our preference is to find her a home with someone that is familiar with her breed and has the time and physical ability to finish her leash training and an environment for her to be her best self.

 

 

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