Featured Animal

Jill E. Bear
Akbash (medium coat)

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Peppermint Patty and her sister Candy Cane were rescued along with several other dogs and puppies who had been abandoned on a ranch in Oklahoma. We don't know much about their past, except each of these girls appears to have had a litter of puppies before being rescued. Both girls have been spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped, and both girls have also had surgery to correct entropion.

Peppermint Patty and Candy Cane get along with other dogs, though each has just enough alpha/dominant tendencies that we decided to separate them because their play sometimes seemed to turn a bit rough. They each do fine with submissive dogs, OR with dogs who are equally alpha, as they seem to think dominant dogs are more worthy of their respect.  Both girls love to play with other dogs, and enjoy attention from us. They are shy on meeting new people, but will warm up with a little time and patience.

We have been testing them with our livestock, and they are definitely not safe with chickens. They are doing OK with our goats, but we put just one or the other in the pasture with one of our experienced LGDs to supervise. They are still young enough that they need supervision to be sure they don't get bored and start to chase the goats. Unless you can supervise, or you have a mature LGD who will intervene to prevent one of these girls from harming your livestock, we think it's probably best for Peppermint Patty and Candy Cane to be adopted as a family pet.

If you would like to meet one of these beautiful girls, please complete the application on our website at www.bluebonnetrescue.org.