Stanley

Stanley is a handsome, huggable, and lovable two-year-old boy in search of his special someone. He was born with a couple of unique attributes including one blind eye and occasional seizures. Abandoned at the age of one, he was picked up by a Central Valley shelter as stray before coming to Homeward Bound. Seizures, left untreated, can rattle the brain a bit. Combine that with compromised eyesight and growing puppy zoomies, and you get a young dog that has had a difficult time finding the right home. What Stanley needed most was time for us to find the right balance of medications, and time to grow up. We have found the right combination of meds, and, week-by-week, Stanley matures. The result is a lap-loving, people-adoring, better-trained dog who desperately wants to find his forever home.

Affectionate and happy to meet new people, what Stanley needs is an adult, pet-free and calm household with a predictable routine. He enjoys activity, but not chaos. When anxious, he can spin like a top but is easily reset. In routine and serenity, Stanley finds peace – allowing his true personality to shine. This is where you will meet the true Stanley…a lover who joyfully climbs into your lap for belly rubs, ear rubs and snuggles.

Stanley has been fostered several times. Each of his fosters have fallen a little in love with him, but theirs was not the right situation for him long term. He is house-trained and good in the home but still has some puppy manners and thinks every soft thing is a beloved stuffy toy, so he needs a tidy home. He loves being outside but not abandoned there. He cherishes his yard and does not destroy it. Stanley is good in the car and enjoys outings. He can be left in his crate when you leave the house but does best and finds comfort with people who are around most of the time. He wants to be where his people are and can be vocal about his displeasure if locked away. He never wants to be abandoned again.

His compromised eyesight does not impact how he gets around at all (unfenced pools not recommended), but it does impede his ability to read other dogs’ signals and body language. He can be happily and easily walked by other dogs but can be anxious in one-on-one situations. He does surprisingly well living with a kitty, however.

Stanley is a love and a volunteer favorite who is, every day, growing into adulthood and his best self. He will still occasionally (every couple of months) have a seizure, but these are not hard to manage and Homeward Bound can teach you what to do. If you live within 50 miles of the rescue, Homeward Bound will support his medication needs, and any training refreshers he might need to be successful in your home. This boy has more than earned his chance at forever. He is anxiously awaiting your call!