Chester - Adopted

Name: Chester

Age: 8 years

Breed: Labrador/German Shepherd Mix

Sex: Male (altered)

Location: Near Lexington, KY

Vet Info: Chester is up to date on his rabies, distemper and bordatella. He is heartworm negative. He has been neutered. He was too thin when the vet first saw him but reportedly has gained some weight. He is definitely blind. His teeth are worn.

Owner Info: Chester was about to be euthanized when a rescue group took him in. They have had him for months and no one is interested in him. He is living in a kennel. He is about 60 pounds. He is housetrained and leashtrained. He is good with people of all ages but must be an only pet. He growls at other dogs because he is afraid of them. The rescue says: Chester deserves a chance at life. Just because he cannot see does not mean he will not make someone an awesome pet. The kennel says: He is a good boy!

Update 11/26/13: Chester is doing much better around other dogs!  The kennel says that now Chester only growls at other dogs if they growl at him.  But Chester doesn't want to spend his life in a kennel.  He wants a forever home!

Update 4/12/14: The OS team heard from the rescue today that has Chester and they wrote: He is doing good - he has lived at the kennel now for over a year which is so sad. But he is no longer afraid of other dogs. And he still needs a home! A year in a kennel! :( Chester really does need a home! 

Update 6/15/14: This dog continues to live in a kennel! For over a year! He is a beautiful boy and needs to be living in a home! He likes both cats and dogs now! Please share his information!

Update 8/26/2014: Poor Chester! A family with two little girls came to see him twice. He loved the girls and they loved him. But the parents were worried he could not go up and down their steps (they didn't bring him to their house to try) and that he might shed, so Chester continues to live in the kennel and continues to wait for a real home. Poor Chester! Please share his information!

Here is some additional information on Chester from the rescue group that has Chester right now (and remember that Chester is living in a kennel and has been living in a kennel for over a year):

A little more background: Chester was a stray and in the shelter on the euth list. At that time, he would just get upset when another dog would touch him because he could not see them - not sure if his blindness was new at that time.

Currently: The kennel says now he has been going in the play yard with the other dogs and likes the cat - no aggression in a long time. They say he is very sweet. I think he just knows his way around there now; he knows how to go to get in and out. I think once he gets used to where he is (like when he gets a new home) he would be fine. He has never attacked anyone or another dog; he used to give a growl when they touched him. Now he has done very well with the other dogs at the kennel. And with the cat they have there. He is a sweetheart!