About Our Care

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Yorkie/Chihuahua/Maltese Born 2013

Riley was surrendered to a shelter for "not being housebroken and can't be trained". Her shelter cage said "caution! bites!". In 2014 I fostered Riley and I knew after a few days that she was whip smart and here to stay! Riley has trained through resource guarding, dog reactivity and selectivity, and human fear aggression. Riley now knows over 25 cues and is one of the smartest dogs I have ever met. Through counter conditioning and no forced contact, Riley has come to learn that new people aren't scary and now welcomes new people! 

Riley earned Novice and Intermediate trick dog titles. Riley has multiple titles in scentwork and barnhunt with placements and multiple high in class.

Riley trials in scentwork and barnhunt.

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Siberian Husky Born 2016

Kane was seized by NYPD for being left in an apartment with his sister as a baby while the "owner" was on vacation. The owner was given a second chance, but Kane and his sister were picked up again by NYPD for running through the streets of Queens. After their legal case, they were made available for rescue. Kane came to our home with the intention of fostering him, but after recovery from spinal meningitis, I decided to adopt him. As he aged, meeting new dogs became stressful for Kane. He successfully trained through dog reactivity and resource guarding by working at his pace and also needed crate training. Kane has continued to make progress with his neutral and affiliative behavior towards other dogs.

Kane passed therapy dog and temperament testing and earned his Canine Good Citizen and Novice and Intermediate trick dog titles. Kane provides animal therapy through Creature Comfort Pet Therapy and assists in therapy evaluations for new teams and as a neutral dog for training. Kane has earned rally titles and placements.

Kane trials in rally, fastcat, and CAT.

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Australian Cattle Dog/Beagle Born 2016

I brought Pup home as a foster from an inner-city shelter after he was transported from the south. He was not separated from his littermates at 16 weeks of age or socialized which is very detrimental to a puppy's behavioral development. He was extremely fearful and was dubbed "Corner Puppy" for his behavior of clinging to a corner in my kitchen for weeks and the name "Puppy" stuck. He remained indoors for months as my urban area at the time was too scary for him. Through dedicated counter-conditioning and association training, he was able to grow from scared of shadows to able to compete in agility. As Pup matured it became apparent that he requires some management around other dogs due to big feelings when aroused, but has been successful in hiking with his housemates.

Pup earned his Novice and Intermediate Trick Dog and beginner trick titles and earned a Novice title in agility jumpers with weaves with placements.

Pup trials in agility, fastcat, and CAT.

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mixed breed Born 2017

Bo was fostered here for about 8 months in 2018. He was scared and vocal when he entered foster care. Bo has a particularly loud alert bark when meeting new people which confused and made prospective adopters nervous. While in foster, Bo helped test guest dogs to see if they would like dog companionship during their stay and ease fearful dogs into boarding. Bo had been such a helper in foster, I couldn't imagine my workday without him and he continues to be imperative to dog evaluations here at Beyond. Once adopted, as I began to teach Bo skills and tricks, he learned that training involved his behavior could make treats happen and it was like a lightbulb went off in his head! Bo quickly grew from a dog that knew zero cues to knowing much more than just the basics. Bo has made huge strides with meeting new people and enjoys making friends, jumping in their lap for cuddles (his favorite) in just a meeting or two. 

Bo has earned Novice and Intermediate tricks dog titles. Through his interest in dogs, Bo has worked lost dog cases, helping seek out and lure in dogs needing capturing. Bo has worked through his reactivity for daily life and to begin trialing in barnhunt and fastcat, venues he could not have stepped into prior to training, even earning placements and his Novice title in barnhunt.

Bo trials in barnhunt and fastcat.

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Belgian Malinois Born 2018

Girl was pulled from a large urban NJ shelter for foster in 2019. Her rescue posted a video of her people and dog evaluation which portrayed an incredibly stable and friendly dog and continues to assist with dog evaluations here at Beyond and as a neutral dog for training. I was seeking a k9 partner for search and rescue and after a short foster period she was quickly adopted. Girl trained for almost 3 years in airscent search and rescue showing incredible ability and dedication to her job. She experienced a medical episode in 2022 requiring us to leave SAR. As she is a bit older now, I have decided to focus on her sport goals.

Girl passed therapy dog and temperament testing and earned her Canine Good Citizen and Novice trick dog titles. She provides animal therapy through Creature Comfort Pet Therapy and assists in evaluations for new therapy teams. Girl has earned rally titles with placements and consistently scores in the upper 90s. Girl earned her Novice handler discrimination scentwork title with placements. Girl earned her Novice barnhunt title with placements and multiple high in class.

Girl trials in rally, dock diving, barnhunt, fastcat, CAT, and handler discrimination scentwork.

Just an Island Boy

mixed breed Born 2018

Ross was pulled from a southern shelter in 2021 for rescue placement. In less than a week he had managed to escape his foster home twice and had jumped in a jersey shore bay and swam to an uninhabited island. After two days down at the jersey shore, we were able to bait him into a trap crate. I fostered Ross to evaluate him further. He had seemed to be very fearful at the shelter, but it became apparent there was more to his behavior. After a few weeks I introduced him to Girl and he adored her. Despite his next foster's best efforts, Ross escaped their home in less than a week, this time with a new behavior of opening the door to their garage and, the following day, chewing through a long line in the backyard and squeezing under a tiny gap under the gate. By this time he had a gps collar and was able to be captured in a few hours. He returned to foster here for further evaluation and dna tested to see if he was a hybrid considering his behavior, returning a result of "all dog". Given all his past behaviors and further evaluation, it became apparent that he was (and still is) truly feral. He required desensitization and counter conditioning training for separation anxiety he developed from Girl, his best dog buddy. He continues to seek minimal interaction from people and display shyness and fear, however he is comfortable with his main caregivers, displays no aggression, and is happy in life. Recently he began hiking and traveling with me and the other dogs and though outings away from home were odd for him to understand, he seems to enjoy adventuring.

Ross has begun training in barnhunt to explore if he may enjoy the sport despite his feral nature.

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Belgian Malinois Born 2018

Needing a new home, Enzo joined Beyond as a private foster dog seeking rehoming. After over a year of waiting, consideration was made that finding the home he would need would take far more time, if even possible. While in foster, Enzo had already made huge progress working through dog and human reactivity, meeting new people, and being able to display socially acceptable behavior in public settings. Enzo has earned dock diving titles and was able to enroll in rally classes and excelled. Once the decision was made that he would remain here permanently, he began his journey in PSA.

Enzo trials in dock diving and continues to work towards his PSA goals.