River Needs a Home

River is a 4-1/2 year old, beautiful, loving, energetic doberman. We adopted him from the Florida Doberman Rescue when he was 16 weeks old. He was born completely blind, but with nothing else wrong with him. We fell in love, even though he was a lot of work!

My husband and I now have a 16-month old who behaves (obviously) unpredictably. And having a blind doberman in a small house with one child presents some challenges. We recently found out that we are expecting another little one(!), which presents even further challenges. He has been very patient with our toddler, but we feel that his protective nature could become a problem. He is born protective, and blind, so that is a difficult combination.

So...regretfully, we have decided that the responsible thing to do (for both us and River) is to find a new home for him. That's where you can help.

River's ideal home would be a physically active couple who could play with River, give him lots of love and exercise, and keep him indoors. This couple definitely should NOT have children, and we will not place him in a home with children. River does live with another dog in our house, and gets along well with other dogs after an initial "get to know you" period. He would prefer a female canine housemate.

There is a complete list below of all of River's habits and special needs. He is definitely a dog with special needs, who needs a loving, special home. Below is an application form. If you are interested in adopting River, fill out this form and fax or email it to the contact on the page. River does not not have any other ailments or require any special medical care. He is a healthy, 91-pound dobe who really wants to be a lap-dog.

Thanks for your interest in him!