This is Beanie. She’s an 8 year old black mouth cur and about 65lbs.
My brother and sister in law had Beanie for 8 years. From the time she was a puppy until May 2025 when I took her in as a foster to find her a new home. At the time that my brother got Beanie they already had a 2 year old dog of the same breed and gender. The two got along totally fine for years but about two years ago the dogs got into a fight when my pregnant (with their second child) sister in law was home alone with the dogs and their oldest child. From then on they had to keep the two dogs separate, changing them out in about 6 hour intervals. With the support of a trainer they attempted to reintroduce the two a couple of times without luck. Given that there wouldn’t be anyone home with the two dogs during the day and that they had two small children around when there were adults home, they couldn’t risk the two dogs fighting again. So about a year ago they began to ask around to try to rehome Beanie who was a better fit to find a new home. They tried for about a year but were really struggling to find anyone. The situation was obviously also very stressful on the dogs and Beanie was becoming more anxious than she had been previously. She was unhappy with the situation and on one occasion gave a warning nip to one of the kids who unintentionally set her off. Outside of this instance she was happy to live with the two kids; before and after this incident she was around the children without issue. That said it was a sign of Beanie’s anxiety obviously building and it was at this time that my brother’s vet suggested they begin to consider behavioral euthanasia because Beanie was obviously unhappy. At this point I offered to take Beanie up in Seattle in order to help out. I have never been intending to keep Beanie forever but wanted to offer my brother, his family, and Beanie the best chance at finding a better fit.
After having Beanie for about a month, she has adjusted great. Beanie is the sweetest dog, very friendly with people and loves attention. I still do not have the capacity to keep Beanie long term but I am willing to put in the effort to find her a new forever home.
The only struggle Beanie remains to have is that she is agitated by other dogs. In these moments Beanie growls and lunges at other dogs but is largely able to be redirected. To avoid confrontation, I walk her at off-peak times to avoid other dogs as much as possible and this tends to work.
Otherwise Beanie is pretty chill. She gets one thirty minute walk a day and a couple of bathroom breaks and that’s about all that she needs as far as exercise. She loves attention from her owners and their guests. She’s crate trained but does not need to be crated when left alone. Even just in the last month I have left her alone for hours at a time outside of a crate with zero issues. She’s highly food motivated and just needs a happy home with someone able to look after her :)