Omen needs a home!

Omen found us on the street last December -- we were out with our other dogs, and noticed a white, silent ghost dog following us in the night rain.

Long story short, we adopted him, planning to keep him forever, but our financial circumstances changed, and we have had to move, keeping only two of our four rescues. Guido, the italian greyhound, was pretty easy to find a home for, but we have really been struggling to find a good home for Omen.

He was in awful shape when we met him, but over the past six months has turned into one of the sweetest, calmest, lowest-maintenance dogs ever. He turned out to be completely deaf -- we really didn't know what to do with a deaf dog, but were able to teach him a few commands, and I know he would learn tons in the right environment / with the right handler.

He needs to go to a home with at least one other dog, and would be great in a home with children. We don't know about cats yet. Two small caveats: he still sometimes has nightmares, from which he wakes up growling. It's scary-sounding, but just noise, but any new family for him would need to be warned. Also, he needs to be fed at least ten feet away from other dogs. He can't stand dogs walking around behind him or sneaking up toward his food bowl while he's eating -- the only aggression he's ever shown was toward another of our dogs who did just that while he was eating.

Right now Omen is staying with a friend in the Bronx, but he's already been there almost two weeks and I know Justin (who had a very full life and a rescue pit mix already) is a bit overwhelmed. I have been posting and reposting on Craigslist without much response. I am sure, especially in this horrible economy, that you are busy and your volunteers have all the dogs they can handle, but is there any way you could help us find a new home for Omen? I don't think Justin can keep him for much longer, and we are already pushing the limits in our new building with our two dogs.

Thank you very much,
Marie
(646-942-7290)
kfmarie@gmail.com