05/16/2026
Meet Fenway ❤️
Training complete: May 23 at On Command Dog Training
Some dogs find exactly the people they need.
This is Fenway’s story, shared by the family who found him and gave him a second chance.
One Sunday, my husband was outside working in the yard while I was inside. I noticed he started to come back into the house, then suddenly turned around and headed back outside. I assumed our neighbor had stopped him to talk and thought nothing of it.
About 25 minutes later, he came back in and said, “Come outside...we have a problem.”
As I followed him toward the SUV, he added, “There’s a dog in the car.”
My heart immediately dropped. I thought one of our own dogs had somehow gotten out. But when I opened the door, I saw a dog I had never seen before sitting in a crate—happy as could be—but covered in blood with wounds on his rear.
That dog would become Fenway.
My husband explained he had seen our neighbor struggling with his dogs while this curious boy followed behind, wanting to meet them. He ran down and carried him back to our house without issue.
After some searching, I found someone had posted earlier that day about seeing him wandering several blocks away. We decided to keep him overnight and get him scanned the next morning.
No microchip.
No owner.
No one looking.
We cleaned his wounds, gave him food and water, and made him a comfortable place to sleep. We posted him in neighborhood groups and searched everywhere we could, but it became painfully obvious that Fenway had likely been dumped.
Sadly, abandoned dogs are an ongoing problem in our area.
We scheduled his neuter, vaccines, and medical care. During surgery, the vet discovered something we never expected: the wounds on his rear weren't random injuries. Fenway had been shot with homemade bullets designed to fragment under the skin. They removed bullet shrapnel during surgery and repaired a hernia at the same time.
We had no idea.
We were incredibly lucky his injuries weren't even worse.
Since then, we've spent months giving Fenway love, couch time, structure, and helping him learn what being someone's dog feels like.
He is a giant marshmallow. Sweet from day one. It became clear he likely spent much of his life alone in a backyard with little affection, attention, or companionship.
Love seemed new to him.
Being part of a family seemed new.
Because we wanted to give him the absolute best chance at finding a forever home, we enrolled him in training with On Command Dog Training to help him continue building confidence, manners, and social skills.
And he has done AMAZING.
✔ Crate trained
✔ Potty trained
✔ Walks beautifully on leash
✔ Doesn't jump on people
✔ Socialized with younger dogs and doing great
✔ Loves other dogs
✔ Learning appropriate play and social cues
✔ Sweet, affectionate, and eager to please
Fenway loves making friends and gets excited to play, so helping him learn dog communication and boundaries was important to us.
We named him Fenway because we wanted him to have a cute, adoptable name...and who doesn't love baseball and the Boston Red Sox?
My husband and I absolutely love him. But we know he deserves a home where he can receive all the love, attention, and care he could ever want.
While Fenway isn't a shelter dog, we do have experienced people helping review applications because we want to make sure he finds the right family. There will be an adoption fee—not because anyone is trying to profit, but because his future matters and commitment matters.
If an adopter isn't found by May 23, we're absolutely prepared to bring him home ourselves.
But if you're looking for a loyal best friend with a second-chance story and the sweetest heart, we hope you'll see what we see.
We hope you'll see Fenway. ❤️
Interested in meeting Fenway? Reach out to On Command Dog Training
📞 254-265-7400
