06/24/2026
If someone can save Major from euthanasia asap I will donate two lessons to help get him back on track. His notes state he’s afraid and hasn’t been socialized this can be turned around.
***I have an ACS Rescue hold!***
🚨🆘 FEARFUL 📥 OWNER SURRENDERED DOBERMAN AT RISK 💔 MAJOR FACING EUTHANASIA FOR SPACE 🆘🚨
🐾 MAJOR
🎂 3 Years Old
🐕 Doberman Pinscher
📍 San Antonio, TX
⏳ 6 Days at Shelter
📥 Owner Surrender
💔 MAJOR is a highly fearful, under-socialized dog struggling significantly in the shelter environment. Owner reports he has not been exposed to new people or other dogs and is reactive in unfamiliar situations. Shelter notes describe a dog who is consistently anxious, trembling, and avoidant, but who will engage briefly with high-value treats and shows moments of trust with handlers.
He requires patience, structure, and a calm environment. In kennel and yard settings, he remains highly stressed and reactive when overwhelmed, indicating he is not coping well in the shelter setting.
🏡 Experienced Foster Needed
🐾 Rescue Needed
❤️ Behavior-Savvy Adopter Needed
📢 PLEASE SHARE — THIS DOG NEEDS OUT OF THE SHELTER TO HAVE A CHANCE AT SUCCESS.
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MAJOR 🆔 (M) Estimated Age 3 Years, BLACK, DOBERMAN PINSCH DOG. Weight:53 LBS ♥️Heartworm Test:NT Heartworm Smear:NT 📍San Antonio, Tx Days At Shelter:06
***OWNER SURRENDER***
Evaluation Notes:06/18/2026
Owner surrender due to owner issue. Owner states he is fearful around new people and can jump and dig a 6 foot fence and has not been around other people nor dogs. Dog is fearful trembling with a tense body, clenched muzzle and tucked ears. He retreats as handler approaches. He is able to
be leashed and walked outside where he walks to the end of the leash to avoid handler. Handler is able to offer affection briefly where he flinches and moves away. Behavior due to under socialization.
06/20/2026
Continuing to work with dog -
Dog is on opposite side of kennel upon approach and is fearful by remaining in position with a tense and trembling body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail as I enter kennel and sit. He is interested in high value treats offered to him where he takes treats gently by hand. He is not interested in further interaction by remaining on opposite side of kennel with same body language. Upon re-approach on same side of kennel, he is fearful by retreating away from me with a tense and trembling body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. He is interested in continued high value treats offered by hand and allows me
to pet him where he flinches with same body language. He is easy to leash where he walks slowly out of kennel and then
retreats back into kennel. He is easy to pick up and carry outside where he is initially stressed and is hyper vigilant, scanning surroundings quickly with a tense, trembling body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. He allows volunteer handler to pet him where he avoids eye contact and fidgets between volunteer handler and I with same body language. He is interested to sniff in grass and pulls on leash where he is seemingly house trained. He is easy to walk back to kennel and allows me to remove leash easily. Behavior due to under-socialization and environment.
06/21/2026
Play Group
Dog displays sociability with handler by coming over to greet with a tense body, wide eyes and a tucked docked tail and is easy to leash and walk outside where he urinates/defecates. He is stressed entering yard by walking in slowly and retreating away from approaching dogs with a tense body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. He communicates for space as multiple dogs follow him in yard by growling with a tense body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. As dogs disrespect his communications, he escalates behaviors by growling barking and snapping at dogs while quickly retreating away from them and pacing in yard with a tense body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. He is easy to remove from yard and is not initially interested in returning to building. He is walked around campus grounds for a few minutes where he is interested to sniff in grass and is easy to return to kennel.
06/21/2026
Continuing to work with dog -
Dog is fearful in kennel with a tense body, wide eyes, pinned ears and a tucked docked tail. He displays sociability by greeting me as I enter kennel with a tense body and wide eyes and is interested in high value treats and affection where he sniffs my face. He is easy to leash and walk outside where he walks to grass quickly to urinate and defecate. He is interested to sniff in grass and pulls intermittently on leash and is hyper vigilant of surroundings where he scans area multiple times with a tense
body and wide eyes. He displays sociability with other handlers, including an infant by coming over to sniff them briefly before walking away quickly. He allows me to pet him with a tense body and and whines as we stand in place. He allows other handler to walk him where he is not interested to interact with them and flinches back as they attempt to pet him with a tense body and wide eyes. He is easy to walk back to kennel and allows me to remove leash easily. Behavior due to under-socialization and environment.
Vet Exam Notes:06/18/2026
Pt on vet exam list for profuse salivation with white foam
QAR, very anxious, no ptalyism observed during exam, ambulatory
Monitor
Due to kennel capacity this pet will be
☠killed 💉without confirmed placement
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🔰The pets on this list are at immediate risk of being killed and this serves as the final notice for them 🔰
PLEASE NOTE: San Antonio Urgents & Adoptables is not the city municipal shelter, we plea out the urgent dogs at risk of euthanasia to other rescues, adopters and fosters to save their lives.
Euthanasia (Kill) begins at
⏰12:30 pm Monday thru Friday and 11am on Saturday. Although general euthanasia (kill) may take place on any of these days, pets with grave medical concerns may be killed at any time. Plus 5pm everyday except on Sunday.
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Location: Animal Care Services (ACS), 4710 TX-151, San Antonio, TX 78227
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