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At-Risk List

These are all dogs currently on our at-risk list that are priorities to move out of the shelter.

All adoption fees of these dogs are fee-waived in an effort to get them into homes.

Our shelter continues to be at capacity, and we receive at least 30 new dogs, on average, every day. Kennel space is needed every day for our new arrivals, which means our team always has an urgency to move dogs out of the shelter. Due to the fact that we have no open kennels and more dogs coming in than are going out, all the dogs on this list should be considered urgent placements. We are sharing this in an effort to find homes for these dogs as quickly as we can, so that we do not have to euthanize them because of how full we are.

See ways that you can help the dogs on the at-risk list at the resources listed at the bottom of the page below the table.

Defining KC Pet Project’s At Risk List

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What it Means to be a No-Kill Shelter and What That Means for Us at KC Pet Project

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Dogs that are on the at-risk list are eligible to go to a foster home.

If you are interested in fostering a dog, please visit this page to fill out the foster sign up form  and schedule an appointment or email [email protected]. Dogs on our at-risk list are also eligible for fostering-to-adopt. The Canine Foster-to-Adopt program aims to find suitable homes for hard-to-place dogs by avoiding prolonged stays in the shelter or in foster care. Mirroring our adoption process, our goal is to match you with a dog that after two weeks in your home, you decide to adopt. 

 

Please note: Dogs with a placement deadline in the urgency column are not eligible for foster or foster-to-adopt but are eligible for adoption. This is so our foster team can utilize their time and resources to place the other hundreds of dogs in our care into foster homes.  

The Canine Operations Team and other staff utilizes our complete at-risk spreadsheet to track the canines in our care while having a system of checks and balances.

Being “at-risk” does not mean a dog is going to be automatically euthanized; instead it is an opportunity for our organization to focus attention and advocate for at-risk dogs by finding ways to improve quality of life or find appropriate placement alternatives. We also track when we’ve marketed these dogs, if they go to playgroups, if they participate in Dog Day Outs, if they have a professional photo and a bio written, and much more.

The at-risk list is also intended to help all KC Pet Project stakeholders emotionally prepare in the event that tough decisions are made. It’s not impossible for a dog to bypass the at-risk list and move to humane euthanasia if the situation warrants it. Dogs with a bite history or a medical emergency might be an example.

Urgency

This column highlights the urgency of placement for the dog and would list a deadline for placement if there is one set.

LOS

Length of Stay

This is how long the dog has been at one of our adoption centers in our care. Dogs are automatically added to the at-risk list when they hit 30 days in our care as that is more than a week longer than our average length of stay for dogs.  Majority of the dogs that are on our at-risk list are there because of their length-of-stay. This is so no dog falls through the cracks at our organization. It’s important to note that the longer a dog is in the shelter, the more stressed that they will become living in a shelter environment, and we cannot hold dogs indefinitely.

PC

Petco Adoption Center (at 95th and Quivira)

ZR

Zona Rosa Adoption Center

QOL

Quality of Life

When we reach a level of animals that is beyond our shelter’s capacity for providing humane care, we see more pets whose quality of life starts to deteriorate in the shelter environment. Dogs who spend months in a shelter may begin deteriorating and/or medically suffering in the shelter (which can include refusal to eat, losing weight, panting/barking all day long, spinning in their kennels, vomiting and diarrhea, and other concerns), and we must evaluate whether it is humane to keep this animal in our care any longer. We provide medications to help ease their stress, but many animals are so stressed that medications only provide so much relief.

B-Ops

Behavior Observations

JAM

Jumpy and Mouthy (while handling)

OLR

On Leash Reactivity

RG

Resource Guarding
NameAnimal IDIntake DateLOSDate AddedReason AddedUrgency
GinnyA565631598/14/202416010/5/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful, mandatory meet with household
LouisA566727948/30/20241449/26/2024LOS, RG with people, no childrenUrgent Placement Needed
FransiscoA553679099/22/202412110/22/2024LOS, QOL, mandatory D2D, no small dogs, no prey like dogsUrgent Placement Needed
VirginiaA5702460810/5/202410810/31/2024LOS, may do best as an only dogUrgent Placement Needed
LadybirdA5695402210/6/202410710/31/2024LOS, RG with dogs, prey drive, mandatory meet with household
CrescentA5705483410/10/202410311/8/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful, vetting & restraint
JaydaA5711213010/19/20249411/15/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful, JAM
WinifredA5713335110/22/20249111/19/2024LOS
KetchupA5370855810/25/20248811/22/2024LOS, JAM
TwisterA5690404110/25/20248811/22/2024LOS, no cats, escape tendencies, mandatory D2D
MurrayA5661695510/26/20248711/22/2024LOS, mandatory meet with all members of household, transtion, shy/fearful, no cats, intake notes
CatelynA5655920710/29/20248411/26/2024LOS
BambinaA5543618110/31/20248211/6/2024LOS, QOL, JAM, escape tendencies, no cats
AnoukA5724994211/10/2024721/21/2025LOS, no female dogs, JAM, mandatory meet with household, RG with people, no cats
FolgerA5725323511/11/20247112/10/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful, JAM, mandatory meet with household, reactivity
WizardA5701493111/14/20246812/13/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful, mandatory meet w/ household
MagellanA5728891211/16/20246612/13/2024LOS, JAM
MerriweatherA5728908411/16/20246612/13/2024LOS
HarleyA5725394611/17/20246512/17/2024LOS, no female dogs, RG w/ dogs, reactivity
PhoebeA5729105311/17/20246512/17/2024LOS
DoogieA5729593711/18/20246412/17/2024LOS, JAM, no male dogs
LizzyA5688520311/19/20246312/17/2024LOS, JAM, escape tendencies, mandatory meet w/ children, mandatory D2D, no female dogs
GibletA5730766011/19/20246312/13/2024LOS, no male dogs, mandatory D2D
RangoonA5733730111/24/20245812/24/2024LOS
KristoffA5649871811/25/20245712/24/2024LOS, reactivity, mandatory d2dUrgent Placement Needed
Alamo (ZR)A5734561111/25/20245712/31/2024LOS
SafariA5596673011/26/20245611/28/2024LOS, QOL, Mandatory Meet w/ Children, No Cats/Small Animals (Prey Drive), Mandatory D2D/No Male Dogs, Escape Tendencies, Destructive TendenciesUrgent Placement Needed
Dwayne A4637946711/26/20245612/24/2024LOS, No Male Dogs
FlameA5735386911/26/20245612/24/2024LOS, No male dogs
BlitzenA5736154411/28/20245412/24/2024LOS
Cooper A5572332411/29/20245312/27/2024LOS, Transition, Reactivity, No Cats/Small Animals (Prey Drive), Mandatory D2D, Intake Notes
PeytonA5659052211/29/20245312/27/2024LOS, No Male Dogs (PG NOTES), no cats, reactivity (intake notes)
TylerA5469087011/30/20245212/27/2024LOS, Transition, shy/fearful
AceA4937610712/2/20245012/31/2024LOS
MeridaA5737396812/2/20245012/31/2024LOS, transition, shy/fearful
CowabungaA5737508212/2/20245012/31/2024LOS, JAM
Anya TaylorA5738148112/3/20244912/18/2024LOS, QOL, no female dogs
JulianA5739577912/5/2024471/7/2025LOS
LoganA5712172012/5/2024471/7/2025LOS, transition, RG w/ people, mandatory meet with children, separation anixety
Inka (ZR)A5702058112/5/2024471/7/2025LOS
MisoA5741129012/7/2024451/7/2025LOS
LeroyA5651019012/7/2024451/7/2025LOS, escape tendencies, destructive tendencies, no cats
BluejayA5489535912/9/2024431/7/0205LOS, transition, shy/fearful, bite history, mandatory meet with childrenUrgent Placement Needed
TinselA5742157012/9/2024431/7/0205LOS, no dogsUrgent Placement Needed
GunnerA5742188512/9/2024431/7/0205LOS, no male dogs
CarlottaA5665516112/10/2024421/1/2025LOS, QOL, transition, shy/fearful, JAM, RG With dogs-intake notes, reactivity, mandatory meet with all members of the household
Feliz (ZR)A5743336512/10/2024421/7/2025LOS
OrlinA5738525812/11/2024411/10/2025LOS, no males
Emma (ZR)A5495344512/11/2024411/10/2025LOS
StarA5745861412/14/2024381/10/2025LOS
BlizzardA5746176112/15/2024371/14/2025LOS
Candy CaneA5746199512/15/2024371/21/2025LOS, no dogsUrgent Placement Needed
RazzleA5746264912/15/2024371/14/2025LOS
TzatzikiA5696058912/17/2024351/6/2025LOS, bite history, mandatory D2DUrgent Placement Needed
Hazel MayA5727782512/17/2024351/21/2025LOS
ReeseA5729832212/18/2024341/14/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful, handling sensitivites, no kids, RG w/ dogs, no cats, no livestock
NutmegA5748858412/18/2024341/21/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful
KeithA5735357812/19/2024331/2/2025LOS, intake notes (bite history), resource guarding with people, mandatory meet with childrenUrgent Placement Needed
Lou A5254793212/19/2024331/6/2025LOS, QOL, JAM (foster notes), mandatory meet w/ children (small children not recommended), handling sensitivities, no dogsUrgent Placement Needed
FlickerA5749523412/19/2024331/17/2025LOS
StormyA5738461112/20/2024321/17/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful
BiscottiA5750184812/20/2024321/17/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful
Jolly (ZR)A5750244712/20/2024321/17/2025LOS
JafarA5750473012/21/2024311/17/2025LOS, no cats
KushA5739287312/21/2024311/17/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful, handling sensitivites, mandatory meet w/children, escape tendencies
ArthurA5689201512/21/2024311/17/2025LOS
PapaA5750773812/22/2024301/21/2025LOS
Bobby SocksA5750814112/22/2024301/21/2025LOS
ValentineA5750848912/22/2024301/21/2025LOS
JulietteA5750850812/22/2024301/21/2025LOS
QuintaA5750865412/22/2024301/21/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful
GimliA5751581212/23/2024291/21/2025LOS, transition, shy/fearful
MallieA5537496312/24/2024281/21/2025LOS, JAM, mandatory meet w/ children, RG w/ people, RG w/ dogs, escape tendencies, destructive tendencies
ScrappyA4360634712/24/2024281/1/2025Combined LOS
RocciaA5518925112/31/2024211/8/2024QOLUrgent Placement Needed
HarperA575573591/1/2025201/21/2025Handling sensitivities, RG with people, mandatory meet with children, no dogsUrgent Placement Needed

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