This week’s featured dog needs a person with not only a big heart, but who also the ability to handle a dog that is reactive to other animals, and the desire to put in time and effort working with him and with the shelter, to help him.

Tyler, a 2-year-old mixed breed, came to us as a stray one year ago. Since then he has been struggling in the shelter environment. To the best of our ability, we have tried to keep him in quiet areas of the shelter away from other animals, but what he truly needs is a place away from the shelter, away from dogs and cats, where he can decompress and then begin a training program.

Responsible Pet Care is willing to help with all of this, but we need help to get Tyler into a dog-savvy foster home with no other animals and no children. If you think you are up for the challenge and want to learn how to work with a reactive dog, please email our trainer at [email protected].

Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills is a no-kill, nonprofit shelter and adoption center for cats and dogs, and the holding area for stray dogs for 12 towns in Oxford County. The shelter is located at 9 Swallow Road in Paris. Normal business hours are Friday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Appointments are available on other days.

Responsible Pet Care operates a thrift shop called Pawsibilities. It is located at 132 Waterford Road in Norway and is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of clean, usable household items are accepted during shop hours. All the money raised at Pawsibilities supports RPC.

For answers to questions about adopting or fostering a pet, or to make an inquiry about a lost animal, call RPC after noon at 743-8679.