Adopt: Stephen
The Big Smiling Boy Who Just Needs His Person 🐾
📍 Jonesboro, AR | 🎂 3 years, 9 months | ⚖️ 110 lbs
Meet Stephen — Stevie to his people — a big, playful, grinning boy who has become more outgoing, more active, and more himself with every week in foster care. He loves walks, car rides, fetch in the yard, and absolutely every person who gives him the time of day. He greets affection like it is the best thing that has ever happened to him, because honestly, he seems to feel that way every single time.
Stevie is house-trained and very good about letting you know when he needs to go out. He loves treats, knows his basic commands — though like any self-respecting Berner he reserves the right to be selectively stubborn about them — and has a smile that will absolutely stop you in your tracks. He was a model patient at the vet clinic, unbothered by shots, ear checks, or chipping, and he is not food-possessive in the slightest. Thunder and fireworks? Not a concern indoors. Car rides? He is in.
Stevie is a strong, spirited boy who does best in calm, low-activity environments. He has shown growling or mouthing behavior on two occasions when things got too hectic around him — he has not bitten or caused harm, but he needs an experienced owner who understands large dogs and can read his cues. He also has a very loud, very enthusiastic opinion about the doorbell, which may be a training project for his new family.
Stevie would do best in a home that offers:
🏡 A securely fenced yard — he loves fetch and outdoor playtime
👤 One or two calm adults — he thrives in low-activity, low-chaos environments
🐾 Only pet household preferred — likely best as the sole animal in the home
🐱 No cats
👶 No children — he can get overwhelmed with too much activity
🎓 An experienced large-dog owner familiar with reading canine body language
💛 Someone patient with a stubborn, smiley, loveable Berner who just needs his person
Stevie is sweet, playful, and full of love — he just needs the right calm, devoted person to bring out the very best of him. For the right home, that smile of his is going to be absolutely impossible to resist. 💕
👉 Apply to adopt Stephen today and let this big, grinning boy steal your heart.
