Entered: 07/15/2009
Status: adopted
Age: 3
Color: Liver/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Female
Location: Goochland, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, good in all areas
Temperament: Good with people as young as two, good with other dogs and cats
Original: April came to MAESSR from a Virginia shelter after being dropped off by her owner who could no longer care for her.
This lovely Springer girl has wonderful house manners. April doesn’t trash dive or get on furniture and is completely housetrained. Although she does not counter surf, if her foster mom takes too long fixing meals, she will stand and rest her paws on the outside edge of the counter to see what is taking so long! April loves people and is good with small children, gets along well with other dogs, and is very respectful of cats. Very sweet and loving, April has a calm, quiet disposition. She has complete run of the house during the day and when her foster mom must leave for a few hours. At night she sleeps in a crate in her foster mom’s bedroom; she goes into her crate willingly and sleeps soundly until morning.
April walks well on leash and is trustworthy off leash, returning as soon as she is called. She loves to ride in the car, jumping into any open door she finds and preferring the front seat where she is perfectly well behaved. At feeding time, April usually finishes her meals first and will sit by her dish patiently waiting for the three resident dogs to finish. She is just as good when it is treat time. April loves to be groomed and was very, very, good for her first bath, which took quite a while since she was extremely dirty. After her bathing, April stood quietly without restraint as she was groomed with the electric clippers.
Her foster mom says April is the best-behaved Springer she has ever been around! She will make a welcome addition to some lucky person’s home!