Entered: 12/11/2004
Status: adopted
Age: 3
Color: Liver/White
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Gender: Altered Female
Location: Berryville, VA
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Rosie was found as a stray in Charlottesville, VA and no one came to claim her while she was at the shelter. She had very few mats, dirty ears, and a couple of ticks, but was at a healthy weight and had been spayed. She knows her basic commands, “sit,” “down,” “shake,” “roll” and is housebroken. Her dew claws had been removed, but she has a remaining nail hidden on the side of a front foot. She will allow her nails to be cut and her ears to be cleaned. Since in her foster home, she has had a fatty tumor removed and is healing well.
Rosie is her foster mom’s shadow. She does not like to be far from either her foster mom or dad and has broken through baby gates to get to them. She is not destructive in her foster home, though, and has only broken out of the baby gates twice. Once she wanted to get to her people who were elsewhere in the house. And once, she wanted to go from hardwood flooring upstairs to the carpeted basement and couches. Her foster mom has found that the best solution is to put many dog beds in the confined area. If Rosie has something soft to sleep on, she is happy. She knows she is not allowed on furniture, but her foster mom believes she was allowed that privilege in her previous home. She will sneak on when no one is looking, reluctantly getting down when caught.
Rosie is a big couch potato and does not need much exercise. She was very tired after a one-mile walk with her foster family. She walks very well on a leash but has to let all the neighborhood dogs know she is out. She likes to talk to her foster parents too. She barks to be let out and in, barks when she wants a treat, and barks for any kind of attention. She is slowly learning that sitting quietly will get her much more of what she wants. She also barks for the first couple of minutes in the car but settles nicely and rides well. She likes the vet and loves strangers. She has not met cats yet.
When it comes to playmates, Rosie is picky. She will play with her foster sister, a female Corgi mix, but does not want anything to do with a friend’s female Jack Russell terrier. Rosie is not dominant but does not want to be bossed around. She has no problems with her food and people, but is protective of her treats with other dogs. She is doing better as she is settling in and likes to play with her foster sister when no treats are around. When any good treats are given, such as pig ears or rawhides, she gets her separate space from the other dogs.
When Rosie is offered to an adopting family, it would be great, if at all possible, for her to meet any fur covered brothers and sisters in the new family to see how they get along. Given her love of people, she would probably also do well as an “only” dog. What she needs most is a soft place to sleep and a soft spot in her forever family’s heart. Can she cozy up with you?