Entered: 10/21/2013
Status: Adopted
Age: 3
Color: Buff
Weight: 27 lbs.
Gender: Altered Female
Location: Goochland, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, treatment for flea infestation complete
Temperament: Good with people as young as 12, good with other dogs, unknown with cats
Original: “Living up to her name, Scarlett is a total love bug and wants to be wherever her person is.”
Scarlett and her buddy Rhett were found as strays in Goochland, Virginia . Both cockers were massively flea infested and matted. MAESSR’s president felt that since she had helped dogs from everywhere but her hometown, she need to help these two sweet babies. Based on the condition of their coats, both dogs were probably previously kept outside.
Living up to her name, Scarlett is a total love bug and wants to be wherever her person is. Once the weather turned cooler, her foster mom started putting a coat on her to help her keep warm. Scarlett loves her coat, and she looks adorable in it. Her health is good, and her skin is healing nicely from the fleas.
Miss Scarlett has done extremely well with housetraining; her foster mom says she is 98% trained. She is also crate trained. Her leash manners, however, could use some work. Scarlett can be a bit food possessive with other dogs, but has not shown that to be the case with her foster parents.
MAESSR’s honorary Springer behaved well for the groomer and the vet. Scarlett thinks as long as you are touching her, it is a good thing. This beauty loves to ride in the car—probably to show off her newly beautiful skin, her recently groomed appearance, and her stunning new coat!
True to the tale, Scarlett and Rhett do occasionally have disagreements, and MAESSR feels they should not be placed together, that each will do better without the other. Scarlett has gotten along well with the other dogs in her foster home except for one incident around the communal food bowls. It was a very minor occurrence, but her foster mom feels her new family should know about this.
Are you ready to open your home to a Southern belle? Will you brush her and pet her and give her the attention due such a beautiful gal? Will you help her learn to walk well on a leash so she can strut her stuff? This lovely girl will make someone very happy.