Entered: 05/16/2012
Status: Adopted
Age: 3
Color: Liver/White
Weight: 42 lbs.
Gender: Altered Female
Location: New Hope, PA
Health: UTD, HW-, Lyme-, treatment for a UTI complete
Temperament: Good with adults, good with children of all ages, good with other dogs, will chase cats if they run
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When Tina first arrived at her foster home from a Pennsylvania shelter, she was a very scared little girl. On the small side at 42 pounds, it was obvious that she had a delivered a litter of puppies three or four months earlier. She took a trip to the vet for a medical check, which she passed with flying colors. She has the perfect teeth of a young dog, and the vet speculated that she is no more than two years old, and probably closer to eighteen months of age.
Tina has not had a lot of socialization but she is doing well as things are introduced. New objects in the yard like grills, or hoses have to be cautiously investigated. She didn’t seem to like the sprinkler and barked while chasing it, but it could have been in fun as she never stopped wagging her tail. Tina does well on walks with a head collar and rides nicely in the car as long as she is crated or tethered. Since she doesn’t have a lot of experience going for rides, she gets nervous if she’s not restrained. Tina will bark if startled but then quiets down. After settling into her foster home, she now enjoys a few toys and has found her bed to be a great spot to rest.
Tina is not a fussy eater and will sit for treats. She eats twice a day but will check her bowl now and then to see if anything was left behind or has magically appeared since her last meal. Her foster mom is feeding her a grain-free diet, which seems to agree with her. Her coat is luscious and a beautiful dark brown. Tina does not like the sound of the clippers, but tolerated her foster mom trimming mats out of her ears using scissors. The groomer reported that Tina demonstrated a similar dislike of all the noises there. At home, Tina loves getting bathed and especially enjoys the “massage” while her foster mom lathers her up. She does have to be leashed during the bath so she stays in one spot; otherwise, the bath turns into a game.
Since her idea of playing is grabbing a ball and running to start a “chase me” game, Tina’s foster mom has been working on teaching her to fetch. This is a work in progress, but it is important that Tina learns that being chased is not a game.
Tina is housebroken and will generally “go” in one spot. She is OK being left in the kitchen but sometimes tries to investigate the rest of the house by pushing the gate in the doorway aside. The cats are not at all happy about this! Unfortunately, Tina has had an accident when doing this because once she got on the other side of the gate she wasn’t able to get back to her safe area. This made her nervous which led to the accident.
This sweet and energetic girl deserves a wonderful home. Are you ready to show her the good life as a much-loved pet?