Entered: 09/04/2008
Status: Adopted
Age: 5
Color: Liver/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Female
Location: Springfield, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, treatment for intestinal worms and an ear infection complete
Temperament: Good with adults, less comfortable with children, good with other dogs, ignores cats at the vet’s office
Update 09/17/08:
Winnie’s spay stitches are ready to be removed. This is a great thing because she is very active. She wants to run, jump, play, fetch, and interact playfully with the resident Springer. She is eating very well but may need a diet change to control some itchy, flaky skin. Winnie is crate-trained and will stay in the crate without issue for 7-8 hours. She’s quick to become vocal, though, when she sees the resident Springer standing bedside for early morning pettings.
Winnie is great with other adults who visit in her foster home but seems less comfortable with children when out and about. She would especially love to have another dog in her adopting family to play with and grown-ups who love to sit back and enjoy watching their dogs have fun with each other. Is your Springer looking for a playmate?????
Original:
Winnie is a three-legged ball of fire who is a MAJOR cuddle bug and Velcro Springer! She and another dog were relinquished to a shelter in Pennsylvania by their owner who was threatening to shoot them if the shelter did not immediately accept them. It was reported that Winnie lost her right front leg when she was younger due to being hit by a car. But don’t think that having a missing front leg slows this cutie down. She flies up and down the stairs in her foster family’s townhome.
Winnie came through spay surgery like a champ, barely slowing down for the first two days while medicated. Already, she wants to play fetch with her foster mom. While under anesthesia for spaying, a cannula or drain tube was inserted into her left earflap to allow an aural hematoma to drain and heal. The cannula will be removed in three weeks. There will be some permanent disfiguration, but it is felt this would be the most successful treatment method that would minimize the disfiguration. Whoever does open their heart and home to Winnie will need to finish the treatment for worming and have her rechecked in mid-October. She is being treated for yeast and bacterial infections in both ears, but that treatment will be completed in one week.
Win is very playful, as is typical with a Springer her age. She loves to play fetch with stuffed toys and tennis balls, although thus far her play has been limited to her foster family’s living and dining rooms because of her recuperation from spay surgery. Her foster parents are looking forward to the day they can take her to the local dog park for an all-out game of fetch. Winnie is a very friendly little gal who is also well-trained. While she doesn’t jump on people or counters, she will place her front paw up on her foster mom and dad. A simple, “Down, Winnie” is all it takes to get this girl to mind her manners. She also responds very well to “stay.” She doesn’t seem to have much patience for “sit,” so her foster family is working on this. She does well on a leash although she does move from one side of the walking path to the other. If she loses her balance, she will fall on her chin, so foster mom and dad haven’t really been restricting her movement while on a leash. She can be trusted off-leash as well; she will come right back when called. Winnie is crate-trained and has not displayed any separation anxiety, although she does whine quite loudly for a couple of minutes when her foster mom leaves for work.
Winnie gets along very well with the resident male Springer. There was one incident where she thought he needed to lose a little weight and tried to give assistance by helping him with an evening meal. She quickly learned that he doesn’t need her assistance, thank you very much. She completely ignored the resident cat at the vet hospital, along with two kitties that were brought into the hospital by another client. It’s unknown how well she gets along with two-legged youngsters as she has not met any on her outings.
Winnie is just a little sweetheart and will be a perfect pet for whoever opens their heart and home to her. She does show some shyness around men initially, but quickly warms up to them. If she has her way, she would be a lap dog or at least to lie right next to her humans. She has attached herself to her foster mom, especially. She will need a home that will give her lots of love and attention – she gives great hugs and kisses – but that will also set and enforce limits. Again, she is well-trained so enforcing limits is no problem at all.
Do you have room in your heart for this beautiful little girl?