Florence up for Adoption
Here's What You Need To Know:
- Pending Adoption? no
- Pet's Location: holly springs NC, 27540
- Pet's Age: 2 Years 3 Months
- Pet's Size: small
- Pet's Gender: female
- Pet's Breed: Maltese / Mixed (long coat)
- Pet's Activity Level: Moderately Active
- Pet good with dogs? yes
- Pet good with cats? no
- Pet good with kids? no
Organization:
- Name: pawfect match rescue
- Address: PO Box 171, Holly Springs, NC 27540
- Site: http://www.pawfectmatch.org
This little girl has been through it! I don’t know what “it” is, but she is a survivor. After being picked up as a stray, she spent about 4 days at the shelter before being sprung by a Pawfect foster. She was so severely matted that she had to be sedated to be shaved. She also had a huge burn wound on her back. A Pawfect vet partner gave her a laser treatment, ointments, and pain medication to help her heal. No one knows what caused the burn, but it was awful. She basically had no skin on her back. Thankfully, that has completely healed and she is very happy to not hurt anymore. We are still waiting to see if her hair will grow back.
At some point, she had a person because she knows how to be a house dog, loves attention and toys, recognizes household noises, and is potty trained. Now, potty training is 90% the human doing their part. She will have an accident if you don’t pay attention to her asking (she will usually go stand by the door, maybe even whine) or take her out regularly. Small dogs need to go out more often than big dogs. They just do. So, you have to be committed to that. She loves to go for long walks. Right now, those have been limited to morning and night with quick pee breaks in between as her skin really can’t be in the sun.
She does appear to have some allergies, but is not currently on any medication (and probably doesn’t need any).
She is about ten pounds and will require regular grooming every 9(ish) weeks. This is not optional as she will mat and must have her glands expressed since they tend to get impacted.
She is tremendously sweet and demands attention. She almost seems to prefer kids. But, she can be a biter and has a terrifying growl. So, I cannot recommend her to a house with kids and she needs a very patient/experienced adopter who can work with her on this. No one knows what all she has been through, but it has obviously been terrible. The growling/biting is typically related to possessiveness over her toys or new situations (for example, putting on a harness).
She learns (and follows) routines well. But, she reacts badly (aggressive) to change. Her adopter will need to be patient while she learns your house rhythm. We have her voluntarily going into her crate after her evening walk. But, that has been a journey.
She is great with other dogs. Hasn’t met a cat. She’s good on a leash, but will pull if she sees a bird or squirrel. Loves meeting new people and dogs on the street. Not much of a barker, but can whine sometimes.
She still needs to have her spay operation. So, she cannot go home until the end of June.
