Minette Jul 24 up for Adoption
Here's What You Need To Know:
- Adopted Date: 11/01/2024
- Pet's Location: pacolet SC, 29372
- Pet's Age: 2 Years 8 Months
- Pet's Size: large
- Pet's Gender: female
- Pet's Color: brown/chocolate
- Pet's Breed: Poodle (Standard) (long coat)
- Pet's Activity Level: Moderately Active
- Pet good with dogs? yes
- Pet good with cats? no
- Pet good with kids? yes
Organization:
- Name: carolina poodle rescue
- Address: Pacolet, SC 29372
- Site: http://www.carolinapoodlerescue.org
Reason for being in rescue: Minette was turned into CPR from a local shelter after a foster home she had been placed in had an accident and Minette was hit by a car resulting in two broken legs.
Foster location: Dreamweaver Farms, Pacolet SC
Special Needs? Yes -Minette was hit by a car and both her front and back legs on her left side and were broken and her pelvis was fractured. She had surgery to correct the legs and the pelvis healed on its own. She walks with a limp although she is getting stronger every day. We are grateful she can walk at all.
Weight: 36.9 lbs – which is a good weight and she should not gain any more
Height: 23 in at the shoulder
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Date into Rescue: 07/04/24
Adoption Fee: $599
Fence needed? Yes – Minette loves to romp and play and needs the exercise to continue to strengthen the tendons and muscles in her legs after her long confinement post surgery. Just leash walking would not be in her best interest. If you have a plan for off leash socialization and play a minimum of 3 times per week for a minimum of one to two hours per session, we can discuss depending on your plan.
What kind of home would be best for me? Minette is a well behaved young lady who was raised with children and other dogs but she was raised outside in a back yard. House training was a bit of a challenge when she first came in but thanks to surgery crate rest, we started teaching her early and she now has free run of her kennel room and she keeps her kennel room clean. She does not eat beds or toys although she loves to play with toys. She will need a home that will first off understand that she has never had free run of an entire house and you will need to teach her what that means, what she can do and what she should not do.
Minette craves affection and attention and loves to be touched and petted. She will lay down when you get physically close to her and we think she feels safer if she is laying down. She does not have a couch to get on right now in her area but I think she would like to learn to lay on one with you. Minette does not necessarily need a mansion or lots of square footage. She does need a committed owner who has attention and love to give her. I would prefer a person who only works part time away from home or a work from home person. Minette is not independent. She needs people. She loves other dogs but she could be an only dog with the right human BFF.
What is my personality like? Bouncy, affectionate and ready to play, Minette is all standard poodle all the time. She is saucy, sweet and has an opinion on things. She can also pout in the cutest way. If it’s time for her to go up or go in and she is not ready, she stomps her feet at you and then goes in but first you have to hear about it.
Minette is not a fan of cars. She does not get car sick. She is fine once she is in but she is not going crazy about going into a car or being around cars. Considering what happened to her, this is not a surprise. We think with time and patience, she will see that no more cars are going to hit her and she can relax when they are around but she will always be a little apprehension about big steel machines.
Minette is fully crate trained and she walks well on a leash. She likes hard rubber toys and kong toys and is ready to do what you wish for a treat. We crate trained her with milk bones. Milk bone went in – Minette went in right after it.
Minette some basic training. She has always, until July, been an outside dog in a pack of dogs. She is ready to learn and we think she would thoroughly enjoy a basis obedience class. She also has all the makings of a good therapy dog with training and more socialization. She is a loving, giving dog and her story is a story of resilience and survival.
How do I act when I first meet new people? She will say hi ya’ll! Minette loves to hang out with new folks.
Other tips and tidbits: Estimated birthdate 02/07/22 – Minette has had one litter of puppies. She also had a mile form of pneumonia earlier this fall which she has completely recovered from.
Minette’s front and back left legs were broken after she was struck by a car. The shelter that owned her at the time tried crate rest and a split on the back leg. After a few days, the foster she was in reported she appeared to have pain in the front leg also and more x rays showed that both left legs were broken and her pelvis was fractured. Approximately 3 1/2 weeks after the accident, Minette was transferred to CPR where an amazing surgeon took on the daunting task of pinning and plating not one but two legs that had started to heal incorrectly with the conservative management. Minette survived a 9 hour surgery that worked and Minette has healed well. We are forever grateful to the amazing surgeon who took on this task when several others told us to amputate and grateful to the donors who said “let’s do this” and made sure Minette had the funds to allow our surgeon to do his work. Thank you is not enough – but seeing Minette whole and healthy I hope will be. Her new home needs to understand that this girl means a lot to us and we need for you to keep us updated on her life journey. She is important and special. We are going to be picky about where she goes.
House trained? Dogs can be house trained if they are in the right environment and are allowed to follow a schedule as long as a physical reason doesn’t keep them from being trained. A dog house trained in my home may not be in yours. We will help you teach your new dog this necessary skill and based on your schedule.
