Additional Details
HOW TO ADOPT: This pet is available for adoption by appointment. To schedule a time to meet this pet, please email fosterinquiry@arl-iowa.org.
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- Gentle, calm and kind; likes to be covered with a blanket when it's cold and will nudge your hand for pets
- Foster family said she has been good in the house and tends to sleep when they're not home
- Likes stuffed bones
- Has been calm on car rides
- New environments can be a lot for her to handle, especially at first, so she's looking for a family who will be patient as she acclimates and who will continue to work with her on socialization; will also do best with supervision when outdoors until she feels comfortable
- Can be unsure of new people, particularly men, and does best with patience and slow introductions
- Foster family said she is potty-pad trained but will need some patience learning that outdoors is the preferred place to potty
- Does best on relaxed, slow-paced walks when it's not too busy outside; loves to sniff everything but tends to be cautious, especially around lots of different noises
- Has not been around many kids while in our care, but was nervous around a school-age child she met in her foster home (mature home recommended)
- Seems to really like other dogs; likes to be in their faces with lots of sniffs and kisses, which can be too much for some dogs, so slow intros with patient dogs tend to work out best
- Overall a sweet soul who seems to have been through a lot; give her a few weeks to open up and she'll be a wonderful, loving companion
- Tested heartworm positive and has received an initial treatment. She'll need a second treatment and then a recheck to make sure she's in the clear. All treatment phases will be completed at the ARL at no additional cost to the adopter. She will also need to be kept fairly calm until treatment is complete (more info at ARL)
All adoptable dogs and puppies are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccinations (rabies and DA2PPV as appropriate for their age)
The ARL's shelter software requires that we choose a primary breed for our dogs. Visual breed identification in dogs is unreliable, so for most dogs we are only guessing at primary breed. We get to know each dog as an individual and do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not breed label.
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