Additional Details

HOW TO ADOPT: This dog is available for adoption by appointment. To schedule a time to meet her, please email meetme@arl-iowa.org.

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– A little unsure of the world but is making steady progress in her foster home learning about all the wonderful things there are to being a dog!

– Recently learned what TOYS are and enjoys tossing them to herself while she frolics outside

– Does well in her crate when she has to be at home alone, and is working up to longer stretches contained; really loves having something to keep her busy while her friends are away

– Has been about 95% potty trained in her foster home; just remember that any dog may need time to get used to a new schedule

– While she continues her confidence journey, a young or busy home may be too much for her; will likely be most successful in a home where all family members are old enough to understand her need for space at times

– Would likely benefit from a calm and confident dog sibling to continue showing her how to navigate the world; would love to meet any resident pups in her next home prior to adoption

– Lived with cats in her previous home and also has feline siblings in her foster home, although still needs structured introductions to them in a new place, until she’s reminded that they aren’t playmates!

– Arrived with a suspected congenital deformity on one of her front paws; is missing a toe or two, but it impacts her life very little and is mostly a fun talking point for her at parties

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.