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| Updated over 9 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Maltese
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
5/11/15 - I'VE BEEN ADOPTED!
Adoption Fee: $325
Fostered in Alabama
Age: 6 years
Weight: 6 lbs.
GIGI IS A YORKIE/MALTESE MIX!
3/9/15 - Gigi had a photo shoot this weekend and wanted to share her awesome pictures with everyone. She continues to be just the best foster ever.
8/14/14 - Gigi here. Wanted to update on the progress of my allergies. I am doing very well and just get 1 bath weekly in Malesab. The Atopica is working wonders and I have now been able to go to 1 pill every other day. My hair is filling in where I was bald and I am feeling so much better. I have even started to play with toys and have attempted to play with my foster siblings as well. Gave foster mom a kiss the other day as well. Boy, I cannot believe this is what it feels and looks like to be a normal dog. It has been so long since I have looked and felt ok, that I just assumed that was normal. Not anymore. The sky's the limit!!!
7/17/14 - Hi there! My name is Gigi. Mine could be a sad story, but since I’m of the attitude that the glass is half full, I don’t look to the past, just to the future. So, in looking to the future, I visited a psychic and started daydreaming as she told me about the life that I would soon lead: “You are a very lucky young lady. Soon a loving family will want you to join them. I see you inside a house, playing with toys, eating the best foods and getting weekly baths.” WEEKLY BATHS! I came to just around the time she mentioned that and starting shaking that crystal ball. I think I got the glitch out, but just so everyone knows, not a fan of the baths. I hear that they are mandatory and I don’t have a choice.
Gigi was first surrendered to a shelter by her original owners because she had severe allergies. Well, she was adopted by a family who had all good intentions of get those allergies taken care of, but just weren’t going the correct route for this baby’s skin. So that family surrendered her to YHR and she is now in a foster home that has experience with furbabies with severe allergies. It’s really rather simple, Gigi is on Atopica. It is a pill that, currently, is being taken daily. Now, sometimes, the dose can be backed off a little, but since Gigi has just started this regimen and is doing very well on it, it will be a little while before we try to lower the amount. She takes the 10 mg and Atopica can be purchased online at drsfosterandsmith.com for $58 dollars for 30 pills which currently last her a month. Oh, another thing we should tell you, not a fan of taking pills either, but these are also mandatory.
She is co-existing great with the other pups in the foster home, but hasn’t started to want to play with any of them yet, although she will nap laying up against them. She seems to have taken more of a liking to foster dad, but also loves foster mom. We think that since foster mom gives the UNWANTED baths and the UNWANTED pills, she seems to be a little more wicked. She will play with toys if you get down and play with her, but like all yorkies, needs to be entertained. She is doing well with potty training, but has had some accidents which are always expected. She loves exploring the backyard, so will need a secure fenced in yard to sun in. She is slowly, but surely learning to like to be held and sit on laps and has even recently given a couple of sweet kisses. She gets really excited when you first get home. Gigi is definitely not an alpha and has a timid and scared personality. Her foster mom and dad are giving her the confidence that she never had and will teach her to be spoiled if it is the last thing they do.
With all of this information given, are you the family that can make “all” of Gigi’s psychic’s predictions come true? If you think so, please fill out the online adoption application.
7/7/14 - COMING SOON! (HAS SEVERE ALLERGIES, AND IS CURRENTLY ON ATOPICA!)
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