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My basic info
Breed
Maltese/Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup)
Color
White
Age
Young
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
10 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
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My details
Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Jadu is looking for the RIGHT home.
Adoption fee WAIVED to the right adotper.
Adoption application and process required.
Jadu needs:
* Someone who is home a lot (ex. Would suit retired or home on disability)
* A detached house - NO SHARED WALLS as she has massive separation anxiety and barks
* A good leader with NO CHILDREN under 16 yrs - she CAN bite
Jadu is a young dog. We think maybe 1-3 yrs old. She is likely a Poodle mixed with maybe Maltese?
We do not know her history, but from her behaviours we are guessing a typical pet store/puppy mill purchase that was removed from mom too young.
In the right environment, Jadu can be happy, playful, affectionate, eager to learn, loving, smart, energetic and so much more.
When Jadu first arrived to rescue with me she immediately showed AWFUL separation anxiety. As I work full time, this was torturous for me and her. She had to be crated as she was destructive and would mess if not, but crated she would still panic and chew the crate etc. She would bark and scream for 6 hours non stop. We started her on Clomipramine for anxiety and CBD oil and a medication to sedate her when I would leave. She showed food aggression to the other dogs, but NO aggression of any sort to people, and otherwise she got along ok with the dogs.
We had an adoptive home lined up before she came, and knowing all this they were still willing to try her. They were retired and home a lot, and lived in a gated community type area with lots of visitors. In their home, they experienced NO separation anxiety at all, so we are thinking she just was ok from all the different stimulation in the day. However, the home was very very good at loving her, but not quite what she needed for rules and boundaries. Jadu started exhibiting resource guarding for food and treats and toys, and growling and lunging, and the home wasn’t equipped to adapt to that.
So, she came back to rescue with me, where her separation anxiety was back in full swing. But again, with rules and structure, not one ounce of human aggression at all. She wouldn’t play with the other dogs, but she was fine interacting with them, unless food was involved. She was also 100% house trained.
Jadu then went to a foster home, to see if they could work with her. They were home all the time except for once a week, and had a good influence senior dog to hopefully teach her. However, the foster didn’t work out. Jadu wouldn’t act house trained and was only peeing in the house. She constantly bullied the other dog. Occasionally she would show attitude to the foster over treats, but not quite full aggression. But the biggest kicker was, even with full run of the house, with rules and love, she still had her horrible separation anxiety - even with the foster only leaving once a week. As the foster was in a basement suite, this home did not work out.
So, she came back to rescue with me AGAIN. I have seriously considered euthanasia for her, as at some points I worry her separation anxiety is too psychologically hard on her. But this time, we had a few different dogs in, and she actually started playing with them. She seems to be best with balanced calm small dogs or most large dogs. She can be a bully to submissive small dogs, and aggressive to “alpha” small dogs. I ended up getting VERY firm with her - “nothing in life is free training”, crating routine for short times as well, and several other things - and she is now “ok” in the crate when I am gone.
She is still on clomipramine for anxiety, and in a new home she will likely backslide a little. But, we are hoping, there is the right home out there, that is home a lot, in a detached home, structured and balanced, experienced with these breeds, and willing to take her on.
