My name is Lily!

Lily is a lovely little dog that will melt your heart.  She is a happy, friendly, playful little girl that you will instantly fall in love with.  She weighs approximately 20 lbs and is about a year old.

Here is what her foster family had to say about Lily:

Lilly is a super friendly, affectionate, energetic, beautiful little dog. She'll make a great addition to a young, energetic family. She has EPI, which is a missing enzyme and is treated with simple medicine and a particular diet. It certainly hasn't slowed her down any while she's been with us. She is a moderate-high energy level dog and should have a home with a fenced yard to allow her to run daily. Her age is given as 1 1/2 - but she's very energetic, like a puppy, loves to run and play. I haven't noticed much shedding at all.

Lilly is very social - and has been friendly with everyone in the house - male or female, adult or teenager. We haven't seen her around smaller children, but I think she'd adore an older child who's gentle with her and willing to play. She's not shy at all & so far on walks shows a huge interest in going up to meet any human she sees. For the first few days, she would bark at us coming back into the house until she realized who we were and she's barked at people she sees at a distance on the street. She hasn't shown any aggression - it's more like she's alerting us to something new. Other than that - she's not barky or yappy at all. She's interested in other dogs she meets on the street - a bit timid with bigger dogs and she's a bit frightened when a smaller dog barks at her. She does like to play with dogs her own size - actually that is how Lilly rolls - as long as you or it will play nicely with her, she's in heaven. She ignores the cat in our house.

When we leave the house, we crate Lilly and she whines a bit and then settles down. She doesn't show much anxiety or fear - she was a bit cautious at first with us and the environment I would say - but it didn't take long for her to grow accustomed to the house and it's noises. Lilly's favourite thing to do is interact with the people - whether we're playing with her or taking her for a run or snuggling up with us. She's a real attention seeker. Her energy level is quite high and even in the house she runs from room to room and loves to chase a thrown toy. She really needs a fenced yard to burn off that energy. As mentioned, she's normally very quiet - she'll bark when someone is coming in the house, but stops quickly once she realizes what's going on. 

Lilly is very well behaved. She hasn't damaged anything or tried to chew things she shouldn't. I think in a prior life she was a bit spoiled - she's interested in what we're eating and what's on the counter - so we are careful not to put food too close to the edge, but although she'll stretch up to look at the counter, she hasn't really tried to steal anything. Lilly's pretty smart - & we're working successfully on "sit". She also seems to understand "stay" a bit and when she sneaks downstairs, she seems to know she should be turning around when I look at her. We're working on the house training and it is much better now her food's been sorted out, but she still needs to be closely watched and taken out at regular intervals. Lilly goes in her crate when she's left alone - which is not very often - so she's maybe been in there a hour or two at most. She whines going in, but then seems to settle down. We don't use the crate at night - she sleeps on a dog cushion in our bedroom and for the first few nights due to the time change for her, she had to be taken out at about 4am, but she is now on Canadian time and quietly sleeping through until people start getting up at about 6:30am. She walks reasonably well on the leash, but has been known to try to pull to try to get where she's going and she's often quite adamant about that, so she'll need more leash training. If you run with her, she'll happily run on the leash beside you as long as possible. She also loves running around in circles at the park and trying to tie you up with the leash. A prospective adopter who doesn't get easily dizzy from going in circles would be a plus! Lilly has not tried to escape at all and will stay behind the door until invited out - even with a leash on when she knows it's walk time. She's not used to car rides yet and although she shows a lot of interest in getting into the cars, seems a bit confused and whines a bit while driving. She's very interested in looking out the windows though and once out of the car will happily jump back in.

So overall Lilly's a beautiful sweet little dog who just loves to play. Her health issues are easy to solve, I understand, with a specific diet and some inexpensive medicines that are easy to give. She's very playful and energetic and I think would prefer a home with a larger family with lots of people to play with. She would not do well in a crate for long periods as she needs to be able to burn off all that energy. She really needs an enclosed space, like a reasonably sized fenced back yard, so she can run around to her heart's content.

Lily has a condition called EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) which means that she has a lack of digestive enzymes, which she must take medication for daily.  The medication is inexpensive and easily added to her meal.  She does best on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Food which must be bought from a vet. 

If you think Lily would be a good fit for your family, please visit our main website at http://www.uglymuttsdogrescue.com and submit an adoption application.