Fairfax, VA - Bichon Frise/Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup). Meet SPARKY a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Bichon Frise/Poodle (Toy or Tea Cup)

Color

White - with Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut

Age

9 years 7 months old, Adult

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

13 lbs (current)

Sex

Male

Pet ID

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My details

Not good with kids

Good with dogs

Not good with cats

Needs experienced adopter

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Sparky

Poodle
White and Apricot
Male
7 years old
13.5 pounds

House trained

SPARKY is a sweet dog and very affectionate once he warms up to you. He jumps up and down to greet you when you come home and gets very excited about car rides-he loves them! SPARKY is completely house trained, has no resource guarding issues and is not a chewer. He's fine with other dogs-he'll either ignore them or play with them depending on the dog. The best thing about SPARKY is that he will play ball endlessly just like a puppy!
Besides all of these endearing qualities, SPARKY has a real issue that must be addressed by his new owner. He has fear aggression. Whatever experience he had in his past has left him fearful of new things and people which is manifested by aggressive behavior towards strangers and sometimes people he knows. But all is not hopeless! We have done some limited training with SPARKY addressing this behavior and have seen real progress and positive results. It has been enough to know that training will be effective but only if continued and practiced daily. This will take a great amount of patience and discipline from SPARKY'S owner. SPARKY is a very sweet and loving dog at heart and with the right owner will learn to trust and love again. He definitely has it in him-we have seen it!❤️
No apartments. No kids or teenagers. Quiet home only.
Experienced adopter only.

If you are interested in adopting SPARKY please go to our website www.somersetcottagepoodlerescue.org to see our adoption process and click on ADOPT to download the application.

SPARKY'S adoption donation is $695

Please stay tuned for SPARKY'S new post groom photos coming April 8th!

Somerset Cottage Poodle Rescue
Fairfax, VA 22033
scpoodlerescue@gmail.com