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Name: Fleetfoot
Size: ~Medium range: 26-60 lbs
Adoption Donation: $250 - $100 = $150 (applicable sales tax included). Adoption fees may be paid by cash or check.  * A donation of $100 was given by Shelly Stanton towards Fleetfoot’s adoption fee.
Other: Spayed Female, Vaccinations current, Microchip, No apartments, No cats
Fleetfoot is such a happy girl!
** Fleetfoot requires daily medication for obsessive compulsive type anxiety. The cost of her medications is about $110 per month.
Foster Home Feedback
** Apartments not recommended due to her loud bark
** No Cats
03/05/2024 Foster Feedback: Here are some reasons why Fleetfoot (we call her Maggie) would be a great dog for you:
She is potty trained and will go to the door when she wants to go out. After a period of adjustment, she has really come out of her shell and adjusted well to our family. She sleeps through the night and is as quiet as a mouse. She sleeps on a couch usually but the times that I have put her in her kennel for an extended time, she will stay quiet in there as well.
She enjoys playing with the other dogs in the home. She's young, so she has more energy than they do, but she has no problem playing with a toy by herself as well. She still loves playing tug-of-war and does really good with fetch; she returns it but doesn't always want to drop it so you just have to have 2 toys that you keep throwing.
She has learned to understand cues that the other dogs give her. If they want to be left alone and bark or snarl at her, she'll leave them alone. We have a resident "grump" who usually wants to be left alone but this morning I caught Fleetfoot licking her face so they are definitely warming up to each other!
Fleetfoot enjoys car rides and prefers to have a window open so she can check out the world outside of her house. She LOVES going on walks.....sniff walks that is. She has her nose to the ground for most of the walk but that helps stimulate her mentally so it's all good. She does well free roaming in my house when I'm not home. While she has chewed on some shoe laces, but not the shoes; that is the extent of her chewing.
She likes everyone - adults, kids, female, male.....she's not fussy. Just be sure to greet her when you come over. She takes treats (loves green beans) from your hand every so gently.
Fleetfoot would LOVE to find her FUREVER home so please consider meeting her to see if she would fit in your home.
12/02/23 Foster Feedback: Hi, my name is Fleetfoot but my foster mom is calling me Maggie Mae and I have grown to love it.
I am such a good girl and I hear it all of the time! I love getting pets and rubs all over my body and while I do enjoy cuddling next to you on the couch, there are times that I'm happy just being by myself too. I love playing outside and one of my favorite things to do is to fetch a toy. I am working on the "Drop" command but it's hard to remember to drop the toy so I can chase it again because I really like playing tug of war too! While I am still working on that command, I have learned the "sit" and "down" command and I do really well when my name is called. Sometimes I play outside with the neighborhood kids and they love me. I like eating snow and ice cubes!
I enjoy going on walks and I do pretty darn good, if I do say so myself! I do pull on the leash a little bit but I'm working on that. I like to walk a couple of steps in front of my foster mom to make sure it is safe for her to follow. I am very interested in other dogs and people and I tend to bark, but it's only because I either want them to come over and pet me or I'm looking for a play date. I don't mean any harm by it.
I love going for car rides; I usually lay down in the back seat quietly. If it's not too cold outside, I love having a window partly down sometimes, so I can stick my head out and smell everything around me.
At night time, my foster mom lets me lay next to her in the bed. I might start off there but I usually end up on the floor or on the couch in the next room. I don't ever wake her up in the morning. I let her do that so she can feel like she's in charge.
When she leaves the house, she throws some treats in my kennel and I willingly go in and lay down. I'm quiet as a mouse when I'm in there; actually quieter than if she had left me outside of the kennel so it's a win win for both of us; I get to rest in my safe place while she's gone and she gets an untouched house when she returns.
I hope you'll take the time to meet me soon! I'm hoping that my furever family is out there looking for me right now so I can spend the holidays with you!
Woof (Sincerely),
Maggie Mae (Fleetfoot)
10/28/23 Foster Feedback: Do want a dog with personality? Fleetfoot is for you!
Fleetfoot has been with me for a few months. She has lots of energy and loves to play fetch with anything - a ball, a stick, it doesn't matter. Looking out the window is a favorite pastime. She likes to hide her bones EVERYWHERE! She gets along with other dogs but isn't good with cats. She goes in her crate fine but takes a few minutes to calm down.
Fleetfoot is still working on potty training but she will let you know when she needs to go out. We are working on our walks, she pulls a little at first but then settles down. She is not a resource guarder but has been known to steal a treat or two. She hasn't shown aggression toward children, but they might be startled or knocked over by her exuberance.
If you have experience with German shepherds this is the dog for you! She is very sweet but she is very very active.
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November 2, 2024, 12:51 pm
