Frankfort, IL - Mountain Cur. Meet Josie a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Mountain Cur

Color

Black

Age

Adult

Size

Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)

Weight

45 lbs (current)

Sex

Female

Pet ID

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My details

Good with dogs

Not good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

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

FOSTERED IN: Chicago, IL 60625
ESTIMATED DOB: 04/2015
WEIGHT: 47lbs
KIDS: Likely
DOGS: Yes
CATS: No

HISTORY:
Josie came to us from a rural Louisiana shelter. She came to us with Frito Pie when their owner passed away and the neighbor paid for boarding until they could find a shelter to take them. Josie was getting very depressed at the shelter.

ABOUT:
Josie is a very sweet and well behaved girl. She has excellent house manners and is housetrained and does not need to be crated while you are gone. She is happy to lounge on dog beds or the couch waiting for you to return.

Josie has a very understated, calm personality. She is never boisterous or hyper. She is not fearful or shy, but she doesn’t run right up to visitors. She likes to take a few minutes to take them in before quietly walking over to see if they are interested in petting her. Josie has few demands of her people, but if you sit on the couch, she will hop up next to you and gently paw at you for attention, and prefers you never stop. If you ignore her for a few minutes she will walk to the other end of the couch and curl up for a nap.

Josie does not bark just to hear herself or get attention, but she is good at alert barking to people lingering on the sidewalk, or walking through the alley. She will also occasionally join in if the dogs in the neighborhood are discussing something important. Josie has a fenced yard in her foster home, but she enjoys walks and is very easy to walk on leash.

Josie enjoys walks and is excellent on leash. She also enjoys stuffed toys and will carry them around for a while before disemboweling them. Josie is also very stoic and although she doesn’t love things like baths and nail trims, she takes it like a champ without much protest.

Josie is fostered with large and small breed dogs and is respectful and kind. She mostly keeps to herself and isn’t bothered when new fosters arrive and old fosters leave. She is very comfortable with other dogs around, but she doesn’t interact much and would very easily be just as happy as an only dog. Josie has a prey drive for rabbits and squirrels so she would not be appropriate for homes with cats or other small animals. Josie is not being fostered with children, but she has a very sweet, gentle personality. She would likely do well with calm or mature children as she wouldn’t be a huge fan of constant chaos and commotion or rough housing.

Josie has completed the injections for heartworm treatment. She will need one final test to confirm it was successful in June of 2024. More information and our adoption application can be found at www.luluslockerrescue.org.