Williamsburg, VA - Shih Tzu. Meet Fanta a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Shih Tzu

Color

Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White

Age

6 years 11 months old, Adult

Size

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

Weight

12 lbs (current)

Sex

Male

Pet ID

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My details

Not good with kids

Good with dogs

Good with cats

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My personality

My story

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

Fanta is one of the 60 Shih-Tzu recently surrendered by a breeder.

They were all flea-infested and living in very unsanitary conditions. Most of the dogs lost almost all of their hair, but you can see this cute guy managed to keep most of his.

Fanta is 5-6 years old. He's come a long way since arriving a couple of weeks ago. He was very skittish but is so much better. He has no problem meeting new people as long as they are patient with him and let him come up to them at his pace.

His personality is starting to come out and he is starting to play and can be very amusing and goofy.

He is a little nervous around the cats in the home but doesn't try to chase them. The foster family does not have any other dogs but we know he lived in a house with 59 other dogs his size so he may be OK with small dogs, but it would probably take him awhile to warm up. He would do good as an only dog.

He loves to curl up on the couch with his foster mom and loves to be next to her all the time so he does need a home where someone is home a lot.

He doesn't like being in a crate, but he is housebroken so no need to crate him. He does walk well on a leash.

He does have some corneal density in his right eye which impairs his vision but he sees around it and that shouldn't change. He is vaccinated, neutered, negative for heartworms and micro-chipped.

Fanta would do great with a person who wants a companion to be with them all the time. Young children would not be good since he is still skittish. We can see he is already doing so much better than when he arrived, and we know he is going to make a great companion for someone.

If you are interested in Fanta our application can be found at www.homesfurhounds.org. He is located in Williamsburg.