Fifi came to us when her owner passed away. She is quite overweight and is now on a responsible weight loss plan from our vet. A combo of lower calorie food and good exercise.
When Fifi first arrived at her foster home she was extremely anxious and spent most of her days hiding under the bed. As the weeks have gone on, she has become much less anxious and more interested in being with her foster family and engaged in spending time in the living room, or wherever the humans are. If she does become frightened or overwhelmed (which is much less often) she will go into the bedroom and find her safe space under the bed (but not often now)
Fifi lives with a couple of other dogs and ignores them for the most part. If they come near her treats or food she may growl or snark at them to tell them to buzz off and leave her goodies alone. She could live with another dog, but needs to eat separately and if she has a treat, the other dogs will need to give her space. Now that she has woven into daily life and knows the other dogs better, she doesn't snark or growl much anymore.
She is not an overly demonstrative dog but does lay by the foster mom and enjoys being pet under the chin and behind her ears. She does not seem comfortable getting cuddled or snuggled. If people come to visit she barks at them and may follow them from behind and nip at their pant legs but will stop now when redirected and has never made contact or bitten anyone.
She loves going for walks and is easy to walk; it seems she was taken for walks with a previous owner and she has nice manners and good experience with harness and leash and waits for you to put it on. When getting ready for walks she is most demonstrative. She would be fine for an apartment as she's not a vocal dog - only barks when people first come into the house and is quiet again
Fifi is housetrained, good when left alone and not a big barker. She snores while sleeping and sleeps on a large donut bed. She is a lovely little dog, a bit quirky but once she trusts you she will follow and wag her tail for you. She was good at the vet and did not show any signs of aggression while being examined and not even when her anal glands had to be emptied
She is approximately 5 years old and weighs 13 pounds which is overweight as noted. No medical issues
December 10, 2024, 10:53 am
