Please contact Paul Slebzak (pauls@luckydoganimalrescue.org) for more information about this pet.sweet, sweet girl ISO forever!
JENNIE NEEDS A FOREVER HOME!!!!
Name: Jennie Best Guess for Breed: Red heeler/cattle dog mix
Best Guess for Age: 5.5 years as of January 2025 Gender: Female
Approximate Weight: 36 lbs
Gets Along With: Jennie is amazing with other dogs. She has lived with a cat - and a guinea pig! We haven't seen her with kids but she can be tested.
Currently Living At: DC area foster home
All about Jennie:
Jennie is one of those amazing, special dogs that make you think 'we don't deserve dogs.' She loves her fosters almost beyond belief, and her fosters love her the same way. This is what one of her two fosters says about her:
'When I go out for a couple of hours, she is so excited to see me when I come home and will do baby whines in that 'I am so excited you're back!' way. She is obsessed with licking hands, disinterested in toys, loves snuffle mats and sleeps in the funniest positions & snores the most adorable snore ever.
She is perfect in the home. I live in an apartment and I've never heard her bark. She hasn't had an accident in the home. Her recall is fantastic in off leash grassy areas whether I say Jennie or J. Basically she is my perfect work from home partner and is always down to do whatever I do.
She lives half of the time with a cat and the other half with my guinea pig, Nibbles, who she likes to watch eat hay & veggies - she is fabulous with both AND with other dogs. At adoption event, she radiates a magnetic and nurturing energy. Shy dogs at those events approach her and want to lay with her on her bed, and she happily shares it with them.'
And this is what the other foster says: 'Sweet, sweet Jennie despite everything she has been through is the sweetest dog we’ve ever cared for. She looks at you with these sweet, innocent puppy dog eyes that melt your soul. She deserves nothing more than a soft girl life, filled with endless love, blankets, and healthy treats. She’s settles into her crate effortlessly, gets along with all dogs (also loves our cat), and is the goodest girl! She’s amazing on leash and is very responsive to any redirections you may give. All she wants to do is please you and be your loving companion, with hopes you’ll love her in return.'
Her fosters can't say enough good things about her. And why does she make us think 'we don't deserve dogs?' The way she is so sweet, so loving, so tender despite what she went through. She landed in a far southern Texas shelter with an awful injury to her leg/paw, and the leg had to be amputated. She's still rebuilding strength and stamina from that. She was also heartworm positive and had to go through treatment.
Jennie deserves all the best. She'd love a home where she can get to enjoy running around in the grass (hard surfaces can be tough for her). She isn't a typical heeler mix (yes, we've seen the jokes about how heelers are the trailer and beer version of the Belgian Malinois) - she has a more gentle energy. Most of all, she would love a home where her humans recognize how special she is and give her what she needs to live her best life in exchange for endless love and adoration and loyalty.
If you think Jennie is exactly what you are looking for - come meet her!
Special Adoption Considerations: Jennie is heartworm positive, but this Lucky Dog got extra lucky! This pup is part of a groundbreaking study we are conducting at our South Carolina Rescue Campus that has the potential to change the way shelters across the United States treat heartworm positive dogs. All dogs in the study are placed at random in either the 2 shot or 3 shot protocol with strictly monitored protocols in place. Four weeks following their final injection, the pups are eligible to transport to the DC area for placement in foster or adoptive care. After treatment concludes, we work with adopters to arrange a free follow up heartworm test after 6 months, followed by a second test at 9 months.
We are happy to discuss this treatment and which phase of the study this Lucky Dog is in right now! Just email the adoption coordinator - the address is at lower left!
Additionally, Jennie had to have a leg amputated. She's a happy tripaw now!
Lucky Dog cannot guarantee any dog is housebroken. All of our dogs are working on their crate training.
TO ADOPT: The adoption fee for this dog is $475, which includes the cost of routine vetting, including vaccinations, spay/neuter, and heartworm treatment. If you are interested in adopting, please complete the Adoption Questionnaire online at bit.ly/adoptaluckydog
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue does our best to provide accurate information about the dogs we have for adoption. That said, we cannot make any guarantees about age, breed or temperament.
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January 2, 2025, 2:52 pm
