My name is Josie!

We have a transport where we will be personally taking our dogs home leaving on 3/28/25 to NorCal and OR. Surrounding states will be added to our route if needed ☺️ We would love to add Josie to our trip for the right home 💕
Meet Josie!! She is a Maltese/poodle. She is 6 months of age. She is set to be spayed on 3/25/25. I will have her weight updated soon. She is estimated to be around 12 lbs full grown. She will be current on all of her yearly vaccines, microchipped, thoroughly examined, and cleared by our vet prior to adoption.

She is a sweetheart in its truest form ❤️ She LOVES to play, and has such a beautiful spirit that she can't help but find joy in literally everything!!!! Her favorite thing is playing hide and seek especially if you are wearing wide bottom pant legs that she can fit inside 😂 She is the absolute cutest little thang and will always keep your home full of laughter 🥰

She makes anyone that meets her instantly smile, it's just hard not to!! Maybe it's her big beautiful eyes, or the way she gazes up at you admiring every single part that she loves about you even if she has just met you!! She is instantly drawn to anyone that locks into her making it her duty to ensure they smile before parting ways!! She is a very special girl, and one I'm happy to someone out there will get to call their very own ❤️❤️❤️❤️

She is wonderful with ALL dogs, and cats alike so if you have another sweet companion she will happily join them in life and playtime! She LOVES everyone she meets, no matter who you are!!! Men, women, and children alike. She LIVES to LOVE 💕

She is doing very well at least training, and because her love for the world and all that's in it is so great it has not been hard whatsoever getting her out there to explore every inch of it! If you love walks, or want a sweet friend to join you at dinner; morning coffee at your favorite cafe, or just to walk the town and window shop then she will happily be right by your side!!! And she may even convince you to buy that special something you've been eyeing for a while now but just needed a little bit of encouragement in the form of a second opinion only your best friend could give you 😉

She is doing VERY well at house training and is on a very strict schedule going outside to use the restroom every 3 hours. Sometimes she wants to sun bathe and watch the birds fly above, so it's important to know she has indeed emptied her bladder before coming back inside. She has been very good about it, so we just make sure we walk around with her to remind her body that while her mind wants to take in every new thing in that moment, using the restroom must be on the to do list as well 🙃

She is crate trained, and currently sleeps in her own bed in a crate. She does love bunking with other dogs, even she can but also loves just snuggling up in her favorite donut bed with a soft plushie and calling it a night. She is very easy going and doesn't fight us on bed time at all. If yould like to upgrade her to a bed in your room, or in bed with you I would just reccomend that you are confident she will wake you up in the event she needs to potty in the middle of the night. While in the crate she never wakes up, but she knows it's for bedtime. So it's just about helping her understand the new bedtime rules having more space 😊

Now with all the amazing attributes our beauty has, she is still a young pup learning her way in the world. She will need a lot of guidence, patience, and understanding while she learns the dos and donts. She is smart, aims to please, and is at the perfect age to train so if you have the time to give her she will become an even better version of who she is already, and beleive me that's hard to top because she is pretty great just the way she is ❤️

Her prior owners didn't realize the care, and training involved in raising a well balanced puppy. They knew it would require attention on their end, but as selfish as a decision that it was they realized that they just couldn't commit any further and were just tired 😅 Now! We have taken care of a lot of the hard work since she has been with us here and have implemented training in every area of her life so taking over where we left off will be a great start, with a beautiful new friend 💕 and I promise the sleepless nights are a thing is the past!!! She is now THE reason you want to wake up in the morning 😊

Her adoption fee as of now is on our website ag the bottom of her adoption listing at https://www.breadoflifek9refuge.org/post/josie-1

It will cover her spay, vaccines, microchip/registration, and exam with our vet. If anything in addition is needed such as a dental, ear cleaning/treatment, etc. then there will be an adjustment to her adoption fee to help offset those costs. As always her fee also goes back into the care involved in the time she has been with us here, her groomings costs, and her training ❤️