Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Not good with kids,
Not good with dogs,
Not good with cats,
Needs experienced adopter,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Poor Ophelia has not had an easy life so far. Originally, she was kept in an under-sized crate with her other siblings. Before she came to our shelter she had never been in a car, or on a leash. Ophelia is a beautiful girl, and it did not take long at all once she was available that she was adopted.
Unfortunately, she spent 9 months in her home before she was returned to us. It seems as though she recieved no training whatsoever in those 9 months, and she has been returned due to frustrations resulting from not being trained.
Ophelia has been returned extremely fearful, and she now growls as a response to her fear due to her lack of socialization. Her adopters did not potty train her, and she has very anxious habits such as chewing. She may be crate trained, but her adopters kept her in her crate overnight, while they were away, and as "punishment". So she essentially spent her adopted 9 months in a crate as she did before she came into our shelter originally.
We are not trying to deter any adopters, we just want to be transparent of her needs and current state in order to find the best fitting home for her. She has not even been back here for a week, and she is already improving in mood with shelter staff and has begun to come out of her shell again.
Ophelia would do best in a quieter home with a very patient adopter. She would greatly benefit from being worked with by a trainer who can provide guidance and consistency for her. At this point in time, we do not recommend that she goes to a home with any other dogs or cats. Due to her fear response of new people, we recommend keeping her seperate when having company over, at least until she is more comfortable. We do not recommend a home with children. If children visit the home, she will need to be placed in a seperate area from them.
Due to the lack of effort put into her as a puppy, she will require a large amount of patience and work to become the truly amazing dog we know that she can be. She will require and extra special person as her adopter, someone who has experience in dog ownership and even training if possible. We know shes a bit of a "fixer upper", but we also know her perfect person is out there.
Ophelia has been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and has tested neg. for heartworm which is included in the $155 adoption fee. If you would like to adopt this dog, you must come into the shelter for a meet and greet. We are open 12-4. (Closed Mondays & Wednesdays)
