Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids,
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
***If you are interested in Charlie, be sure to read his entire bio. We have included a lot of important information about the home that Charlie needs to be successful.***
Charlie is a beautiful Poodle / Maltese mix. He is a young guy, at just around 1 year old (although his foster says she wouldn't be surprised if he was 8 months old) and he weighs 14 lbs.
Charlie is a sweet soul who’s had a challenging start in life. Found on the streets of Texas, Charlie arrived at the shelter frightened and unsure of the world around him. But since his journey to Colorado and settling into a loving foster home, he’s started to blossom, and has shown us the wonderful dog he’s meant to be.
From Charlie's foster:
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"Charlie will need an adopter who is willing to be patient with him as he adjusts for the first few days. He will be timid at first, but given space and just a few days, he warms up fast.
Charlie is hands down one of my favorite foster dogs to date! He is goofy, playful, sweet, cuddly, crate trained, and (99%) potty trained!
Charlie absolutely LOVES other dogs and it is 100% necessary that he go to a home with at least one other small dog. My dogs helped him warm up fast and he love love loves other dogs! He also loves my potbelly pig and always snuggles him. Charlie really is just a huge lover through and through... once he has warmed up!
He is definitely a puppy! Once he warmed up and started showing his personality, it became clear that he is young! He is very playful, loves toys, and does tend to occasionally chew on things that he shouldn't like my couch pillow or my bedsheet. As long as he has enough toys around, he is pretty good at chewing those instead! My dog starting getting too mean with toys around so we got rid of all the toys and that's when he started chewing stuff he shouldn't.
He stays in a crate when we are not home for this reason, and he does great in his crate. He does bark when we first put him in it, but he stops when we leave. He slept in his crate in the beginning with a bed and blankets and never barked at night or chewed his bed or blankets in the crate. Now he sleeps in bed with us though and snuggles through the night.
Charlie is very smart! He learned "sit" and "shake" super fast, with the help of some cheddar cheese.
When he first came home with me, he was really scared, and straight out of the scary shelter + a scary, long drive from Texas to Colorado. It took him about 3 days to fully warm up to me, but since warming up, he's a totally great, happy, silly, playful, puppy.
Even though Charlie has completely warmed up with me, he may be confused / sad / scared when he gets adopted. His adopter should just respect his pace at which he warms up. If you let him come around on his own terms, he warms up very fast. He was scared the first day he came home with us, and we just let him be and let him come to us for attention, rather than forcing pets on him. Within 3 days, he was almost fully warmed up.
After just 5 days with us, Charlie was totally comfortable, not scared anymore, and a happy go lucky guy!
For the first few days, I left his leash attached to him 24/7 so I could take him out to potty without stressing him out too much (he didn't want to be touched for the first 2 days). After the first week, Charlie can now come out to our yard (6 foot fence) without a leash to potty with our dogs and he does his business and follows everyone inside when we're done. It's important for his adopter to take him out to potty ON LEASH, even in a fenced in yard for the first week, until he has fully warmed up to you. If you let him out off leash before he is comfortable, he will try to run away and won't follow you back inside or come when called. He needs to warm up / bond to you first. Once he has warmed up, he will come right inside when you call him or when the other dogs go in!
Charlie should NEVER be left unattended in a yard, no matter how tall your fence. This means he can NOT go to a home with a dog door, or with anyone who leaves their dogs outside or with access to the outdoors when they are not home.
Now we've had him for 3 weeks and he's the best dog ever! He LOVES us and is super affectionate. He loves to get pets, play, getting the zoomies, and he LOVES THE SNOW!
Charlie integrated into our home routine VERY fast. He knows where to go when we let him out of his crate in the morning (straight to the door to go potty outside), he knows his place that he eats and when I set the other dogs bowls down he waits for his bowl in his spot. He is a smart guys and settled in so well and we know that if he is just given those few days of patience in the beginning, he will settle into his forever home just as well!
He's really a really amazing dog. He will be the best buddy for someone!"
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We would like to have Charlie join a couple or individual that works from a home-based office. He is too social to be left alone for full time hours while his adopter works outside of the home. Since he can be timid at first, Charlie will need to go to a home with no kids.
Charlie is up to date on his vetting/vaccinations to be in line with our commitment to adopting out only healthy dogs. He has also been neutered to fulfill our commitment to a euthanasia-free future.
Charlie is available for adoption now. Applications are currently being accepted for this very sweet, loving and loyal best friend. An application can be found at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/. If interested, please fill out completely and submit.
**PLEASE NOTE**. If you're truly interested in adopting Charlie, please be sure to submit our adoption application. It's the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving dog. We're sorry, but in many circumstances, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit a Farfel's Farm adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.
