Butterbean
Female (Altered) — Date of Birth: 06/20/2017 (7 years old (Adult))
Chihuahua Mix
If you've been thinking about adopting a young adult dog, but thought it would be best to wait until after the holidays, you're in luck! ButterBean, finishes her medical treatments in a few days and will be ready to go to her forever home. You might want to take a number and get in line, because she is the (almost) perfect dog.
Here's the "almost" part. She is not that good with other dogs. She is not aggressive towards them, but if they get too up-close-and-personal she gets very anxious and defensive. Her foster neighborhood is quite "doggy," and there were numerous dogs for her to meet and greet, but now we've been training her to simply keep walking and ignore them, and that has worked out best. She is definitely best suited for a one-dog family.
Other than that -- she is awesome! She is very good with people and that includes children. For many adopters, she is the perfect size at 30-35 lbs. She is young and very energetic and intelligent. She is a hundred percent housebroken and she loves her crate! (In fact, she runs inside and waits for us to shut the door when she knows we're leaving for work or it's bedtime. Of course, she also gets a cookie at that time.) And she's a great traveler. We got special permission from AFH to take her on a trip with us because of her being in the middle of her medical treatment, and also because of our destination, and she traveled in her crate, met new people, stayed in a strange house and was great with everyone. Also, she's very quiet; she rarely barks loudly -- mostly the occasional "woof, woof" if she feels some comment is necessary. On the several occasions when she's seen the vet, she's become a favorite of all the techs there.
She came to us from a rural shelter this summer in pretty sad shape. She had five big and beautiful puppies, (all of whom are long since in their new homes.) She was a great mom to them. But she was undernourished and covered in fleas. She also had to learn to walk on a leash and trust her humans.
All that is long gone! She has a beautiful fawn-colored coat with white trim and a black muzzle. She has put on weight (perhaps a smidge too much!). She loves to take walks and gets super excited when the leash and collar come out. She learned the "sit" command quickly as well as other verbal instructions. For anyone who adopts this girl, she will reward you with years of laser-focused love and loyalty.
(And if you have a fireplace, as you can tell from the pictures, so much the better!)
