I posted about this found pooch a few days ago. Her owner, assuming she has one, has not come forth. Catherine found her on campus just over a week ago and is fostering her until a good home can be found. Please forward this on to anyone you know who might have an interest... Thanks! -linda
In detail: From: catherine matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Let me tell you a little about Molly [brown and white terrier/border collie/spaniel mix], which is what we're calling her. :) Molly is truly a sweetheart. She has a wonderful, loving personality. Here are her positives: 1. She's friendly with all humans, including children. 2. She is completely housebroken. Not a single accident. 3. She is highly intelligent - she learned "sit" the first day we had her, and she's well on her way with "stay" and "heel" (we are using the Gentle Leader head collar to help her along with "heel"). 4. She's taken to crate training very well and often lies in her crate without prompting (of course we have soft blankets and favorite toys in there to entice her!). We only crate her when we're both out of the house. 5. She sleeps through the night without getting up or needing to go outside. 6. She seems so grateful just to be in a warm house with loving people. 7. She's so cute!! :) I want to be up-front about any potential problems you might face with her. Here are some of the challenges with Molly: 1. She shows some signs of fear aggression with dogs, particularly larger dogs. She will bark and lunge, but not hard, and she can be distracted. We think this is because she was on the streets for some months before we found her and probably had to defend herself with other dogs. This seems to be lessening as she stays with us. She is very easy to control with the Gentle Leader - you don't have to worry about her attacking a dog on the street as long as you have hold of the leash. 2. Because she has terrier in her, she tends to chase smaller animals, including our cats. She is only one year old, so it seems more like puppy exhuberance than anything, but neither of our cats have dealt with a dog before and they get really scared. If you have cats, and they are timid, this is something you might want to consider with Molly. That is basically the reason we aren't adopting her permanently - we had our cats first and feel our first responsibility is to them. They just won't stand up to her - we think if they would give her one good swipe across the nose, the problem would be solved! :) 3. Medically, Molly is basically in excellent health. She has two minor things that are both being treated. She has mange, for which she got an injection on Monday night when we took her to the vet. She also has hookworm, for which she had her first treatment of pills already, and gets another treatment (which we've already purchased) in 3-4 weeks. Neither of these conditions are transmittable to humans or other animals (the hookworm is transmittable if another animal were to ingest her feces). She needs to be spayed and that will be done free by PACCA, (we are fostering for PACCA - she was surrendered there after I found her to give her owners a chance to claim her) but the mange needs to clear up first, probably a couple of weeks. Megan (the lady in charge of fostering at PACCA) said the hookworm is fine with just the first dose, in terms of spaying her (don't have to wait the 3-4 weeks for the 2nd dose). We also bought heartworm prevention medication for the next 6 months - she does not have heartworm, but we would include that to whomever adopts her permanently. Otherwise, she is in perfect health - no fleas, ticks or any external parasites, and no kennel cough. She's had her vaccinations for rabies and distemper at PACCA. Her teeth are lovely and white, eyes bright, nose cold and wet. Here are things we've purchased for Molly that we would give her adopter: 1. a large, new, clean crate ($105 at petco) 2. A regular collar 3. A harness 4. Gentle Leader head collar (she walks best with this) 5. A short walk leash 6. A long training leash 7. Eukanuba food 8. Nylabone 9. Medication to finish treating the hookworm 10. All vet records We want to charge an adoption fee, not to recoup any of the money we've spent, we don't care about that, but to prove that the person adopting her is reputable and serious. I don't want to name a number, but we could talk about what you could afford. We would also want an assurance that if it didn't work out, the person would call US rather than abandoning her to the streets or a shelter. Let me know what you think! Catherine :) 267-992-1150
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