Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Our Rockers Rescue pets are currently in foster homes that help us save lives. When you choose to adopt from a rescue, you help open space for us to save another life in need. We are located around Shreveport, Louisiana. Thank you for considering adoption! Petunia , Female 40lbs. 1 yr old Our girl has a big fan base on our facebook. Many people have watched her go from deaths door to the beauty she is today! History : We rescued Petunia from a local shelter that euthanizes for space. She was extremely emaciated and had been attacked by another dog. She has a healing fracture from a dog biting her so hard it crushed the bone in her back left leg. She had open wounds and also had hookworms and coccidia. We feared she wouldn't live. She also got kennel cough on top of that and her leg wound would seep and drain. We had to tote her frail body around and help her to move because she was so skinny and weak. My daughter spent a lot of time cuddling by her and she slept between us at night constantly monitored. This little girl pulled through with lots of love, medication, and vet care. There was a time my wish for her was to see her run. She was so weak that running was a far away dream at that time. Now my wish is to see this happy girl find her perfect home. She finally is healthy and able to enjoy life. Breed: We selected breeds on the adoption site that Petunia resembles BUT we did a DNA test to aid in her finding a home. Petunia's DNA test gave us 3 distinct breeds, plus a mix of some groups. The test goes back to her great great grandparents so that's why some of the breed groups aren't exact. Her 3 distinct breeds were Staffordshire Terrier, Chow Chow, and Miniature American Shepherd (like a Mini Australian Shepherd/ Mini Aussie.) About Petunia: Main personality: Sweet and playful. Petunia loves to play with her dog friends. She likes to taunt them with toys then play keep away too. She does make the oh so great growl noise when she's playing, some dogs are okay with that and some arent. She gets the zoomies. Petunia loves toys and nylabones. She enjoys running out in the fenced yard then relaxing on the couch. Allowed free roam of home when nobody is there. At night she sleeps in the bed with her foster parents.She likes to lay on top of the covers and right along your leg so that she's touching you. Sometimes she will prop her head on you while she sleeps. She's a great snuggler! She does have energy as she is a puppy. Sometimes she will fling her head around and you better watch out if you're cuddled with her or youll get bopped in the face, haha. Due to that we'd prefer no younger children because we don't want her excitement to knock them down. Petunia is child friendly. Her foster home has a 6 year old. We would prefer a home with no smaller children though as she can be a bit rough when she gets excited. She does great at events. She actually likes to lay down right in the middle of everything. Does great on harness, a little nervous in some scenarios so you'd have to be able to pick her up if a scenario happens (ex leaving petsmart going through the doors then into the road she gets nervous so we carry her). Petunia is cat friendly. She enjoys playing with her foster kitten friend. Potty training has been going great. She will have to adapt to your schedule though. I personally feel Petunia would best love to have a dog friend to hang out with. Overall, Petunia can be hyper and very playful during the day, then snuggly and cuddly sleeping at night. She does have to be watched as she is a puppy, sometimes she will try to chew/swallow things so you have to keep a close eye on her. She needs to stay supervised. She is a good girl when left home alone too though so she gets free roam. Kennels are a no for her. Not to be left outside unsupervised for her safety. Again, puppy tendencies but also a good girl. She's very loving and playful. Vetting: Petunia is up to date on yearly vaccinations and rabies vaccine. Spayed. She had a negative heartworm test and is on monthly heartworm prevention. Fecal exam. On monthly flea/tick prevention. Microchipped via PetLink (lifetime registration covered in adoption donation) lots of vet visits and x-rays. As far as her leg goes: Her x-rays were looking good. Leg is fine, sometimes she may limp a bit if she over does it playing like a hoodlum. Requirements: Indoor home. Fenced yard but not to be left out unsupervised. Prepared for a playful puppy and continuing training. Sleep in bed. No kennel when home alone, she doesn't like them and she is good free roaming. Watchful eye supervision, puppy. Vet history required. Okay with her playful growling noises. Petunia has quite the fan base online from people that have followed her story. We would love her to find a family that keeps in touch and gives updates. We have tons of pictures of our sweet girl. Any questions let us know. About Applying to Adopt: This pup has a $100 adoption donation fee (lifetime microchip fee is included) This fee generally NEVER covers how much we actually spend on the animal. We are a 501c3 non profit so the fee goes back into our volunteer rescue to help us save more lives. We function solely on donations. Go to https://www.rockersrescue.org/info/adoption to apply for adoption. Try to include as much about yourself as possible. Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.
