Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
Needs experienced adopter,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Allll the single ladies, all the single ladies. Kenora here, an approximately 3 year-old
female bi-eyed husky mix stunner who has apparently been lookin’ for love in all the
wrong places. You know the opening scene of Bridget Jones’ Diary where she’s drinking
a magnum of wine while belting out Celine Dion’s “All by Myself” and contemplating
her fate as an eternally single spinster? I’m juuuust about at that point. Luckily because of
my exposure to copious amounts of television during this pandemic (I love to snuggle
next to foster mom while she sits nearby) I have an almost limitless knowledge of pop
culture and reality television.
I weigh a healthy 60-ish pounds and have been vaccinated, microchipped and spayed. I’m
a little on the shorter side coming to about your knee (unless you’re a giant) and I have
what foster mom calls a “stockier” build. I prefer to call myself compact and voluptuous.
The boys dig it.
The first thing you need to know about me is that I’m a deeply lovable wiggle bum, and I
say that totally objectively. Foster mom keeps saying that when I get adopted she’ll be
crying into a pint of Hagen Dazs for days. I hope for her sake it comes in beef jerky
flavour. Nom nom nom. I love people tremendously and the first two weeks together willbe a struggle for both of us because there’s a “no touch and no talk” rule that’s put in
place to prevent us adopted pups from developing separation anxiety from you super
lovable adopters. I’m such a little love nugget that this rule is an important one for
someone like me, but I can’t promise I won’t make it difficult. You can’t see me right
now but I’m batting my big brown eyes at you. Along with this deep and insatiable love
of people comes a certain degree of excitement and because of this I am recommendedfor families with children 13 and older who will be more mindful of me.
I’m fully crate and house trained, and not only am I outstanding at sleeping in the crate
through the night (uncovered with a comfy dog bed for me to snuggle up in), I also seek
it out during the day to just lounge in while you’re going about your business. I am equal
parts zippy and zen, so I’ll give you the best of both worlds. I also eat all my meals in my
crate so I associate it with happy things. An unhappy thing for me is when I know I’ve
displeased my humans, like when I help you re-make the bed because I don’t think you
did it right the first time (the blankets are supposed to be pooled in a circle!) and on thoseoccasions I will beat you to the punch and put myself in my crate. In terms of house
training I stick to whatever routine is established for me and will stare at the door to letyou know if I need to go outside of that routine.
I like cats (please don’t share this information with the Dog Union). I’m eager to play
with the feline in my home but respect her space and boundaries, and I’m easily correctedwith a simple “No”. There are a total of 5 dogs in my household (foster mom is momentsaway from building an arc) and I get along and play superbly with everyone, especiallythe boys...but when it comes to being out and about and meeting some female dogs I canget growly and snippy. As a human you won’t know what I’m saying to them, but I cantell you what it is: “Bitch, please!” (In dog world this is totally acceptable and
non-offensive). For this reason I require mandatory training to help teach me how to keepfrom spazzing out when I meet these hussies...I mean lady dogs. Please don’t let the
mandatory training label scare you off. It will give us a chance to bond even more and
training is important for all pooches. We crave structure, stimulation, and head scratches.
If you have dogs in your home it’s important that I’m introduced to them properly, which
means a loose lead and quick hellos. As I’m getting familiarized with your home the crate
will be a handy tool for me to stay in while I get used to the smells, sounds and existing
pets in your home. To deter me from having a bad first introduction with whatever pets
you currently have this slow pacing is very important.
My leash training is coming along nicely with some occasional moments of pulling,
which can be easily corrected with a verbal direction, a quick tug or, the most effective
one is to walk in the opposite direction if my shoulders go past your knees. This is all
foster mom’s input. If you ask me a more effective way is to leave a trail of sardines
Hansel and Gretel style on the sidewalk...but foster mom says you should defer to her
methods. Buzzkill.
Play time! My favorite thing to chase is boy dog booty. Don’t raise a quizzical brow...we
all have our weaknesses and I can’t get enough of my fellow fluff butts as they’re chasing
after their owns toys. They say boys like a girl who plays hard to get and I
wholeheartedly disagree. Go get ‘em, tigress. Playing with balls, sticks and squeakers
doesn’t appeal to me as much as humans and my fellow dog siblings do. Besides
backyard play, walks and hikes are two of my favorite things to do. I also enjoy watching
humans going to the bathroom, but this is something my psychiatrist says I need to work
on. Apparently voyeurism is frowned upon by humans. Any good peeping pup knows
you should dress in something that counts as camouflage when you want to spy on your
humans at their most vulnerable moments. That’s why I ordered a tree costume off
Amazon. It’s a birch one. Birch, please.
It’s important for me to have the guidance I need from confident humans to know you’re
the ones who are in charge. Sadly I’ve been disappointed by people before (what heroine
doesn’t have at least one dud relationship in her past) and I want my next “ever after” to
be a happy one.
When you pick me up to bring me to my fabulous furever home I will hop right into your
car. If you need directions I promise to help navigate you home and not to the nearest
Taco Bell drive thru. *wink* Before you get the engine running please head over to
www.findingthemhomes.com to fill out an application for me, your beautiful, loving,
playful, quirky, adorable and oh-so-humble new forever bestie, Kenora.
