Bella (20230115-04)

Please read all the information in the dog’s profile before emailing us with questions. Since we are entirely volunteer run, it may take some time before an adoption team member can respond to your application. Please be patient. We are foster based, therefore we do not have a facility. Meet & … greets for dogs in Canada will not be arranged until an adoption application is approved. Thank you!!! Bella (20230115-04) is 9-10 years and weighs 40lbs. She is a black and white Boxer mix. The neck size (for collar) is 16”, chest circumference (harness) 8.5”, height (from top of head) 27” and length (from nose to base of tail) 29”. The recommended crate size is medium/large. She is good with women, men and loves kids. Even though she is a senior she is a ball of energy and could knock a child over when playing so no toddlers! She is good with other dogs, but can be dominant & wants to be the boss. She is good with cats, but would need supervision due to her size and energy level though. She is partially house trained and crate trained with medium/high energy. She can be handled/touched but is not a barker. There is possibly flight risk – all dogs should be leashed and supervised until a bond is formed. She has no food aggressive and is currently eating dry donated kibble. She walks on leash and has no leash reactive to people or dogs. She rides well in car, is not destructive but needs sturdy toys. She needs a home with a yard and no another dog, and can’t live in an apartment. Backstory: Bella is our oldest dog resident in the shelter. She’s estimated to be around 9-10 years old and was very malnourished weighing only 40lbs when she got here. You could count each bone in her body, and she was claimed to be a stray that the people who brought her in found and didn’t want. They refused to tell us where she was picked up other than a road in east point. Since she’s been here she has gained 8-10lbs (she’s very hyper and hard to weigh lol). Bella is a boss lady and can be dominant toward other dogs, and because of this we think she would do best as the only dog in the home. She does great with kids, would love to run and play all day and was very gentle but due to her size kids in the home would need to be older and sturdy because she’s a ball of energy. We also tested her with cats and she showed no interest at all, gave them a sniff and walked away. Bell loves going on walks/runs, she loves to have free time outside in the play yard and she’s very treat and food motivated. She absolutely loves balls and would play with them all day if she could. She carries around her ball in her mouth every time she goes like a puppy! Remember, Bella is a boxer mix breed and is already a senior (although she thinks she’s a puppy) so she really just needs a loving retirement home where she can live out her golden years surrounded by love and comfort.

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