Kylie - Adopted

Name: Kylie
Sex: Female (altered)
Breed: Pomeranian Chihuahua Mix
Age: 8 years
Location: Junction City, KS

 

Vet/Medical Info: Kylie received her rabies vaccination (1 yr) on 5/4/2011. She received her distemper (DA2PP) and bordatella vacs on 9/30/2011, she also had a fecal and HW test on this date - both negative. She is spayed.

Owner Info: DOB August 2003. Kylie's owners are in the military so are moving constantly. Kylie went blind a little over two years ago due to a degenerative retinal disease (bilateral retinal degeneration). Kylie's Dad is getting ready to deploy and it is best for her Mom and her 9 month old son if they move back with her parents and save money. The only problem is she can't take Kylie with her. Her son takes up a lot of her time too and she feels that Kylie would be happier in a new home that can give her the attention she deserves. Kylie was an owner surrender (was 3 months old) at a vet clinic her owner worked for. She came in with a broken leg, her owner paid for surgery and the following rehabilitation. The right rear leg doesn't bend, but its functional and she has little to no pain in it. She is WONDERFUL with kids, her 9 month old can pull on her hair and pet her and do basically whatever and she just licks him. Kylie was trained to be a therapy dog (group was called the Delta Therapy group, since disbanded) so she has had a lot of obedience training. She has basic and advanced obedience along with therapy dog certification. She has been used to train doctors how to use ultrasound (and therefore owner knows that her liver, kidneys, etc were healthy). She has a blood test done each year to make sure all her values are normal. The only two issues she has is she is developing slight arthritis in her elbow, and she is blind. Because of her fused leg she cannot walk down stairs but can walk up (now with strict supervision due to her blindness). Kylie has not emotionally handled the constant moving around very well. She has two chihuahua sisters so she does well with small dogs but is very fearful of larger dogs. Kylie in an indoor dog confined to one area of the house, she is house trained. She is a smart girl and knows commands such as sit, down, leave it, wait, go outside, go in your bed (crate), careful, stop. She is good with people of all ages and other dogs, cats and small animals. You do have to watch larger animals that try to jump on her, she will growl and snap her jaws, but is never close to biting, it’s more like a warning and it has only happened a couple times in her life since she is usually not around hyperactive large breed dogs. She moves around slowly and has a harness that has a bar in front that acts as a bumper so she doesn't head butt the wall. Her owner hates that she is no longer in a situation where she can keep her, but at least she can make sure she ends up in a better home. She started looking for a new home for her a little over 5 months ago when she found out she was moving and they have just 4 months left to make plans for her.