Sassy - Adopted

Name: Sassy
Sex: Female (altered)
Breed: Chihuahua
Age: 4 years
Location: Statesville, NC

 

Vet/Medical Info: Sassy was spayed 2/17/12. Received a 3 year rabies 2/2/12, Parvo distemper 2/9/12 and was found to be heartworm negative on 2/3/12.

Owner Info: Sassy was pulled from a kill shelter in Alleghany county, NC, where she had been for over one month and was in danger of being put down. She was owner surrendered, the owner was a commercial breeder. She was pulled with the intent of finding a rescue group to take her. Sassy is currently in the care of a volunteer with several rescue groups and independently. She had a rescue lined up, but it fell through. Through these channels, Sassy has been posted. Sassy is currently an indoor dog with the run of the house, she is housebroken and leash trained. She is good with female dogs but sometimes charges at the male foster dog in the house, jealous of attention. She also bit her carers friend, who said it was her fault not Sassy's. Sassy was afraid at that time and her friend grabbed her and got bit, not a serious bite. Because of this we would not consider Sassy for children. Sassy has never tried to bite her carer, she just needs careful handling as she is afraid of strangers. She cannot tell if the partial blindness effects her behavior or if her previous treatment at a commercial breeder has caused her nervousness around strangers. The vet indicated the eye was stable, did not confirm cause of condition. Looks like a white opaque circle where the pupil is, changes size per pupil. Sassy is healthy, when she was pulled from the shelter, her carer had her vet work done for fecal test (neg), heartworm test (neg), parvo-distemper + vaccination, 3 yr rabies shot, spay surgery and teeth cleaning. Her teeth were very bad with brown plaque/tartar. She is on HW/flea/tick preventatives. She has paid for all this and is now out of pocket, anticipating that a rescue group could possibly reimburse or she could donate these services to the rescue. Sassy deserves to have a good life after being dumped by a commercial breeder who used her to churn out puppies at $350 a pop. The breeder did not socialize the dog, based on her behavior. Sassy has latched onto her carer and stays by her side. Other than being nervous with strangers, she displays typical Chihuahua traits. She is very loyal and loving, can be aggressive towards other dogs, but gets along with her pack. She warms up to new people over time.