Name: Basil
Age: Estimated 6 years
Breed: Mixed Breed
Sex: Female (not altered)
Location: Knoxville/Johnson City, TN area
Vet Info: Basil has not been vetted. She weighs approximately 45 pounds.
Owner Info: Basil is a beautiful and very sweet girl who was found under a shed
behind an apartment complex. Her caregiver is moving July 31st to an apartment
that doesn't allow pets, and is not able to take Basil. Basil needs rescue
before then! Her caregiver has posted flyers and has been using social media,
but has had no luck in finding a new home for Basil. She has had Basil for two
months and is very much hoping for a loving and caring new home for Basil. Basil is an outdoor dog without
restrictions, she is housebroken and leashed trained. She is good with people
of all ages (she prefers women to men but is fine with men!) and both male and
female dogs. She's a smart girl, and has already learned sit and come, and is
working on stay! Basil has never shown aggression and will cower on occasion
when others approach. She has never bitten or snapped and is "literally
the calmest dog I've ever met". She's made a lot of progress with her
caregiver, who writes, "She was leash trained in
three days. House broken in two weeks. When I found her as a stray, it took a
month before she ate from our hands. Another week before I could get her into
my apartment, which I had to trick using chicken. Starting absolutely afraid of
me, after a week of living with me she won't leave my side. She's learned that
our door is home so instead of walking her, as I get ready I let her out the
door and she comes back in through the window within ten minutes. The second
week I tried to take her to dinner and she was afraid and hiding from everyone
we passed. Within a few more weeks we were celebrating the 4 of July in World's
Fair Park with thousands of people and fireworks, without a leash, and had zero
problems." Basil may have some health issues and her
caregiver can not afford to take her to a vet, although she may be able to
split the cost. Her caregiver says that Basil eats and drinks double the amount
of any other dog she's had, and she's not sure, but Basil may have respiratory
problems. When she runs, she squeaks but not like asthma. She makes thick
sounds constantly while breathing. It sounds as if her lungs are punctured or
her windpipe damaged in some way." Basil's caregiver is not 100% sure she's visually
impaired, but thinks she may be. She writes, "She
doesn't respond to much and she sniffs everywhere she goes. If you move in
front of her she doesn't react either. Also she always likes to have her back
against something (a wall, a chair, my leg, etc.). I'm not sure that she is,
but it's a possibility". Her
caregiver wants us to know, "She seems to have had a rough life so far
and I would really really like to see her go to a great and loving home. I think she would be wonderful for small children, the
elderly, or mentally handicapped. She is so patient and calm. After a few weeks
I started testing her before putting up any posts or taking her into public so
I lightly ran into her, flicked her, pushed her in certain places, bit her,
etc. and she only reacted with whimpers in places I assume are already damaged.
There was never violent responses. I had a friend pretend to break in to see
how protective she is: she isn't."
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