Sosa - Outcome Unknown

Name: Sosa

Age: 1-2 years old

Breed: Mixed Breed

Sex: Female (altered per rescuer, not yet confirmed)

Location: Nashville, TN area

Vet Info: Sosa is spayed, up to date on vaccines, and heartworm negative per her rescuer, but this has not yet been confirmed.  Sosa weighs about 40 pounds.

Owner Info: Sosa is a beautiful and fun little girl who was saved from an owner who could not care for her properly, and where she had to stay in a crate the vast majority of the time.  Sosa's rescuer had always intended on finding Sosa a new home or rescue, and is very much hoping we'll have placement for her.  She has had Sosa for about two weeks.  

Sosa is an indoor dog who is crated.  She is housebroken, but not leash trained.  Sosa is a sweet and friendly girl, and is good with people of all ages, male and female dogs, and cats.  She currently lives with three dogs and one cat.

Sosa is not possessive of toys, treats, or food, but does play bite when playing.  Her rescuer writes, "I have never seen nor heard about Sosa biting or snapping at anyone as an act of aggression, but she play bites when she gets hyper. She is usually very gentle when she does it. The only time it has ever been an issue is when she gets too worked up and won't stop play biting without being pulled away and told "No!" very firmly. I think a little training and a little growing up time will easily fix this issue."

Sosa adjust well to new situations and her rescuer gave us more details:  "Yes, she seems to adapt very quickly. She has moved from home to home a few times, so she is accustomed to being in new environments. It only took her a few hours to start acting comfortable in my home once I brought her here, and within a day or so she had pretty much learned the layout of the house and how to interact with my other dogs."

Sosa is not completely blind, but does see better in well lit areas. Her rescuer also told us more about Sosa's health.  "I do not think Sosa is not completely blind as she definitely does better in well lit areas, however, I do believe that her vision is minimal at best because, even with plenty of light, she still runs into things sometimes. I do not know for certain what caused her visual impairment, but the person with whom she was living previously told me that she thought it may be due to Sosa being hit by a car at some point in her life. Again though, I do not know this for certain....Sosa is very thin, but eats very well and has never (at least not any time recently) been in a situation where she was not being fed. She makes odd sounds when she eats or pants which makes me think she may have some kind of windpipe damage or issue from the past. Luckily, it does not seem to affect her ability to eat, drink, or breathe, or have any impact on her quality of life."

Sosa's rescuer wants us to know she's a very sweet little girl who deserves a loving family and home of her own!  "Sosa is a very sweet girl with lots of love to give. She would make a great family pet, and is not at all difficult to take care of even though she has a visual impairment. This pup has been through a lot in her short life so far, so I am very eager to find the perfect forever home where she can get all the affection and play time she needs and deserves."

Update 5/14/16: Sosa escaped from her yard and they have not been able to find her.