Juliette - Adopted

Name:  Juliette

Sex: Female (not altered)

Breed:  Min Pin

Age: Born in 2003

Location:  Kentucky

Vet Information: Juliette's vetting has not yet been confirmed, but her owners say that she is up to date on vaccines and heartworm negative.  They believe that Juliette can see shapes, but needs to hear a voice before she'll recognize the person.  She weighs 16 pounds and is a little overweight, but otherwise is healthy per her owners.

Owner Information: Juliette's owners are becoming foster parents at the end of this week (week of Jan 21st).  Juliette is becoming "more and more aggressive", and they'll be unable to keep her after the children arrive.  They've tried friends, relatives, coworkers, and other rescues, but have had no luck.  Juliette is an indoor dog with run of the house, she is housebroken and leash trained.  Juliette is a smart girl and knows many commands, including "sit", "go to jail" (her crate), "lay down", and "go outside".  She's good with men, women, and teenagers, but is not good with children.  They also note she's an "alpha dog" and does not like to let their other dog eat or get attention.  They note that Juliette has never like strangers, but once she gets used to you, usually within minutes, she is fine!   She has recently started going blind and may be having difficulty adjusting to her blindness.  Her owners have found that if you don't talk to her, she will go after you. But once she hears your voice, she rolls over and wants to be petted!  She has bitten twice, but this may have been because she was frightened.  From her owners:  "The first person she bit was in our house alone without permission, so it wasn't Juliette's fault at all. The second person was watching her when we were out of town and Juliette had gotten distracted and when she saw her again, the person was in a different room bending over and she must have thought she was an intruder."   They add that, "Juliette is a very sweet dog. At home, she is loving and docile. She rolls to her back whenever spoken to. She loves to "drive" the car and go for rides. Our kids love her and play chase with her. Once she knows you and recognizes you, she wants to sit with you and be loved on. She would be great in a home with little outside foot traffic. She is a great watch/guard dog. She knows when she is in trouble and puts herself in her kennel. She is very smart and acts like a little person."

Update 4/16/2013: Things are getting very urgent for Juliette!!  Her owner is losing patience with her and is about ready to take her to the pound. However, Juliette would be a great addition to someone who has a quiet home!!

Today (4/16) her owner wrote: Juliette still needs to find another home. Just last weekend, our neighbor threw a ball over our fence. He sent his son in to retrieve it and she bit him. It didn’t  break the skin, but it scared him. We have warned him several times, but they feel so comfortable around Juliette when we are home, that they forget she bites. I will be forced to take her to the pound soon. My patience has worn very thin. I maintain that she would be a great companion to someone who doesn’t have a lot of foot traffic. But she’s too much for us and all of the company we have at our house.

Update 9/16/13: Juliette's owners said today they would like Juliette to find a new home as soon as possible!

Update 11/25/13: Juliette’s owner says “She is doing well, but we are still looking for a home. She dug out of the back yard a few weeks ago and was picked up by the pound. We got her back out and now she goes from a kennel outside to a kennel inside. We really need to find her a place so that she can have a better quality of life.”

Update 1/27/14: We've heard from Juliette's owners and she is getting more urgent.  Please continue to share Juliette to other rescues only.  She would be a great addition for someone with a quiet home and they are desperately hoping for rescue for her.  Juliette's owner will gladly drive her throughout Kentucky or the surrounding states to rescue so she can have the life she deserves. Her owner wrote “Juliette is still in need of a home. We simply can’t take care of her much longer. We are doing everything we can to find her another home, but will have to take her to the pound very soon. We try to let her out as much as possible, but she is regressing on her housetraining because she is in her kennel outside and cage inside so much.  It's just not fair to her.”