Lucy

Name: Lucy

Age: 8 years

Breed: Maltese / Schnauzer Mix

Sex: Female (altered)

Location: Cincinnati, OH area (KY)

Vet Info: Lucy is confirmed spayed.  She is next due for vaccines on 2/16/17, and was heartworm and fecal negative on 2/17/16.  ​Lucy weighs about 15 pounds.

Owner Info: Lucy is an adorable little girl who was diagnosed with SARDS about two years ago.  Her owner had help at the time and was able to meet Lucy's needs, but she no longer has help and is not home often.  She knows she will be unable to care for Lucy and is hoping to rehome Lucy very soon.  Lucy's owner writes that she is 

​completely blind.  She also tells us that Lucy has a lump on the side of her stomach that the vet says is fatty tissue.

Lucy is an indoor dog with run of the house, she is housebroken but not leash trained, although her owner writes that if she's left alone for too long, she will pee/poop in the house​.  Lucy knows the commands​ Sit and Wave​!  She is a friendly little girl, and is ​good people of all ages, and male and female dogs.  She currently lives with a hedgehog.  We asked if Lucy was good with cats, and her owner wrote, "She has never been around cats, so I do not know how she would respond. I do have a hedgehog and she doesn't bother her in the slightest. She wants to sniff her, but nothing more."  

Lucy is not possessive of toys, treats, or food and has never bitten or snapped.  

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Her owner told us Lucy likes to have her cage open and available to lay and sleep in, and may not like when other animals go near.  She gave us more details:  "Her crate stays up and open and always has. She only growls when other animals (not people) get near it. She has never bitten anyone. My cousin and her five year old are currently staying with me and my three year old niece is here all the time and she has never shown any aggressive tendencies towards them."

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Lucy will need time to adapt to a new situation, and her owner tells us it may be rough for Lucy in the beginning.  ​"I am nervous about this because when we go to a new place she cries/howls when I am not around, I crate her and eventually she stops and I think she would adjust, given the time but I think starting in a new place would be rough."

Lucy's owner is very much hoping we can help and wants us to know Lucy is a very sweet little girl. " She is very sweet, just too much for me and the lifestyle I have ended up being forced into..."​