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Posted over 7 years ago
| Updated over 7 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Cattle Dog
Color
White - with Black
Age
Young
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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KenMarRescue.org
Felicity
Felicity is a gorgeous Cattle Dog mix that came to us all the way from Delano. She was a stray for many months, surviving off what little food scraps people gave her. Sadly, Felicity was nearly feral and would not allow anyone near her. It wasn’t until people realized she was pregnant that they decided to capture and get her off the streets once and for all.
All of Felicity’s puppies were adopted out but this sweet girl still needs a place to call home. Felicity has spent the last 6 months living with an experienced foster who helped her go from being feral to trusting humans for the first time in her life. Due to her rough past, Felicity is still very weary of new people. She will need a patient and understanding family who will let her come out of her shell at her own pace.
Felicity is about 5-6 years old and weighs 40 pounds, making her the perfect medium size.
Here is what Felicity’s foster says—
“We knew this day would arrive sooner or later, and we now feel that Felicity is ready for adoption.
We have had Felicity with us longer than most of our other fosters, but as you will remember, she was in a desperate condition when we ‘carried’ her home from the shelter.
Recently we have been watching her closely and discussing her remarkable improvement; she has gone from hiding under desks and tables, and refusing to look at anyone, to becoming a much more adoptable (and we think popular) dog.
In a nutshell, it took almost a month for us to gain her trust, and almost that much longer for our youngest son. (In full disclosure, she is still shy and uncomfortable around our older boys, though they were unable to devote as much time to helping her readjustment.)
We don’t know what extreme behavior she experienced earlier in her life, but for the first few weeks with us her trauma was so great that it was necessary to continue carrying her outside to pee. In addition, she seemed to harbor an extreme fear of crossing any portal (whether a doorway, entrance way or gate)…she would stand at the threshold/entrance and ‘feel’ the other side with her paw for about 5 minutes before turning away (!) A reaction that could possibly be a result of electric aversion…
At this point, I would honestly describe her as ‘shy’, but certainly not traumatized. She gets along with all the other dogs that have spent time with us in the past few months (though in one case she lost her patience with a little one; usually Felicity will retreat to a private space -sometimes a bathroom- rather than interact with younger, livelier dogs).
On walks she is beginning to accept attention from people on the street, and is open to ‘meeting’ other dogs on her walks. (Though I should add that Felicity is definitely a follower, not a leader, and when she is with our other dogs she will join in if they begin barking; by herself she is much more reserved.)
She has begun to show outward emotion as well, and gives the biggest smile when rolling on her back; she also has become quite demonstrative when we arrive home, wagging her tail and even letting out a gleeful yelp.
Her eyes display an intelligence that we’ve seldom seen in other dogs. She is also quiet, 100% house broken, and enthusiastically enjoys the company of those whom she trusts.
We think she will make some family a great pet. The one caveat is that any potential adopter understand that there will be another re-adjustment period (though certainly not as long), but it will be important for Felicity to become comfortable in new surroundings. We feel as though we taught her how to trust people, but it will still require time, effort and TLC to build that bond with her new family.”
If you would like to meet her please fill out an adoption application on our website: www.KenMarRescue.org
