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Posted over 6 years ago
| Updated over 4 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Chihuahua/Mixed Breed (Small)
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn - with White
Age
9 years 7 months old, Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
15 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
******************* THIS IS A COURTESY POST out of Fairfax, VA*******************
Hi, my name is Molly and I am a Chi mix, 4 yrs old and 15 lbs.
I came into rescue with a 75-lb sidekick, Piper the Pit Bull Mix. I boss her around, of course. We enjoy each other's company but could be adopted separately. It's been really hard to find a family that wants both a Big and a Little.
From my Foster Mom:
Molly is a clown-ish spunky little thing -- she's full of personality and is super affectionate. She doesn't show well at adoption events thanks to her wariness about new people (typical of a Chi) and her mixed-signal Napoleon-complex. While she's probably not a great fit for a home with little kids, she's great with our 12-year old granddaughter. Molly is quite spry on level ground and in the house -- but more than a few stairs is going to be hard for her (we have a single-level home). She has a funny gait -- it's been likened to a Monty Python silly walk -- and when she runs through the house it sounds like a herd of Chihuahuas! She has been one of our easier fosters and is really intuitive about what's going on the house. When I put on my logo rescue T-shirt, she gets all excited because she knows someone is about to go on an outing! We love her dearly and have done our job to get her healthy and ready for her forever home. We are in the DC-metro area.
Now, about me…..
I'm a shoe thief! I don't really chew on them -- I just like to carry them around and leave them about the house. My foster mom thinks it's hilarious, except when it's one of hers.
Apparently I'm a good communicator. I can tell you when it's dinnertime, or when I want to get picked up on the couch, or when it's time to go outside to chase a pesky squirrel. I love watching the backyard through the glass door and could spend hours out there sniffing around (I'm ALL dog!). I'm really good about doing my wet business out there -- but occasionally I get distracted and forget to poop until I'm back inside.
I adore my foster people, but I'm slow to warm to new people, so a new family needs to be patient to let me adjust. I can be won over with cookies (kibble) and sleeping in the bed. I don't like my ears touched but love belly rubs. I stick my cold wet nose in the back of your knee when I want you to pat me, like when you are intently working on the computer. I tend to hang out in whatever room the people are in. Except when doggie TV is on, of course.
There's a sad video of me when I was first surrendered to the shelter -- I'm practically bald and super itchy. I am SOOOO much better now. I eat a limited-ingredient kibble (available at pet stores) and don't get many other treats or people food, but I enthusiastically lick my foster dad's yogurt cup every morning. I'm very good about my baths -- I get one weekly with special shampoo. I also get an allergy shot (Cytopoint) every 6 - 8 weeks.
Molly's "challenge" is her initial aloofness/wariness and need for managed intros to other dogs. People with Chi experience can see past that, but she comes across badly. It's heartbreaking, because she is SO loving in our home and with ppl shes met consistently. She is so curious and smart and clownish -- highly adoptable but doesnt "show" well.
My back knees are a bit wonky and my legs are REALLY short, so stairs are trouble for me, but I can bound across the grass after those bunnies and chipmunks. I enjoy walks in the neighborhood, too, but probably won't go on 5-mile hikes unless you carry me in a pouch.
I'm really vocal when I meet a new dog, but can be persuaded to hang, it just takes some time. The shelter said I'm okay with cats. I was really interested (in a nice way) in some I saw at an adoption event, but my foster mom hasn't tested me with cats.
The adoption donation is $250.00. If you are interested in the above dog, please do not email us and tell us that you are interested, but submit an adoption application. The link for the application is below.
To submit an application go here......chihuahua-rescue.com/adoption-application/
An application must be submitted and approved before a meet-n-greet can be scheduled.
Your current dogs/cats must be spayed or neutered unless a veterinarian has determined that your current pet(s) should not be fixed due to medical reasons. They must also be up-to-date on shots and on HW preventative.
Reference checks and a home visit are required so SE dogs can only be adopted in NC/SC, VA MD and GA.
