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Intake date: 10/28/2023 (had medical issues we had to address)
Maltese
Approx 5 years old
9.6 pounds
Adoption fee: $170, which includes vetting, microchip
Good with other dogs: yes
Cats: unknown – we do not have cats to be able to test
Vetting and other: spayed (mass found on uterus and removed), mammary tumors removed (malignant – however now that she’s spayed, it reduces the risk of recurrence – she could live another year or another five years – adopter needs to understand that there is a risk of recurrence); up-to-date on age-appropriate vaccinations, heartworm negative, fecal negative, on monthly flea/tick and heartworm prevention, professional groom, microchipped
Health issues: see above regarding mammary tumors (malignant)
Temperament: very sweet, submissive, can be playful or calm
Energy level: low-medium
Groom needs: High; requires regular professional grooming, along with intermittent brushing to avoid matting
Biography: Roxie showed up at a business on Linwood Avenue, Shreveport, on 10/28/2023. A man with the business contacted us for help and we took her in. She was registered in the system at Caddo Parish Animal Services as well and posted on their social media. No one ever came forward. She had multiple mammary tumors that needed addressed, along with spay and everything else. The vet didn’t want to keep her under long to do all the procedures, so she spayed her first and then went back a couple of weeks later and removed the mammary tumors. When she spayed her, she did discover a mass on her uterus which was removed with the uterus. Unfortunately, the mammary tumors came back malignant. Now that she’s spayed reducing the estrogen, she the risk for recurrence is decreased but there is still a risk. She acts and eats and plays just fine. You wouldn’t know that she was dealing with any sort of illness. While she does fine with the other dogs, she prefers to be by herself or with a human (although she was snubbing her nose at me during the video). Roxie stays in our main area at night… where the dogs that have been with us a while get to stay. She was kenneled for some time as she recovered from her surgeries and did fine in a kennel as well… and she walks well on a leash! We’re not sure what her history was but her future is so bright! If you’d like to give Roxie a home, we certainly welcome your application.
**IMPORTANT NOTES**
*We do adopt out of state provided the adopter is willing and able to travel to us once approved. We do not ship or transport our animals and there is no exception to this rule.
*Most of our adoptable dogs are small, and they are never to be left outside alone, ever! We only rehome our dogs to adopters that plan to have them as inside dogs and part of the family! We do allow adopters with doggie doors, provided there is SECURE fencing. There is no exception to this rule!
*PREDATORS: IF THIS DOG IS UNDER 10 POUNDS, the dog is to be monitored and protected when outside at all times! PREDATOR-THREAT IS A REAL DANGER! For example, a hawk tried to pick up a Chihuahua owned by a friend visiting Ninna’s house… RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VISITOR. Thankfully the visitor was watching the dog and the hawk was wrestled off of the Chihuahua but it did require an ER visit and she is was very lucky to survive. TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!
*NO SMALL CHILDREN!! As with almost all the dogs at NR2R, young children or a very active household is not recommended. Many of our dogs come to us BECAUSE of small children, thus we do not rehome our dogs to homes with babies or young children. KEEP THIS IN MIND IF YOU HAVE VISITING GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL! Even if the children are older, it would depend on the child AND the parent or parents.
*HOUSETRAINING: We do NOT guarantee that any of our adoptable dogs are housetrained. While most should be easily trained, keep in mind that they live in a rescue where they have access to the outdoors all day and are inside at night. Even if they were surrendered to us as housetrained, it doesn’t mean they will automatically be housetrained in your home. Housetraining them should be easy in the right home with time, patience, and consistency.
*KENNELING: We always recommend kenneling when you cannot supervise your dog. This helps with housetraining and any destructive tendencies until you get to know your knew addition.
*We do not guarantee the age, health or temperament of any of the dogs we rehome. Many of the dogs we take in come from animal control and rarely do we have histories and even when we do, many times the histories are inaccurate.
*Only adopters with a responsible dog ownership history and excellent vet reference need apply. If you bring this pet into your heart and home, you will receive in return many years of love, companionship, and loyalty. That’s our guarantee.
Other notes: This pet is available for adoption through Ninna’s Road to Rescue, Benton, La. We are 501c3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to rescue primarily small-breed dogs and to re-home them into RESPONSIBLE and CARING forever homes. DOG APPLICATION LINK: http://www.roadtorescuela.org/dog-application
Time may be of the essence if you are looking to adopt a specific animal. We do not reserve animals, unless and until we have approved your application, provided the animal is still available at the time we receive your application. The first APPROVED application we receive will be considered. We are NOT a first come, first serve rescue!! We adopt our rescues out to the RIGHT home, not just A home. Only responsible pet owners need apply.
Applying to adopt does NOT commit you to the adoption NOR does it guarantee the adoption.
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