My name is Karlena!

Meet Karlena! Known affectionately as "Sass/Sassy" in her foster parent's house. 

Karlena is still recovering from a traumatic past life, but as each day passes, so grows her confidence. This little girl is the definition of brave and strong, but she is still learning more each day that she can trust humans after the ones in her past have let her down time and time again. 

Karlena is still getting accustomed to living in a home and learning a normal routine, so most of her trips outside to go to the bathroom aren't successful yet - but she's been a quick learner with pee pads. A yard or private ourdoor space would be amazing for her to get adjusted to learning potty training off of the busy, bustling NYC streets. This little girl is also very food motivated and LOVES slices of cheese and any human food.She is incredibly shy, and still keeps to herself most of the day when her foster parents are home, but she does like to explore and sniff around at night and when she's home alone. She's also been doing amazing recently spending time with another dog in the house and being able to grow her confidence by observing him, so being adopted into a home with another pet would be ideal for her as she continues to come out of her shell. 

Karlena will thrive with adoptive parents who are understanding, patient, and willing to meet her where she is and not rush her, and continue to foster a safe, calm and quiet environment for her to decompress, heal, and learn to trust. In time, when she's ready, we have no doubts in the world this sweet, sweet girl will come out of her shell and be the most perfect pup to a very lucky family! 

ALL adoptions require a completed application and final contract. The application can be found at  WaldosRescue.org  and once you are approved to adopt you will be put in touch with the foster to see if it’s a good match. We are a RESCUE not a shelter. We conduct veterinary and personal reference checks during the application approval process. We are unable to contact every applicant for every dog.  We will select the best applicant for each dog, based on the dogs needs.

Waldos Rescue Pen is a 501c3 whose primary focus is rescuing dogs from the euthanasia list from high kill shelters throughout the United States and Korea.