Clementine is a beautiful, sweet long legged tan and white chihuahua mix, around 10-12 pounds. She was born into a hoarding situation. When she came to us at around 1-1 1/2 hears of age, she was terrified of everything. Likely never knowing the touch of a loving hand or the grass under her feet.
She loves other animals, and would likely be fine with cats also because of her sweet nature. Clementine has worked with a behaviorist and is working on learning to be the pet that she wants to be. She also takes lots of cues from other animals in the home. While she is still learning to trust, she has made great strides. Her foster mom said, Clementine loves to follow me around, often so closely I can feel her nose on the back of my leg. Her first instinct is still to hide when you walk into the room, but then she slowly comes out. She often takes treats from my hand. On her own, she has started to come out into the den and sit on the couch with the family in the evenings with the other pets, which is huge for her. She is figuring out that she does like to be petted and loved on. She is also learning to be picked up, which you still need to keep working on. Clementine has learned how to use the doggy door to go potty and loves playing chase outside with the other dogs. At night she stays in the bathroom and she uses a pee pad.
Clementine would prefer a family that has a fairly quiet home without lots of different people coming and going. An apartment may not be best because she does bark at times. It takes her a minute to warm up to other animals, but then she is fine. She is mostly just scared, not aggressive at all. She needs someone who has time to keep reinforcing good behavior. Even keeping her on a leash in the beginning to keep her engaged and help her to form bonds with her family and not just hide away. She prefers to eat in a room by herself, not because of aggression at all, but it just makes her more comfortable (we put her in the laundry room for 2-3 minutes and she scarfs her food down).
If you are considering Clementine, know that she is sweet and precious, but scared, especially of new places and people, especially men. It is important to have someone that will work with her so she can grow further, so she doesn’t slide back into old habits. She is so worth it. It has been a joy to see her blossom and she will continue to grow with the right family and environment. Do you have the time and love it requir
Meet Clementine!
Clementine is a beautiful, sweet long legged tan and white chihuahua mix, around 10-12 pounds. She was born into a hoarding situation. When she came to us at around 1-1 1/2 hears of age, she was terrified of everything. Likely never knowing the touch of a loving hand or the grass under her feet.
She loves other animals, and would likely be fine with cats also because of her sweet nature. Clementine has worked with a behaviorist and is working on learning to be the pet that she wants to be. She also takes lots of cues from other animals in the home. While she is still learning to trust, she has made great strides. Her foster mom said, Clementine loves to follow me around, often so closely I can feel her nose on the back of my leg. Her first instinct is still to hide when you walk into the room, but then she slowly comes out. She often takes treats from my hand. On her own, she has started to come out into the den and sit on the couch with the family in the evenings with the other pets, which is huge for her. She is figuring out that she does like to be petted and loved on. She is also learning to be picked up, which you still need to keep working on. Clementine has learned how to use the doggy door to go potty and loves playing chase outside with the other dogs. At night she stays in the bathroom and she uses a pee pad.
Clementine would prefer a family that has a fairly quiet home without lots of different people coming and going. An apartment may not be best because she does bark at times. It takes her a minute to warm up to other animals, but then she is fine. She is mostly just scared, not aggressive at all. She needs someone who has time to keep reinforcing good behavior. Even keeping her on a leash in the beginning to keep her engaged and help her to form bonds with her family and not just hide away. She prefers to eat in a room by herself, not because of aggression at all, but it just makes her more comfortable (we put her in the laundry room for 2-3 minutes and she scarfs her food down).
If you are considering Clementine, know that she is sweet and precious, but scared, especially of new places and people, especially men. It is important to have someone that will work with her so she can grow further, so she doesn’t slide back into old habits. She is so worth it. It has been a joy to see her blossom and she will continue to grow with the right family and environment. Do you have the time and love it requir
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The Saving Hope Animal Rescue strives to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving homes for abandoned, neglected, and abused domestic animals. We are located in Fort Worth, but reach out to other communities in the DFW area.
Please fill out an application on our website if you are interested in receiving more information about one of our animals. We respond to applications before we respond to inquiries. Note: Fees range per pet and we can discuss that during the application process.(Dogs are between $200-400 and cats are between $175-300.)
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