My name is Ruby!

** If you are interested in adopting Ruby, please fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ **

Ruby is an incredibly adorable, 1-year-old, 12-lb Dachshund / Chihuahua mix with the biggest soulful eyes and the tiniest little body. She was rescued from a hoarding situation in New Mexico where she lived with 30+ dogs and sadly never got the chance to be loved, trained, or shown what it means to be someone’s cherished pet. Because of that, Ruby is still learning how to be a dog — and what it feels like to be safe.

Ruby is a gentle, sensitive, and shy girl. The world is still very new and confusing to her, so she tends to move through life cautiously. When she feels unsure, she will often roll onto her back or freeze — not because she’s stubborn, but because she doesn’t yet know what’s being asked of her and is trying her best to cope. She isn’t aggressive at all — just scared and overwhelmed — and she will need a calm, patient person who understands how to build trust slowly and kindly.

Ruby MUST go to a home with another dog.
Dogs are Ruby’s safe place. She feels comforted, confident, and grounded when she is around other dogs, and they will be essential in helping her learn how to live in a home, go outside, and relax. Ideally she would join a home with two or more friendly dogs, but we will consider a home with one stable, confident dog. She will not thrive as an only dog.

Ruby is not leash trained yet and when her foster tries to leash her, she rolls onto her back. Because of this, she will need a home with a secure yard and someone who is willing to let her learn at her own pace, using patience and positive reinforcement. For the first several weeks (or longer), she should always be taken outside on a leash — even in a fenced yard. Ruby may be a flight risk while she is still settling in, as scared dogs can bolt when something feels unfamiliar. Safety is absolutely critical during her adjustment period.

Ruby’s future family should expect:
• A slow, gentle decompression period
• A dog who may hide, observe, and take time to trust
• A puppy who will need guidance, structure, and calm reassurance
• A deeply rewarding bond once she feels safe

Ruby’s person will need to earn her trust — but when that happens, the bond will be incredibly special. Dogs like Ruby don’t forget the people who give them their first real experience of love.

If you are experienced with shy or fearful dogs, have a calm household, other friendly dogs, a secure yard, and a big heart for a little soul who just needs time — Ruby may be your girl.

We'd like to place Ruby in a home where she'll get the training and stability that she needs. Positive reinforcement training promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence for a young girl whose self-esteem will fly high while she masters her skills. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area.

Ruby has been fully vetted, and she is in great health and up to date on her vaccines. She is spayed as well.

Farfel's Rescue is a fully foster based rescue, and offers a one week trial with every adoption. We feel that this is much more beneficial to not only the dog, but the adopter too. We believe that only getting 20-30 minutes with a dog before deciding on a lifetime commitment is not a fair amount of time to the adopter, or the dog. Therefore we give adopters one week with the dog to assure it is the right fit, and offer a full refund of their adoption fee should it not workout within the week trial.
Farfel's Rescue has been doing adoptions this way since 2005 and is thrilled to adopt out ~400 dogs each year.

If you are interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ .