Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Lily comes into rescue from a recent breeder release transport. She likely spent her life in a kennel so every day things are all brand new to her. Even with this unknown past, she is very brave and slowly, at her own pace, experiencing all these new things.
After a couple of days, she was ready to begin exploring around the house. As she became more comfortable, her confidence grew. Once the weather got a little warmer, I started to take her outside to go potty. She is now fully potty trained, no accidents in the house, her kennel or overnight.
Outside was a big scary place with so many things that were new to her. Every day, she has shown how resilient she is, expanding her area to beyond my yard enjoying all the smells. She now is comfortable walking around my neighborhood. She can still be leery of new people, large dogs and loud noises still startle her. Lily has adjusted well to a collar, harness and leash.
Lily is initially shy and timid but has come to love being held, getting pets, belly rubs and ear scratches from her foster mom. In return, she will give kisses and loves to snuggle in your lap. She is still timid with new people and situations but does not shake/tremble as much as she did. She may allow a stranger to pet her along her side with a proper introduction.
Lily gets very excited when it is mealtime. She really shows her personality when I am preparing her food. It is so rewarding to see her tail wagging more. She loves to be held and be near her person.
When I need to go out, Lily is kenneled. She does very well keeping her kennel clean and is quiet. In the beginning, I kenneled her at night. She would whimper a bit but settled quickly. She has now graduated to sleeping in bed with me. Lily sleeps through the night snuggled close to me. Lily has found her voice but is quiet for the most part, barking only occasionally when she sees or hears something outside.
Lily has recently done okay with dogs during two different dog sitting jobs at my home. She was calm and comfortable around both a small female dog and two small male dogs. While she does not play or interact much with them, she has been able to coexist peacefully.
Lily is looking for a very quiet home to spend her golden years. She would probably do well with older, respectful children. Younger kids may be a bit much for her.
Medical note: Lily does have a bit of a cough that is most likely due to trachea irritation or some past bronchitis (as indicated in her chest x-ray). Lily had a dental where all but 6 of her teeth were removed. Two weeks later, she had two large mammary tumors and one small mammary tumor removed during her spay. Lily’s biopsy results showed that one of her mammary masses was cancerous (mammary carcinoma). The cancer had spread to the nearby regional lymph node that was removed during surgery, so this is considered metastatic disease locally. The surgical margins were clean, meaning the visible tumor was fully removed.
One of the smaller masses removed was benign and not cancerous.
The pathologist classified the cancer as intermediate grade. While there is some risk for recurrence or spread in the future, this type of tumor can still have a fair prognosis after surgery, and many dogs do well for months to years following removal. At this time, the report does not confirm spread to distant organs such as the lungs.
