Size
(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Not good with dogs,
Not good with cats,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
ADORABLE ADOPTABULL ADDIE!!!!
Who is looking for a bundle of Boxer love on three legs? This girl is truly something special and is looking for someone to take her to the next level!
Please read to the end for history and current need. Addie has been in a temporary/emergency foster for 30 days (to make kennel space for the LA Fire Animals) and was the perfect opportunity to find out just what an amazing dog she truly is. Sadly, she won't show this in a kennel environment and needs a foster ASAP!
Things they learned:
Housebroken (foster had a dog door that lead to a super secure yard but was never left unattended outside) and can hold it for 10 hours in a crate or kennel run
Professional snuggler- she doesn't budge once settled in and is quite the heater
ABSOLUTLY silly!- This girl will self-entertain by tossing toys in the air and catching them, then zipping through the house top speed so she can pounce on them with as much gusto as she can muster up!
Walks amazing on leash when given a few reminders not to pull
Can be picky with treats and/or needs time to decide if its worthy of her ingesting it :)
DOES NOT SHRED TOYS OR BEDDING!!
Not a huge foodie
Loves baths, allows nail trims and even allows you to grind the nails down! (which is great for a dog with black toenails) and ear cleaning.
Great at all handling and restraint
Trusts and loves DEEPLY
Road Trip PRO! -just settles in the back seat of a truck, SUV or in the Cargo and doesn't try and drive :)
Responds to corrections and house rule enforcement well. Foster allows dogs on the couches (not beds) but was working on her not always assuming it's ok. She would politely ask to come up and when told no, would sit at fosters feet (or under the recliner when the foot rests were up lol)
Song that fits her personality: "Wrecking Ball" when it comes to her excitement to see you, toys and her jumping on the couch. She’s working on personal space :)
Crate Trained/Dog Kennel Run Trained (only went potty in the kennel run when she REALLY had to go)
Things she is working on and needs someone to continue with:
Working with a trainer on how to properly meet other dogs---no cats.
Fast moving kids are scary (met a 2 and 3 year old who were rough housing in the fosters home, she just quietly sat next to the foster and didn't engage. Would take a treat from them politely, but then would spit it out). Met an 8 year old who gave her time to warm up and she was fine.
Due to history (below) everything is new to her and can be scary. Needs to work on her Bravery and confidence. But does try REALLY hard.
Flight risk: don't let those 3 legs fool you, she’s FAST, agile and smart. Did test gates and look at the tops of fences when in a new yard with 5ft chain-link fencing.
Vocal when left alone in a crate for about 30 minutes (foster used anxiety meds so being alone was a positive thing) When unattended in the house for 90 minutes didn't make a peep and laid by the front door waiting for the Foster Parents to come home. Didn't shred anything or potty in the house.
Does drink out of the toilets when left open and occasionally raids trash cans with no lids and dirty laundry. But drops items or stops when corrected
Her backstory:
Her story started like all of our dogs. That fateful call...... “Babs there’s a dog on the freeway”. Like most I checked it out to find nothing and hope the dog went home. Not the case for this girl. Fast forward three weeks and multiple calls came in about a large dark dog injured and limping along the I8 freeway shoulder. With calls spanning weeks I could only assume the dog was “hunkered down” in the area and crazy as it seems established a “safe” place on the freeway embankment. I headed out, found fresh dog poop on the shoulder and horrified that this dog felt safe enough to poop in traffic, set up cameras. I was shocked when within 30 minutes a dog appeared and it all made sense. I had to watch the footage several times and could not believe my eyes. This dog was a TRIPOD, missing a back lag. Thus the poop on the shoulder vs climb the steep embankment and reports of “injured and limping” dog. I immediately set a trap and my heart sored as I could not bear the thought of trapping yet another scared discarded dog to leave it at the shelter, potentially to die for fearful behavior, because we are full. A tripod meant a chip right? Either adopted out after surgery or an owner that went to great medical lengths for a beloved pet...... Like the camera, the dog showed up in short order, likely staying in a small area and was safe in the trap. What I did not expect was a dead end chip and it got worse from there...... 1st number-no longer in service, 2nd number - some guy claiming not to know anyone of the name registered on the chip. There were a few “residents” camped on that freeway hill and I got a hunch. This girl likely lived there, left to roam on the shoulder freeway......Next call was to the shelter to report her found, get her processed and pray what I feared was not the truth...... What I learned next broke my heart. This was not the first encounter this dog has had with the shelter. She had been brought in by her “owner” a year and half prior. She had suffered a CRUSHING injury (supposedly a log fell on her at 6months old, I have my own suspicions and find that highly doubtful), was relinquished for emergency medical care and reclaimed by said “owner” after surgery. Normally I pray for an owner and long-awaited reunion when I catch a dog. NOT the case here......Knowing we are full and not in a position to take on yet another dog I went into overdrive to find a solution for this beautiful beast so we could expedite an exit and pray the person who had failed to protect her for the first 2 years of her life would not come to claim her.
Able, Willing, Interested and COMMITTED? Call 619-249-2221 or Email AWayHomeforDogs@gmail.com currently housed and in the adoption program of The Animal Pad (as of 2/12/25), trying to get as much visibility on her as we can so she doesn't have to sit in the kennels very long.
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