Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Bridgette is a very calm, very gentle Belgian Malinois mix. We listed her as a Lab mix because that’s what she looks like, and we didn’t think you’d believe us if we put the truth (confirmed by a DNA test), that in addition to Malinois, she’s part Poodle and part Yorkie. The white dog you see part of in one of the pix is her mother. Bridgette weighs 41 pounds and is a year and a half old. She is unusually calm for a dog that age.
Bridgette is in a foster home with 7 other dogs and she gets along well with all of them. Her most frequent activity is lounging. She likes to lounge—on the couch, on the bed, wherever. She doesn’t play much, even with the other dogs, and isn’t much interested in toys, except for Benebones, which she loves to chew.
Bridgette is a very affectionate dog. Just lay a hand on her and watch her melt into it. She loves to have her head scratched, her belly rubbed, her butt scritched. She LOVES her people. She does the Dog Dance of Joy every time foster dogmom returns to the house. She is a very easy dog to love.
Her manners are impeccable. She is housetrained. She takes treats gently from your hand. She is very good with new people—curious and friendly, always up for a scritch from strangers’ hands. She is not crate-trained because there is no need to crate her—she is totally non-destructive. She won’t chew or tear anything up. You’ll return to the house in exactly the condition it was when you left it—unless you were careless and left food on the counter where she can reach it! Bridgette will snag people food whenever she can get it. Bridgette rarely barks. She rides well in the car. She likes to sleep at the foot of foster dogmom’s bed, but she will also tolerate it if you move her out of the bed.
Bridgette would be an excellent companion dog or family dog. She would do equally well in a house or an apartment (preferably one with a dog park). We got Bridgette because her family had to move out of the country and couldn’t take her, but it is clear from her behavior that this dog has been loved and well cared for.
Bridgette is spayed, has all her shots, and is microchipped. She is heartworm-negative.
Note:
We always respond first to inquiries that tell us something about your living situation (house, apartment, single, family, etc.) and why you want this dog. Be sure to include your phone number in your inquiry. We call inquiries that seem to be a good fit for the dog.
