Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Tessa is a cute as can be Pug / Chihuahua mix. Tessa is between 2 and 3 years old and weighs 14 lbs.
This poor girl has had a rough start and is finally learning what it's like to be loved and cared for, and her personality is shining!!! Tessa was found on the streets of New Mexico, and clearly was starving and way too skinny. She then ended up in a high-kill shelter, where we rescued her from. Now she has made her way to Colorado and is in a loving foster home, figuring out that life can be good!
Tessa finds comfort in other dogs, so we are requiring that she go to a home with another friendly dog. She absolutely loves to play and toys are one of her favorite things!
From Tessa's foster:
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Tessa is about as close to perfect as a pup can be!!!
This beautiful little girl will quickly fit into a loving environment. She was a bit shy the first few days, but has totally blossomed! She has become very sociable and would be best having a dog buddy who is happy and playful.
Tessa has perfect social skills and is submissive with other dogs. Her goal in life is to be loved, to sleep in a soft, comfortable bed, preferably with her human(s), and to play.
Tess gets along great with people and animals. She loves to run huge zoomies in the park with a buddy or newly found friend. She is never aggressive, even if another dog bullies her. She is just so happy and easy going!
Tessa needs a home with another dog. She doesn't like being left fully alone, but as long as she is home with my dogs she is totally content while I am at work.
She is gaining confidence more and more every day through much love, support, security, and encouragement. I don't believe she's been someones special baby but she sure wants to be!
Tess is now potty trained! She hasn't taken to pad training as an option when Im away so will need to get outside when needed. So would do best with someone who works from home or is retired.
She is soft, sweet, incredibly loving and huggable. Tessa melts into your arms and will even let you cradle her like a baby. She looks into your eyes and just asks for your love.
Tess has clearly had pups, which has given her the gentle mom temperament. She's now learning that she gets to just be Tessa without having to take care of babies. She may never have had the chance to be baby.
Tessa plays like a puppy and absolutely loves to be silly. She didn't have that sense of silliness when she arrived but is now in happiness mode, playing with toys, and asking my dogs to play with her.
She loves to eat. Her teeth are small and she needs food/treats for small breed dogs.
Tessa is an angel girl and will be your best friend for life.
She deserves a wonderful, loving home.
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Since Tessa is just a young girl, she's a blank slate just waiting for a kind and patient human to show her the way. She has all the potential in the world to be an awesome adult companion. Tessa will form firm bonds with her family and learn positive socialization skills through virtual or in-person positive reinforcement / force-free Obedience Classes. These classes will make a profound difference in a dog's ultimate behavior and in her relationship and bonding with her people. It does take time and commitment yet pays off a thousand times over when you have a dog that can accompany you out in the world with excellent behavior.
Farfel's Rescue feel very strongly that every dog deserves the opportunity for formal, positive reinforcement / force-free training classes that are virtual or in-person. We therefore aren't willing to adopt Tessa out to a home that doesn't choose to offer her this training opportunity. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of approved positive reinforcement / force-free virtual or in-person trainers in your area.
We're open to Tessa finding her forever home with dog-crazy retirees with lots of energy to train and enjoy a silly and super-smart young dog. A younger family that works from a home-based office would also be a great choice for a dog that would love nothing more than getting loved up periodically throughout the day. Tessa enjoys her relationships with all humans and dogs. We would prefer, however, to place her in a home with older kids (tail pulling or rough treatment will create an adult dog that's fearful of children). Older kids can also be active participants in a training regimen and friendship that's so important in a dog's development.
Tessa will be up to date on her vetting / vaccinations to be in line with our commitment to only adopting out healthy dogs. She will also be spayed to stay true to our hopes for a euthanasia - free future in the canine population.
If interested in this sweet as can be best friend, applications are currently being accepted. An adoption application can be found at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/. If interested, please fill out completely and submit.
**PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting Tessa, please be sure to fill out our Farfel's Rescue adoption application found at the link above or at farfels.com. Adoption site applications such as Petfinder and Adoptapet don't provide enough information and therefore aren't useful. Our Farfel's application is the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving dog. We're sorry, but in many cases, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit our Farfel's Rescue adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.
