Size
(when grown) -
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Daisy is living in a foster home! Complete an application on our website and email dogs@heartlandanimalshelter.org to see if you're a match!
Scroll through her pictures to see all of her cute videos!
Daisy has had a long road to our adoption page, and we are so happy that she is here now! Daisy first came to our attention last winter, when a neighbor of Daisy's original owner reached out about having us take her in after her owner was no longer able to care for her. The kind neighbor was able to foster her if we would help get her medically ready for adoption, and facilitate finding her a wonderful new home.
When Daisy came in for her spay surgery in January, we noticed that she was not putting weight on her right hind leg and that she reacted painfully when it was manipulated. X-rays revealed that she had a fractured and dislocated hip that would require surgery. It is likely that Daisy had been living with this injury for some time, given the degree of muscle atrophy on her right side, it was clear she had barely been using it! In February, Daisy underwent hip surgery (a Femoral Head Osteotomy), and with the help of her amazing fosters she has recovered and is ready to find her happy ending!
After all of these months with Daisy, her foster family knows her very well. They said that Daisy was not housebroken when she came to them, but in a few days' time she got the routine down and even learned to go #1 and 2 on her leashed walks! Daisy has not been crated but is gated in the kitchen when her fosters are away. Daisy has been able to be left for an 8 hour workday, but she loves to be with her people so would love a home where she is not left alone full time.
Daisy has been living with her family's cocker spaniel and LOVES him. It took a bit of time since Daisy was not well-socialized with other dogs when she arrived in her foster home. Now she loves to initiate play with him!
Daisy's fosters do not recommend that she be in a home with little kids, because she can be mouthy and rambunctious during play. She would never try to hurt someone, but she likes to chew and use her mouth when she is excited including, sometimes, on her humans! Because Daisy lived in pain previously and has been through surgery, she also needs an adopter who understands that even though she is tiny she needs to be handled with care and not played with too rough.
Daisy did not have much exposure to kind, safe people for the first year and few months of her life, but she is learning to trust people. When meeting people for the first time, she cowers and hides behind a person she knows, but will gradually get more comfortable and will carefully approach a new person, befriending them rather quickly thereafter.
Daisy's foster mom writes, "Daisy is the sweetest and funniest little pug with so much personality! She loves to stand between your feet, sit or lay in your lap, bring you toys to play with her, and cuddle. Daisy loves people once she has a little time to get to know them. She tends to velcro to one person, following that person everywhere, and will voice her sadness upon separation. Daisy loves to be in your arms and involved in what you're doing, whether that be cooking, brushing your teeth or watching tv. Daisy provides so much fun and silliness - she gets the zoomies and races around so fast, doing parkour off the furniture, she army crawls, and she splashes around in the bath! She is an adorable little furry friend who needs love, play, and safety.
Daisy has been through much more than any dog should ever endure, and therefore is very sensitive to yelling/scolding. She is small and fragile and deserves to be handled with gentleness always."
If you are the kind and gentle home that Daisy deserves to live out her days in, please submit an application and reach out to us!
Daisy's adoption fee is $375. She is spayed and up-to-date on vaccines, and Heartworm negative.
