Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Not good with dogs,
Not good with cats,
House-trained,
Story
THELMA HAS WAITED MORE THAN THREE YEARS. COULD YOU BE HER PERSON? 💛
Meet Thelma—the sweetest little “Tootsie Roll” with the biggest heart and is the biggest social bug around. 🐾
At 8–9 years old and around 55 lbs and shrinking, Thelma is an American Staffordshire Terrier mix who may look like a Pittie/Rottie cross, but her personality is pure love. She is mellow, affectionate, incredibly well-mannered, and happiest when she is close to her people.
And those ears? They just show her personality all the time.
Thelma is the wonderful combination of mature and playful. She loves walks, is nearly perfect on leash, can still enjoy a 3-mile hike, and occasionally breaks out into the cutest zoomies. But she is equally happy curling up on the couch and watching a ball game or hockey with you.
She has thrived in foster care and is:
✔️ Crate trained
✔️ Potty trained
✔️ Great in the car
✔️ Excellent on leash
✔️ Very obedient and easygoing
✔️ Wonderful with most dogs
✔️ Comfortable going to work with her person
She loves people, loves attention, and has a remarkable ability to sense when someone is anxious or upset.
Thelma has a special gift for providing comfort—she'll lean in, snuggle close, and offer the kind of deep-pressure cuddles that make everything feel just a little better. ❤️ 💔
But Thelma has a history that matters. Before she was rescued, Thelma spent more than a year fenced outside an empty foreclosed home. She knows what it feels like to be abandoned, and that experience has left her with some separation anxiety.
She is crate trained, but when left alone she needs some support—typically a frozen peanut-butter Kong, the TV on, and prescribed medication (Trazodone) to help her remain calm for a few hours.
Because of this, Thelma is not a good fit for a home where she would routinely be left alone all day, such as 8 AM–6 PM.
She would thrive with someone who works from home, can take her along, or otherwise has a lifestyle that allows her to spend plenty of time with her person.
Thelma has already shown just how well she can do in that environment—she has gone to work every day with a veterinary technician and been wonderful around all kinds of animals. 🥰 Thelma would do best as an only pet or potentially with a calm male dog after proper introductions.
Because she can be enthusiastic when greeting her favorite people, a home with older children would be best. 🥺
Three years.
Three years of watching other dogs go home.
Three years of loving the people around her.
Three years of waiting for someone to look at her and say, “You're the one.”
Somehow, through all of that, Thelma still greets the world with a wagging tail, happy wiggles, a huge smile, and an incredible capacity to love.
She doesn't need a perfect family.
She needs her family.
Someone who understands that her past is part of her story—but doesn't have to define her future.
Someone who wants a devoted companion for walks, adventures, couch time, road trips, game days, and an unlimited supply of snuggles.
Someone who will never make her wonder if she's being abandoned again.
If you're looking for a loyal best friend, an adventure buddy, a world-class cuddle companion, and a dog who will love you with her entire heart…
Please consider Thelma. ❤️
