Denise

Name: Denise
Weight: 42.5lbs
Age: 4yo
Gender: Female
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Breed: Dalmation mix
Colour: Mostly white/bridle spots

Neck size (for collar): 15”
Height (from top of head): 21”
Length (from nose to base of tail): 33”
Crate size recommended: 36” or 42”

Good With Women - Shy in the beginning but will warm up quickly
Good With Men - shy in the beginning - but is in foster with a man and adores him
Good With Kids: No
Would recommend no kids as Denise likes a peaceful and quieter home setting, and a lot of times with kids there are a lot of visitors coming in and out
Good With Dogs: Yes
Very playful, was used as a foster dog greeter in her foster home
Good With Cats: No
Housebroken: Yes
Crate Trained: Yes
Energy Level: Medium
Medium energy once she learns to trust her person, but initially will shy away and will be a flight risk
Can be handled / touched Yes
once she is comfortable in the home, she will cuddle and want to sit with her person
Flight Risk: initially
Food Aggressive: No
Walks On Leash: Yes
Destructive: No
Needs a Yard: not necessarily if walked regularly
She enjoys being in the yard, and prefers a quieter environment and not a city bustle
Needs a Home With a Second Dog:
Not necessarily. would probably be ok either way. She loves to play with other dogs, but is happy being the one and only too
Can live in an apartment: yes if walked regularly

Denise will take a bit of time to trust a new human but once she does she loves with her whole heart. A quiet home with not too much in and out people traffic would be best for her. She will start warming up when you pet her and give her treats. She loves treats. Once she is comfortable and feels love, she will not want to leave your side. She loves with all that she has in her once she knows you are a good person and you show her some affection. Once she trusts her persons then she will sit, lay down and shake paw, and snuggle with you. She will become very playful with you and any dogs at home. She is recall trained with an ecollar tone, but she will come if you just call her, once she trusts you. She shows no food aggression to other dogs. I think she would be fine in an “one dog home”. She loves car rides. She is quite agile enjoying the small obstacle course I have made for my dogs. Once she trusts she likes to cuddle up and get petted or cuddle up with the other dogs. She sleeps in her crate or with me in the bed with my other dogs but it is recommended that she sleep in the crate for the first few months. She has participated in running races, hikes and went to restaurants and stores - Home Depot, Lowe’s, but she can still freeze and pancake if something spooks her. She needs to be properly lashed/secured at all times. She is a great dog but it will take some time to see that in her once in new surroundings.