Jillie

Meet Jillie
Jillie is a sweet and wiggly seven-year-old beagle mix. Her favorite activities are taking naps, watching (and smelling) her foster family cook, and going for walks. Training her is fun and easy because she is very, very food motivated. She likes to be where the people are and will follow her foster caretakers into whatever room they’re in and will curl up on the floor in a tight little ball of concentrated cuteness.

She’s very well behaved, doesn’t bark when people come to the door or walk by in the hallway outside her foster family’s apartment. She doesn’t chew on any of her foster family’s things, just her Kong toy stuffed with frozen wet food, which she loves! Jillie has been very sweet with the handful of children (as young as six) she’s met on her walks.

Jillie doesn’t like to be left alone. She will bark and howl or pee if left without something to distract her (like her Kong toy). However, she has had a few several-day-long stays at a temporary foster home with other dogs, and she did fine being left alone there. She may still have some residual isolation distress and will need a family that’s able to work with her on this issue.

The ideal home for Jillie would be one with moderate commotion, a fenced yard, and people who are home more often than not and would enjoy taking a daily walk (or 2 or 3) with her (and letting her sniff at her leisure). She’s happy being home along with her foster mom all day but really enjoyed staying with her foster ‘grandparents’ in a big house with a lot of people to check in on.

If you’re looking for a well-behaved laid-back canine with an award-winning cuteness rating, Jillie may be the perfect addition to your family!

My Profile
Age and weight: Jillie is 7 years old and weighs about 36 pounds
Good with kids: Jillie is good with kids. She’s spent a few days around a very active 1-year-old boy and did very well when he was calm but got scared (understandably) when he got excited. We suspect she’ll be OK around very young children if they are well supervised or around children who are old enough to be taught how to behave calmly and respectfully around dogs.
Good with dogs: Most dogs. She sometimes gets frustrated when she's not allowed to greet other dogs on her walks and will occasionally lunge and howl at certain dogs if not enough distance is kept between them. Jillie is making a lot of progress on this though, by playing “engage,disengage”. Jillie has done great with all dogs she's met off leash.
Good with cats: Probably. There was a very brave cat at an adoption event that Jillie was very interested in and she sniffed a polite hello, then let the cat be. She also visited a home with a cat. She sniffed a quick hello, then ignored the cat for the rest of the visit.
Fenced yard: Yes
Suitable for townhouse and/or apartment: Yes. Jillie is doing fine in her foster family’s apartment for now, since they take her out four times a day, but she would really thrive if she had a yard to sniff around in during the day.
House trained: Yes.
Crate trained: No
Barks when left alone: I do bark when left alone. I get lonely!
Chews inappropriate items: No
Training: sit, down, come, and working on heel, watch me, leave it, stay, chin rest
Activity level: Medium

Meet Me
If you are interested in Jillie, consider letting us know by filling out a (no-obligation) adoption application at pgspca.org. Please consult our Adoption FAQ before contacting us.

Please check the adoption-show-attendees page to see if Jillie will be attending the next adoption show.

NOTE: We are an all volunteer group and do not operate a shelter. All of our animals are in foster homes. We are unable to place our animals outside of the Baltimore/DC area.