Duchess
Who can resist those big brown eyes? Duchess is an absolute sweetheart. She is very loyal and loving. You would never guess that her previous owners moved away and just left her alone in the yard. Thankfully, a kind neighbor cared for her until she was placed in an Animal Placement Bureau foster home.
She knows her basic commands: sit, lay down, come, off, go outside, etc. When asked, she will also patiently “wait” until you tell her it’s “okay” to eat at mealtime. She is taking a dog obedience class to polish her manners. Duchess is also house trained and crate-trained. She goes straight into her “bed” with no fuss when her foster parents leave the house.
And Duchess loves her toys. She even knows that the word “toy” means. But her foster mom recommends that she have a variety of toys to stimulate her; otherwise, Duchess will take matters into her paws and find an alternative chew “toy” that you might not approve of. When she’s not playing, Duchess loves to cuddle in the nearest lap (although her foster mom has to remind her sometimes that she’s not really lap-dog size).
Duchess does well on car rides. She also loves walks. In fact, since she still has a lot of puppy energy, her foster mom takes her on walks often and lets her run in the fenced backyard. Her foster mom says that Duchess also makes a great running partner.
Duchess is good with other medium or large dogs, but she tends to annoy or chase small dogs and cats. Similarly, she is gentle with calm children, but she is excitable around excited children, which could lead to her playing a little too rough. So her foster mom recommends that she only be placed with older children or a home with no children.
Do your research before adopting any dog, but to learn more about Duchess’s breed, please visit: www.pbrc.net or www.badrap.org.
If you are interested in being Duchess’s forever home, please fill out the adoption application at: www.apbpets.com/application.htm or contact lisa@schnauzerama.org with questions.
