Dottie has two speeds – completely spastic, barking, and leaping over furniture (for about 30 minutes a day), or fast asleep on the couch and wanting snuggle time.
We call all of our foster dogs “rescues” because they all need a safe place while they look for a new home, but Dottie is a rescue in the more literal sense. We received an urgent email saying that Dottie’s owner was mentally ill, that Dottie and the other dog in her home were never let outside, she was underweight with a severe skin condition, and they were only fed and watered when the daughter stopped by. Dottie came in to APB with a horrible yeast infection and fur loss over her entire body. She was also underweight and had mammary tumors that required surgery in addition to her spay.
When Dottie is in high speed, she is intently interested in food, she can be very loud in her crate, and she rudely runs into or leaps over the other dogs. When Dottie is in low speed, she first rolls around joyfully on her back and kicks her legs, and then sleeps long and peacefully on the couch and loves belly rubs and snuggling.
Dottie has been fine with the cats in her home, she is well house trained, and she gets along with most dogs, but would likely enjoy being an only dog or living with one or two other dogs who are easy going and not upset by her sometimes rude manners.
If you have have any specific questions about Dottie, please contact: Hanaburgh@att.net. Thank you!
