All About Taffy

Taffy joined the rescue after being retired from the commercial breeding industry.  She is adjusting to the pet life but has some separation anxiety. She doesn't do well in a crate, but with time she may be able to tolerate it.  Ideally, she would go to a home where someone is home most of the day.  

Taffy is learning to go for walks and looks forward to short leisurely strolls! She is very calm and gentle; no pulling at the leash at all. She doesn’t know how to go down stairs gracefully yet, but can go up them. Taffy is food motivated and gets excited for treats when she goes potty outside.  She is still working on potty training, but with time, consistency, and routine she should be able to master it.  

Taffy plays very well with a very hyper resident dog and has a very tolerant demeanor. A playful resident dog would be nice but not necessary.  She wants a family that will take her for a short walk a couple times a week, cuddle her a lot (doesn’t sit on foster couches but would love to in her forever home ), get lots of pets and attention and hopefully let her be near them or within site of them all day. She will make a wonderful family pet. She’s 70% sleep, 20% eat, 5% play and 5% drool. I think she would prefer to be with one other dog but if her family was home more often than not, she would be ok as an only pet. She’s pretty tiny, but her tongue is not 😅 and it’s always out. 

While in foster care, all our dogs are thoroughly vetted.  Any discovered medical issues will be disclosed above.  Our Lucky Bulldogs (and their smushie-faced buddies) are cleared by their vet for adoption prior to us accepting applications.  All our dogs will be up to date on Rabies & DHPP vaccinations, up to date on Heartworm preventative after a negative Heartworm test, and spayed or neutered prior to being adopted out to their forever homes.  Often times, our dogs are given dentals and sometimes nare-widening surgery if needed while under anesthesia. All surgical and medical history we have will be shared with adopters.  Further details can be discussed with the foster volunteer during the phone interview for the applications that are chosen to proceed to the phone interview part of the adoption process.

All our dogs are crate trained unless otherwise noted on their "All About" pages. 

We typically will accept applications for our available dogs for 1-2 weeks except in cases of overwhelming popularity where we may stop accepting new applicants sooner. Once we have stopped accepting applications, we will review them and proceed with a phone call with our top applications to chat about the dog being applied for, go over the adoption process, and answer any questions the potential adopter has. After phone calls take place, we will decide on our top applicant choice and proceed to contact them to schedule a home visit (in person or via video chat), and check vet and personal references before the adoption is ready to be completed. This process can take up to 6 weeks, but we do notify all applicants of the outcome.