You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Please contact Tammy (tnhuck@yahoo.com) for more information about this pet.10/02/23 Guess who is ready to be adopted!! Pawlina has had her three topical heartworm injections and she is doing great! Everyone at the vets office loves her and paid extra-special attention to her when she was there for her procedures. She will need to be re-tested for microfilaria at the end of December and again next summer. Please contact her foster at tnhuck@yahoo.com if you are interested in Pawlina.8/8/23 Available Soon!! My name is Pawlina and I am here to tell you that I behave like a youngster! I was picked up as a stray and the shelter guessed my age at 10 years, but my vet in Arlington says I might be as young as 7. Okay, I have some gray hairs on my muzzle (who doesnt?), but my teeth are in good shape and I have a pretty good energy level - I bounce up and down on my hind legs like Im hopping on a pogo stick whenever I see a squirrel run up a tree!
I really like it when people pay attention to me and, in return, I will protect them from anything I perceive to be a danger. I also like to bark a lot in the car - I just think its a really fun thing to do. I walk okay on a leash and I enjoy meeting new people and some of the other dogs in the neighborhood - if their owners have snacks, I will tolerate the dogs.
I am smart and eager to please. I had some bad habits when I first came into rescue (like lunging and barking at cars) but I learned to stop doing these things after a few corrections. I am also working on impulse control and sitting quietly while foster mom puts on my leash and opens the door for a walk. Some other good qualities - I am protective of my home turf, I liked to be brushed and I am a good eater with no known allergies.
Unfortunately, I am heartworm positive. I have finished my doxy pills and later in August I will have my first topical treatment. I am asymptomatic (no coughing) and my heart and lungs look good on the X-ray, so paws crossed that I will soon have a clean bill of health!