Feel free to contact recent foster lanebc2@gmail.com for other personality questions!
Meet “Lolita” aka Lola Rola, as nicknamed by a 10-year-old.
She’s an 8-year-old, 45 lb medium sized mixed breed who is enjoying relaxing in a comfy foster home! Lolita would fit into a variety of lifestyles and families and would be suitable for apartments or homes without yards. Lolita would be happiest as the only dog in the home, but loves kids and ignores cats in the foster home. Lolita would be a great fit for someone looking for a low key best friend to keep them company or a calm family dog.
What we’ve learned so far:
Potty trained, no accidents, she signals to go outside
Loves a leisurely walk to slowly sniff outside or sit and enjoy the sunshine. No pulling on the leash (except when she sees a squirrel!) Can be reactive to other dogs.
Calm personality. Enjoys playing briefly and getting attention, but mostly likes to snooze.
Sleeps calmly on her own in her room/bed, though she loves to be near her humans and wouldn`t mind getting to cozy up in bed with you
Loves a tennis ball and squeaky toys
Loves snufflemats and food puzzle enrichment toys
Smart! She already knows several commands including sit, stay/wait, paw, and down. We are working on a `touch` to build to a `come` command and she figured it out in minutes. She`s very food/treat motivated to help her learn the routine in a new environment.
Loves kids! Approaches children happily but gently. She would be a great family dog!
Indifferent to cats - ignored and didn’t chase either of two cats in foster home
Dog skills - Lolita would thrive and be most relaxed as the only dog in her forever home. For homes with dogs she definitely needs slow introductions! She`s reactive to the sight of the larger male resident dog behind a gate in foster home (barking, lunging), but has been making progress with getting used to him with treats and keeping them separate. While being the only dog would probably be easiest for her to adapt to, with patience and very slow intros, she could possibly coexist with other calm dogs.
Go slow! I don’t know her whole backstory or how she was treated in the past, but I’m seeing her gain trust in me every day that goes by in foster. She is understandably a little nervous with all the changes she has gone through lately. I hope her adopter will give her the same patience and compassion.
