Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
***If you are interested in Charlie, be sure to read his entire bio. We have included a lot of important information about the home that Charlie needs to be successful.***
Charlie is a beautiful Poodle / Havanese mix. He is a young guy, at just 1 year old (although his foster says she wouldn't be surprised if he was 8 months old) and he weighs 15 lbs.
Charlie is a sweet soul who’s had a challenging start in life. Found on the streets of Texas, Charlie arrived at the shelter frightened and unsure of the world around him. But since his journey to Colorado and settling into a loving foster home, he’s started to blossom, and has shown us the wonderful dog he’s meant to be.
To help you decide if you’re the perfect match for Charlie, his foster has put together detailed notes about their experiences with him. Please read on to learn more about this sweet boy and see if your home could be the safe haven he’s been waiting for.
From Charlie's foster:
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"Charlie is hands down one of my favorite foster dogs to date! When he first came home with me, he was really scared, and had just been through a series of traumatic events back to back. It took him about 5 days to fully warm up to me, but since warming up, he's a totally great, happy, silly, playful, puppy.
Charlie went from being too scared to approach us, to letting me hold him, pet him, and even bathe him by day 7! That said, Charlie is still learning to trust, and it’s important to respect his pace.
When Charlie came to me to foster, he had just been through a series of traumatic events.... Because of all of this, he may have been extra scared when he first came home with me, and he may not be as scared going into a new home. However we have not yet tried to introduce him to any strangers so I want to disclose my whole experience with him, should his adopter need to go through the same warming up process that we did.
Charlie came to Farfel's Rescue from a small shelter in Texas. At the shelter, he was terrified, understandably. The day he arrived, he came on a transport van that drove him and about 25 other dogs from Texas to Colorado. This transport is a stressful environment. When he arrived to Colorado, he went to a foster home that mistakenly (against everything Farfel's told them to do with a nervous dog) immediately let him out loose into their yard (with a 3 foot fence) and Charlie hopped right over and escaped.
He was lost in Boulder for three days and no one could catch him because he was so terrified. We set up a dog trap and that is how he was caught. When he was caught, he came straight home with me. So understandably he had just been through a lot.
Now that he has warmed up and has been doing great in my home, I'm unsure if he will be the same level of scared when he gets adopted, but his adopter should be extra cautious for the first 5-ish days while he warms up. He likely could still be a flight risk going into a new home with people he doesn't know and hasn't warmed up to yet.
For the first 5 days of fostering him, I didn't even take him out into the yard (not even to potty) because I wanted to wait until he was fully comfortable with us first. We put down potty pads for him, and waited until he was warmed up enough that we could get his harness on. On day 6 we took him out to our yard on a leash. Once he started going out to potty with my dogs, we realized he is totally house trained! He hasn't had a single accident in a week since we started taking him out.
After a week with us, Charlie was totally comfortable, not scared anymore, and a happy go lucky guy! This is strongly due to being in a home with other dogs that helped him to feel safe fast. Charlie loves other dogs and he truly thrives in their company. For this reason, Charlie must go to a home with at least one other dog to help him feel secure.
After week 1, Charlie can now go out to our yard (6 foot fence) without a leash to potty with our dogs and he does his business and follows everyone inside when we're done. He just shouldn't be allowed out into his adopters yard without a leash for the first week. Once he has bonded to you though, he will come right inside when called.
Charlie should NEVER be left unattended in a yard, no matter how tall your fence. This means he can NOT go to a home with a dog door, or with anyone who leaves their dogs outside or with access to the outdoors when they are not home.
Now we've had him for 2 weeks (as of 1/10) and he LOVES us, sleeps in bed with us, and is super affectionate! Charlie is definitely a young dog, and has adorable puppy energy. He loves toys, playing, getting the zoomies, and he LOVES THE SNOW!
Charlie eats with my dogs with no issues and is crate trained and goes into his crate when we leave the house.
Just expect the first few days with Charlie to be slow, and give him his space while he warms up to being in a new home. It's okay if he's too scared to go out to potty for the first day or two. Just let him come around on his own and in no time you'll see the happy, silly puppy that he is!"
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We would like to have Charlie join a couple or individual that works from a home-based office. He is too social to be left alone for full time hours while his adopter works outside of the home. Since he can be timid at first, Charlie will need to go to a home with no kids.
Charlie is up to date on his vetting/vaccinations to be in line with our commitment to adopting out only healthy dogs. He has also been neutered to fulfill our commitment to a euthanasia-free future.
Charlie is available for adoption now. Applications are currently being accepted for this very sweet, loving and loyal best friend. An application can be found at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/. If interested, please fill out completely and submit.
**PLEASE NOTE**. If you're truly interested in adopting Charlie, please be sure to submit our adoption application. It's the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving dog. We're sorry, but in many circumstances, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit a Farfel's Farm adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.
