She has gone great leaps and bounds with her ability to walk calmly at your side on a leash. When walking through crowds she's a bit nervous and tries to plant herself, but once she's past that she's a happy go-lucky girl and good on the leash. We're working on basic commands like 'sit' and 'stay' currently. She knows 'come,' 'go to your home (her crate, which she loves)' and 'no.' Twiggy is very receptive to positive reinforcement- not a big fan of the negative, given how timid and scared she already is. She's really not sure what to do when you shower her with praise and tell her what a good girl she is- she just stands there and looks embarrassed and comes over to be pet. It's so cute.
Twiggy hasn't shown any aggression whatsoever. I stick my hands in her food while she eats and she doesn't mind, she plays and romps with my feisty resident dog, and she's been to the dog park a few times where she's done wonderfully after a few minutes to get use to the environment. She hasn't been tested with cats, but cats have run by while she's off leash next to me, and she didn't flinch or move a muscle.
She's a little scared of kids- a few have run gung-ho to pet her and she didn't really like that, but all she did was tuck her tail beneath her legs and slowly try to avoid their hands. No growling or lifting the lip, just submission and timidness. Because of this, I would advise that she doesn't be placed in a home with small, easily excited children.
Since she is being fostered through PAWS, the adoption fee is $75 which includes her spaying, microchipping, and her being up-to-date on all of her shots.
This girl is so beautiful, short and rotund She could use 5-8 more pounds, and lots of TLC. Twiggy is definitely coming out of her shell, but is still a little scared in large and noisy social settings. Are you the one for her?
- Location: Philadelphia
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