GRR Number: 17-106
Type of Surrender: Stray from ACC
Status: Available
Age: 15 weeks
Weight: A whopping 9 pounds!
Update: 10/13/17
Personality: Little Dahlia is doing wonderfully in her new foster home and thoroughly enjoying the company of her foster brother Max. Housetraining is coming along successfully, with few to no accidents anymore. She willingly goes into her crate at bed time and sleeps through the night. Dahlia is learning about walks and behaving on the leash, happily trotting along behind her foster mom.
Typical of a puppy, big or little, Dahlia loves to play. Tug of war is not just for big dogs! And chewing appropriate bones and toys is heaven. She shows a bit of independence by not snuggling up with people when she sleeps, but she does like be near brother Max. When her foster mom was asked to describe her energy level, it was done in one word superlatives: "Feisty! Confident! Fun! Sweet! She is a GREAT puppy!" Dahlia just seems to go with the flow. Everyone seems to love Dahlia.
Ideal Home: While Dahlia does love to play with her brother Max and other dogs, she would likely be fine in a family without other pets. She is confident and happy and very tolerant of children and a chaotic household.
Dahllia came in with her sister Lily. These little squirts are a pair of “Golden Plus” pups - Golden with a little bit of this and a little bit of that!
Lilly & Dahlia were the dose of sunshine on a dreary Hurricane Harvey weekend. They are both very petite puppies but very big in different ways with their sweetness. Lilly is reserved and gentle in her approach whereas Dahlia is outgoing and gregarious. They both enjoy all who cross their paths, be it other dogs, cats, or people. There's an abundance of kisses that they are willing to share with all.
One might think that with the girls being so young and being turned in as strays on a stormy weekend, that they might have experienced some anxiety with all the change. They settled in with our family, which includes a rambunctious 2 year old dog & 3 year old dog, quite easily.
Neither puppy is Golden, but ACC was so crowded with dogs during hurrican Harvey, that GRR gladly accepted Lilly & Dahlia. They are a mix breed and while the exact mix unknown, we expect that they will be much smaller than the average golden, the size and/or energy level of existing pets is something to be considered when adopting Lilly or Dahlia.
They really do enjoy the interaction with other dogs so it would be nice to be adopted by a family with existing pets.
Dahlia and Lily Update: 9/25/17