fancy francine

Dog Name: Fancy Francine

Breed: mixed

Sex: Female, spayed

Age: 3 years old

Weight: 34 lbs

Medical Needs: None

Housebroken: Yes.

Crate trained: Yes.

Good in the car: Yes.

Good on a leash: Yes.

Energy level: Medium. She is calm when nothing is going on, jumps

at any chance to accompany everyone anywhere they go, snuggles like a champ, and has zoomies in the morning.

Need a fenced in yard: No.

Dog Friendly: Yes.

If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive homes? No, she will be happy getting all the attention.

Cat Friendly? Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

If yes, what's the youngest child you'd recommend they be placed with? 10 and up. Fancy Francine loves to ping pong around during zoomies and crawl up your leg when seeking attention. She could be a bit much for unsuspecting young ones. She can also be grumbly at random times. This could scare a child until they are used to it.

Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them? Fancy Francine has thrived in a loving, safe, routine oriented foster home. She is an enthusiastic cuddler and will fall asleep and stay at your feet or in your lap for as long as you want her to. Fancy Francine loves a cozy bed. She is all guard dog (American Staffordshire Terrier and bulldog) and will alert at new sounds. This will decrease once she is comfortable and knows her new environment. She can be protective of her chosen person. I suggest all members of the house feed her and give her attention equally, so she does not feel the need to protect someone. When she is ‘protecting’, she runs to the ‘intruder’ with a growl and then does nothing after that besides jump on their leg for a pet. She has never bitten anyone, but a growling meatball running at you can be surprising the first few times. Fancy Francine has short legs and a home with few indoor stairs is ideal. Fancy is a happy girl and so incredibly affectionate. She chills in her gated area without making any noise and does not whine or bark when she does not get attention. She sleeps through the night and does the cutest wiggle worm every morning. She gets along great with my two resident dogs. She respects that they are old and don’t want to play, but is also gentle and enthusiastic enough that she gets them to play with her occasionally. Fancy Francine may seem like she isn’t into you the first hour or so. Don’t worry – she will warm up to you quickly! It’s understandable that she’s shy given the conditions of her first home that lacked socialization. In fact, given her early life, she is a testament to resiliency and the difference a loving home can provide in a short amount of time. I can’t say enough good things about what a happy, fun, affectionate little girl she is.

Fosters Location: Laurel DE

Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file email GrassRootsDE@gmail.com and ask the app team to pull your app
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