About Sweetpea |
- Status: Adopted!
- Species: Dog
- General Color: White with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
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OUR SWEET LITTLE SWEETPEA OFFICIALLY BEGAN HER HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER ON MAY 12, 2016 WHEN SHE GOT A NEW MOM AND A NEW KITTY SISTER NAMED JODI! WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR ALL OF THEM!
Hi … my name is Sweetpea and here are some things you need to know about me:
Approximate age/birthdate: born ~2008
Weight/size: ~ 6 lbs
Housebroken: Mostly … she has had a long history of UTIs
Crate trained: YES
Personality: sweet, independent, reserved
Energy level: low
Fenced yard required?: Preferred so she can have some off-leash time
Does he/she jump fences? NO
Leash walk: YES
Obedience training: Will usually come when called
Riding in vehicles: RIDES OK
Spayed/neutered: YES
Up-to-date on routine vaccinations: YES
Microchipped: NO but microchip can be provided
Social with other dogs: YES … avoids bigger dogs and does not like other little dogs in her face
Social with cats: YES … she will bark, but most of the cats are bigger than her so she’s a little afraid of them
Good with children: NO CHILDREN UNDER 10 PLEASE … she is a bit on the fragile side
Adoption donation: senior adoption $75
Sweetpea is just the cutest, sweetest little Chihuahua girl, and she really needs an extra-special, amazing family! Apparently she lived much of her life being very loved, but the story was that her owners had passed away and their caretakers just couldn’t take care of them any longer. We’ve learned that she has had surgeries on both back legs, likely for luxating patellas, and one leg still has a pin in it. We saw this when we were having x-rays done to see if she had bladder stones. When she came to us she had a urinary tract infection, and when all the symptoms didn’t resolve after antibiotics, we knew there was something more.
Sweetpea has had surgery to remove her bladderstones and is feeling much better. She has also lost weight … from 9.6 lbs down to 6 lbs … and now she can actually get around much better. She plays now and she is happy because she feels better.
Sweetpea’s new family must be willing to make a huge commitment to her health. Bladderstones will reform if she is not kept exclusively on a specific prescription dog food. No other treats, no table food … she absolutely may not eat anything other than this food. And she must have bottled, distilled water. This is not hard to do, but it is necessary to eliminate pain and suffering from her life. She has been so happy and playful since she has been on this food and especially after she had her surgery. Prior to surgery she was urinating frequently and it was oftentimes blood-tinged … but now it is not.
If you think Sweetpea might be the perfect pup for you, please go to www.allamericanmuttrescue.org, click on Forms/Application and complete your adoption application online.
We are an all-volunteer group, so please be patient and understand that it takes an average of 7-14 days to process the applications including reference checks, follow-up questions and home visits. You can expedite the process by providing accurate email addresses for all your references. Time to make phone calls is limited and we often have multiple applications in process. We make every effort to move through them as quickly as possible.
When your application is approved, we will schedule a meet-and-greet to see if Sweetpea picks you too.
If it seems that the adoption will be a good match for all, there is an adoption fee, and an adoption contract to be signed.
Please feel free to email weluvpups@hotmail.com if you have additional questions.