Amelia

My story

For Adoption: Amelia! Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. We at PDR believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process. To apply for adoption and for more information on our process and requirements, visit our website at https://pounddog.ca/adoption-info/. This stunning little lady came to our home and we knew that she needed a proper name to match this sweet soul. After careful contemplation and discussions with her, we all decided that Amelia was the perfect name. Amelia is a 6yr old Cocker Spaniel with a stunning white and chocolate merle coat pattern with one warm brown eye and one cool blue eye. Aside from her colouring, she has the most beautifully long brown ears that make her irresistible. She weighs just over 25lbs and has a sturdy build. Luckily for all that meet her, she got to keep her tail undocked so you can see from her wags that she’s a happy girl. She was likely quite matted just before she entered the foster system and had a really uneven haircut. She let me brush and trim the long bits to help even her coat out a bit, but in time she’ll have a proper cocker spaniel coat of fur. Amelia came to our home from her former life as a for profit breeding girl. Her merle colouring likely made her a valuable commodity for making puppies that sell at a premium. When she first arrived in our care she was in heat, and because of this cannot be spayed for 3 months, and therefore her forever family must be able to bring her back to our vet in Cambridge in order to have her spay surgery completed. She is done with her heat now. Anyone interested in Amelia needs to live within an hour of Cambridge to feasibly accommodate the drop off and pick up of her on the spay date. She will be adopted out on a contract that mandates the return for her spay. Despite the delay in her spay, she was able to get all her other medical needs met, including getting caught up on vaccines, having a full dental cleaning, getting her ears cleaned and a pedicure. She recovered from her dental cleaning quickly and you could tell she felt much better afterwards as she’s started to explore new foods with different textures that she would shy away from when she first arrived. Her latest guilty pleasure being raw broccoli and cucumbers. Although Amelia came from humble beginnings, she took to home life very quickly and within a day or two taught herself to walk on a leash and do stairs like an old pro. Her house training as been excellent so far, but we’ve worked really hard and consistently with her to ensure she continues to learn that carpets aren’t bathrooms and peeing outside gets you all the praise. Consistency from her new family will help her adjust to her new home and ensure her success. At first Amelia didn’t love the idea of going into her crate. She has a smaller, cozy crate that is right beside my bed that she took to right away. But the idea of spending her work day in the larger kitchen crate was less ideal to her. However, with a consistent schedule and lots of treats, Amelia now happily jumps into her crate when it’s time. I check on her with the puppy-camera we have at home and I often find her sitting quietly and staring out in thought. I’m not sure what she ponders throughout the day, but I’m sure she’s doing important thinking. She rarely makes a peep, even at her most excited. In fact we heard her first proper bark just a few days ago, I’m not sure what she was trying to tell us, but it needed to be said. Even when people knock on the door or strangers enter the house, she keeps her thoughts to herself. Amelia has learned to love the car, and as long as she doesn’t eat too much before a big car ride, she’s happy to curl up in her bed and fall asleep without the risk of vomiting. We’ve been on lots of hour plus, long car rides and she does great. Our home doesn’t offer her exposure to young children, but the ones she’s met in public tend to make her nervous. She’s fine with most older kids and adults she meets, provided they greet her with calm energy. Amelia will be suited to an adult only home or one with quieter teens. While we don’t have cats in our home either, we do have chickens and Amelia is at peace and calm around the ladies, often sharing snacks with them. I’ve yet to see her show any interest in chasing squirrels, birds or frogs, so I suspect she wouldn’t mind having a cat brother or sister in her new family. I’ve had long talks with Amelia about the kind of home she’d like to have. She tells me she would like humans that love her very much and don’t mind being followed around and ones that give really good back and belly rubs. She’d like to be allowed to have naps on the couch, especially curled up with her new humans. She’s okay if you have to go to work and leave her at home, but would like a big cozy crate to call her own and to have a break throughout the day for a lunchtime snack and bathroom time. She’d like to be included on evening walks around the neighbourhood (she’s gotten very good at leash manners) and adventures in the car. She said she’s okay being an only dog, or having a new calm natured brother or sister. She currently lives with three canine siblings and so long as they don’t jump up on her while she’s sleeping, she’s happy to have them there. She would do fine in pretty much any living situation as she is a quiet dog and fairly adaptable but would not do well in a busy city center with a lot of commotion. A quiet subdivision, town, or rural area would be just fine for her. Living with Amelia is a lot of fun. She’s shown us that she likes to discover the world by rubbing her belly and back on new things. We try to let her experience new textures to rub on like grass, sand, fuzzy blankets, gravel, and she’s always happy to explore and discover them. She gets little bouts of energy when she’ll run up onto our bed or couch and rub her whole body around until someone comes to give her attention and scratch her back. If we’re home, you can bet she’s following us around the house to see what we’re up to so be prepared for an adorable little shadow following you into the bathroom. Name: Amelia ID # PDR1396 Age: 6yrs Gender: female Spayed: yes UTD vaccines: yes Breed: Cocker spaniel Colours: brown merle and white Coat length: med House trained: yes Special needs: no OK with kids: teens OK with cats: yes Ok with dogs: yes Status: adoptable Microchip: yes Size: med Location: Sebringville Adoption fee: $700

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