Daisy

My story

Name: Daisy (We named her the day we found her. She did not have a collar and no microchip.)Breed: Unsure. Guessing Mixed breed with Lab.Sex/Age/Weight: Female/Not sure of age – our vet (Southwood Animal Hospital) guessed her to be about two years old - when we took her there just to see if she has a microchip/Weight: I’m guessing about 40 pounds. Vetting: Daisy will be spayed, up to date on vaccines, and microchipped prior to adoptionHouse trained/Crate Trained: Totally house trained from the beginning!! She has not had one accident in our house! I have not put her in a crate.Dogs/Cats/Children: Daisy is a friend to all! We have six house cats and a neighborhood of feral/community cats that she is kind to. The first day her instincts were to chase the cats but I gently told her that cats are our friends and she is just surrounded by them I guess so she got used to it and she is so sweet with them. (Most of them tolerate her. A couple of them have befriended her and actually sleep on the bed now when she is on there too.) And she gets along great with all the dogs I have had her around. And kids too!! She is really gentle and so sweet.Energy Level: Mid. She enjoys going on walks and playing catch and playing with her toys but she enjoys lounging around the house and napping. She will match the energy level of the humans around her. But she does need and enjoy exercise and getting out. When she is offered to go on a walk – she jumps to it!Before FAR/My History: Boy I sure wish I knew! We met Daisy on July 9, 2025 driving home from North Carolina. We saw her running alongside a highway – at an intersection where there was a stop sign for one side and the other side didn’t stop. She could have so easily gotten hit. It was a rural area. We called animal control but they were closed. We even tried to drive away once and she chased our car and we came so close to hitting her. We then called police and they came and told us to either leave her or take her. This was about an hour from our house. So we took her. We thought we would see if she had a microchip and if so, get her back to her owners. Well, no microchip – and here we are. She wasn’t going to let us leave without her! Training Status/Commands I know: I really don’t have much experience owning a dog. We did teach her how to sit on command! But I mostly talk to her like a young child. I think she is really learning vocabulary. Like, “walk” “Go Pee” “treat” “Car” “Nice, Gentle” Things like that.Working on: Hmmm. Not sure about this. She is sooooooo good. She just fits right in. Which is kind of crazy because I am a divorced mom who works full time, has 2 teenage kids, 6 cats and a bunch of feral cats that I take care of – and we are managing to have a dog now which I never ever would have said I could do this. But she did just recently begin taking our shoes and chewing on them. Not too bad but enough for me to have to hunt for them around the house. So she’s not really working on this at all – I’m just keeping shoes away from her making sure she has chew toys and eatable chews around the house. Things I like: Time with my new human foster family. I love to sleep with my foster mom on her bed. I love going on walks. I love being in the same room as my humans. I love when my foster mom gives my cat siblings cat treats because I think I should have them too!! I love treats at any time. I love canned food in the morning. I love belly rubs. I love giving kisses. I love making new friends. I love playing my new game fetch with a tennis ball, till I get tired then I just lay down and smile because I am so happy! I also love car rides! I haven’t been on very long ones – but I enjoy taking the kids to school and picking them up from events. I watch intently for some of the time and then I find a comfy spot and sleep. I don’t stick my head out the window, though.Things I don’t like: Being by myself in a fenced-in yard.Things that make my humans happy: Seeing me happy. When I go poop on walks (so my human mom doesn’t worry that I have to poop while she is at work). Ideal Family/Home: One that has multiple family members that will love me and be kind to me - or if I live with one person, I would really like that person to be active and take me on walks – but not be gone all day. I like being around my humans. And I like other animals too. I like cats and other dogs too! Special Notes: Daisy is really a perfect dog as far as I am concerned. She doesn’t bark, except on rare occasions. I finally heard her bark when I was mowing the lawn in the back (fenced in yard) a couple of days ago. I had Daisy out there with me. I saw her barking loudly at the gate, and I was surprised. There was a male neighbor she did not know that had walked up to the fence to talk with me. When Daisy saw me go up to him (and I told her it was ok), she immediately stopped barking and wagged her tail and greeted him gently. She is patient and sweet and will be a blessing to any family that is ready to have a canine family member. I believe God played a role in us driving through there when Daisy was there. Daisy chose us. I will cry when we say good-bye to her but we are not her forever home. There is a perfect family out there who is just waiting for her. I know that. We just need them to find out she is here!If you are interested in giving Daisy a forever home, please visit the link below to fill out an application! http://fureverafterrescue.org/adoption-application.html It is best to submit an application through a computer. We have experienced some problems when applications have been submitted using a mobile device. *When you submit the application, you are not obligated to adopt however it does reserve for you the opportunity to adopt that particular animal. We review them on a first come first served basis. If your application is approved, we will contact you and allow you the opportunity to adopt. If you choose not to adopt, we will contact the next approved applicant. If you have any questions or difficulties, please contact us and we will be glad to help!http://fureverafterrescue.org/adoption-application.html

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