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Merry Merry

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Size: Medium
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Breeds: Pit Bull Terrier
No Dogs/Cats

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FOSTERING IN RHODE ISLAND - she’d love to meet you.

Merry Merry!

Merry is a snuggle bug. She is down to nap wherever whenever. She thinks she’s a lap dog. Whatever you’re doing she wants to keep you company while you do it.

While she is stressed by other dogs, she is not aggressive. While on walks she’ll pull and cry a bit if she sees another dog. We’ve taken her to the dog park (off leash) and while she was stressed, she mostly ignored the other dogs.

She can also be playful, she likes to hoard her toys in her crate. She is crate trained but we never need to crate her. She’s a little fearful of new people but with a couple treats she goes from barking at the new person to trying to lick their face in about 5 minutes.

She’s been kid tested with an older child and did well. After a slow introduction she was cuddling with him in a recliner.

Merry has anxiety when meeting new dogs and people. Currently she is working on her behavior with a trainer, but would need a family that understands she will need to be worked with if they want to take her on walks/outings. She is perfectly fine in the house and in the backyard (minus barking/whining if she sees dogs/people out the window.) She’s a bit fearful when she meets new people but with a couple of treats she warms up. To make walks easier she’s being trained with a gentle leader and working on a ‘relax’ command. Ideally she would be an only dog. Merry’s ideal life would be your constant companion and snuggle buddy, with adventures in the backyard and copious amounts of training treats.

She knows sit, shake, down, roll, and stay!

We will wait for the right home for Merry - she wants to be your one and only and we know you’re out there!!!

Name: Merry
Breed: Pit Bull Terrier
Sex: Female
Age: 4 years old
Weight: 45 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Heartworm: Negative
Microchipped: Yes

BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Yes- has been around older children (ages 7-8) and did great with them!
Good with Dogs: Would prefer a home with no other dogs. She has gotten along with a submissive male dog after slow and proper introductions but is often stressed in situations with other dogs.
Good with Cats: Nope

Adoption Donation: 250.00

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Interested in a specific dog, please fill out an application if you are interested in a dog. The number of individual inquiries is overwhelming and we are finding it difficult to respond to each one. We cannot guarantee you will receive a timely response.

Paws New England is a rescue, not a shelter, and as such we do not have our dogs housed in one location - they are in foster homes both in New England and in our southern foster homes.   If you’re interested in a specific dog, please complete a short online application and you will receive a reply within 48 hours so you can ask questions.

At present, if a dog is listed on our website, the dog is considered still available HOWEVER, may have applications that have come in before yours but it’s still too early to know if any are a good match; therefore we encourage you to apply.

NOTICE WITH REGARD TO LOCATION OF DOGS:  Please note: Paws New England is a foster-based rescue. We do not have a brick and mortar building to house the dogs we rescue. We have found that dogs in foster homes are much more adoptable because they have been observed in a home setting. Dogs listed with Paws New England typically reside in various locations throughout the south (primarily Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas) and New England (not necessarily in the state of Rhode Island). You will be notified by the adoption coordinator of the location of the dog you are interested in so you have the ability to decide whether to pursue adoption or not.

Dogs transported to New England are done so at a fee of $150.00 paid directly to the transporting company by Paws New England; no additional transport costs are responsibility of adopter. This fee is included in the adoption donation.

Adoption donations cover pre-adoption vet costs (including vaccinations, spay/neuter when age appropriate, and heartworm testing/treatment when necessary), a microchip, and transportation to New England if necessary.

Donations for our young, healthy puppies and dogs support their fellow canines of advanced age or suffering from injuries and abuse whose donations are reduced but whose veterinary costs are typically much higher. We appreciate your understanding that your dog will help others in need.

All known information about the animal is listed above. We do our best to give accurate information, but most of our dogs are rescues and do not come with a known history.

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