Dandy

My name is Dandy and I'm looking for my forever home. I’m 6 years old and came to my foster home here in Troy, MO, from a commercial breeding facility where I made puppies. I had never lived in a home with people before, but I like it! One of my favorite things is going for walks outside. I’m an excellent leash walker and very polite. I don’t pull or try to chase birds or squirrels when we’re out on the trails. I walk alongside my foster sister and am always appropriate when we get attention from strangers. New things still startle me and sometimes I get nervous, but I’m adjusting well. I like car rides and road trips too! Foster mom says I’d make a good traveling companion. I’m a timid, quiet girl and foster mom says I am very sweet. I get along well with the other dogs and cats here. In fact, my best friend here is Freckles the cat. We like to snuggle. I’ve also learned that I like human attention. I like to be around my foster family and I’ll bop my foster mom with my nose or paw when I want some pets or scritches. I even sleep with them in bed sometimes (when I’m not snuggling with my cat friend under the bed). I’m a good girl when left alone at home. I stay in the bedroom for 6 or 8 hours with no problems or in my crate if needed. I’m not really interested in toys, but I like to chew. I don’t chew on things that don’t belong to me, but sometimes I will chew on my harness, leash or brush. My perfect forever home will have another friendly dog or cat to be my friend and help me be brave. I don’t need a fenced yard as long as you like to take walks with me. I’m good with kids, but my forever home will want to be very careful about opening doors and gates so I don’t get loose. I tend to dash to the door whenever it looks like someone is coming or going, because I love being outside so much. I’m a healthy girl – spayed and vaccinated – and I weigh just under 30 lbs. If you live in the Midwest and want a sweet, quiet girl to be by your side on all of life’s adventures, then I’m your girl! Visit www.savingshibas.com/adopt to apply to become an approved SIRA adopter. The application process helps SIRA learn more about you so they can make sure we’ll be a good match. Once approved, SIRA will introduce you to my foster home so we can meet.