Adopted
| Breed | Siberian Husky, Klee Kai |
| Color | |
| Age | Young |
| Gender | Female |
| Size | Medium |
| Coat Length | - |
| Adoption Fee | - |
Characteristics
Health
House-trained
Good in a home with
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Quinne's
Foster Mom Says: I just got
back from getting little miss Quinne and she is great! Thank goodness we
got her out of there -- it was not a nice place! She sat
in the back of the car on the way home, so content and happy. She looked out
the back glass for over half of the way home. When I went to pick her up she
was a lot smaller than I had imagined! At the
shelter she was very shy but now that she is home she has brightened up a
bit. She was very easy for me to bathe and cooperated very well! I even
picked her up with no problem on her behalf such as kicking. She's a
nice calm girl for such a young dog.
Her front paw is kind of
crooked, and we assume that
maybe she broke it while on the run -- but it causes her no discomfort and
doesn't affect her mobility at all. She crates nicely, and also knows
SIT. She has had no accidents in her cage or in the house. It appears
she is housebroken -- I think she HAD to have come from a home where she was
loved. The woman of the shelter told me that she was
found in a school yard and she had to sort through the kids to get the dog
out. :) So we know she is kid friendly. We have not been able to
cat-test her. Her teeth are puppy-white ... she looks young and she definitely is very small! She probably weighs
40 pounds and only stands about a foot and a half off the ground.
Updates from her Foster Dad:
During the 3 hour drive up to Mansfield Quinne slept most
of the way there. It was an early morning and late night for us all, but her
riding well in the car didn’t surprise us at all. We brought our kennels with us
and she was just fine in her kennel in a strange place. After spending about 5
hours in our kennel she was let out with Meika and Keri's sisters' dog, a <1
year old Black Lab/Boxer mix male. After seeing their interactions we have come
to the conclusion that Quinne isn't crazy about male dogs. What we had
originally thought was her being in a grumpy at PetCo because of the vet visit
and the long drive we now thing is a problem with male dogs.
Quinnes’ habits followed her to this new location. She was attached at the hip
to Keri, which is the same as what we have here. When Keri is not home she is
that way for me, but when Keri is home I am invisible -- she's a Mama's girl!
When Keri went out she reverted back to me, but wasn’t as laid back as she is
while we are at home. It was almost like she was in a strange place and was
worried that she would be left there without "her people".
We also gave our first attempt at cat testing. Tammie told us a few things to
try, so we tried them. We put a cat into Meikas cage and then let Quinne in to
see what was up. We had to show Quinne that there was something there. She was
definitely curious about the cat, but didn’t seem to show a lot of aggression
towards the cat although the cat was making aggressive noises towards her. We
then reversed locations, with the same result. When she was let out of the cage
with the cat in the arms of Keri’s’ sister she was definitely interested in the
cat, but we were unable to determine if it was a dinner interest or a curious
interest. I would say it is safe bet to say that she is cat tolerant, but I
won’t go so far as to say that she is cat friendly.
Lastly, we had some issued with containment. On two separate occasions Quinne
slipped out the side door, and one of those times Meika joined. Both of these
times were so fast that the person who had opened the door hadn’t made it off
the landing. Quinne had no reservations about bolting out the door, and also had
no problems coming back to Keri, however she would not respond the same to
Keri's sister. Later in the afternoon while Keri was gone she got out again on
us, same circumstances. This time, however, we did not have Keri on our side.
Keri’s’ brother-in-law and I chased after her. She got about 5 houses down
before she saw something she wanted to sniff. We took this opportunity to catch
up. He opened the door to his car and she got in, although she hesitated about
doing that.
In summary, we feel that she is cat tolerant at the best…but not going to go out
on a limb and say she is cat friendly. She gets along just fine with our Meika,
but seems to have issues with male dogs, and as we saw at PetCo can also be
selective about female dogs. Her time here has definitely seen a remarkable
change in Quinne. When she first joined us she had no idea how to play, both
with humans and toys. Now she is playing with toys when Meika lets her have a
toy, and she is also playing some with Meika when she knows we are watching her.
When she doesn’t know we are watching, however, she plays with Meika like there
is no tomorrow. Here recently she is getting into the toy stack on her own and
getting toys and bones out for her to play with.
This dog's adoption donation is $250. If you know how much it costs to give a new dog responsible vet care, you can easily see that this is quite a bargain! This dog has had a complete health exam, has already been altered (spayed or neutered), is microchipped, has tested negative for heartworm, has been kept on heartworm and flea preventative, is fully vaccinated and free of parasites.
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better fit in terms of lifestyle, experience, other pets, etc. A vet check,
reference checks, and a home visit will be conducted before an adoption can be
considered for approval
NOTE:
In the vast majority of cases, the dogs in our program are rescued from
shelters, and Northern Lights has no means by which to collect or verify a dog's
history. We work in concert with our veterinarians, and breed and age
estimates are based on a combination of professional input and our collective
experience. Our policy with information acquired while the dogs are in our
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the dog and the adopting person or family. In some instances, because of
applicant interest, dogs are in our program for relatively brief periods of
time. If we have identified a temperament or health condition while the
dog is in our care and custody, every effort will be made to correct it prior to
adoption OR the adopter will be made aware of the
issue or condition prior to adoption. Northern Lights' screening process
is designed to select only adopters who are willing, and have the means, to
treat conditions which may occur after adoption, and adopter will be
contractually responsible for doing so.
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