This little sweetheart is Squirl! (Don’t blame CRT for the misspelling, we didn’t name her!)
Squirl is a tiny little lady, weighing in at about 5 pounds. She is estimated to be about ten years old. Squirl came to us from a hoarding/backyard breeding situation. She was very skinny at rescue and we are still working on helping her gain some weight. Squirl has beautiful red fur and big ears. She also has long legs that are sometimes clumsy, like a baby deer!
Squirl is a sweet, friendly little girl who gets along well with other dogs. She mostly leaves the other dogs in her foster home alone, and is content for them to leave her alone as well. She opens up to new people quickly and it doesn’t take long for Squirl to be following you around and wanting to sit on your lap! She wants to be wherever her people are. She can also be quite daring- she has investigated and found ways to escape her foster family’s fenced yard (luckily her foster mom is always out with her and Squirl isn’t very fast so she didn’t make it more than a step or two before she was back in the yard), she figured out how to use the doggy steps in the house pretty quickly, and she was also once found asleep in an open dresser drawer! It seems like she may be somewhat interested in toys, however when her larger foster sister gets involved with the toys, Squirl gets nervous and exits the premises. She may be interested in toys if she’s around less intimidating pups! Squirl is VERY communicative when it comes to her desire for food- in fact, pretty much any time her foster parents are in the kitchen (but especially using the fridge or kitchen counter), she is barking and demanding food! Her bark is not loud nor threatening but can get old fast, so her foster family is training her not to do this by not rewarding her with food when she is barking, and rewarding her when she does not. They also believe that the longer she is in a stable home and no longer knows food insecurity, her demands surrounding food will lessen and maybe stop completely. Squirl would likely do fine in a home without other dogs as long as at least one of her humans is home a lot of the time. Squirl would not do well in a home where she is left alone often. It is unknown how Squirl would do around cats, but she likely would be fine as long as the cats leave her alone.
Squirl is working on her potty training skills with her foster parents. Currently she gets a 1 calorie treat every time she goes potty outside and is learning slowly but surely! She does not seem to be a fan of using pee pads. She is a voracious eater and always licks her bowl clean. She eats kibble softened with water, wet canned food, enjoys chicken/beef/veggies in very small swallow-able pieces, and of course LOVES treats! Squirl doesn’t seem to have much experience walking on a leash but her foster parents plan to start working with her on this soon.
Due to microophalmia, Squirl had to undergo a procedure in February of this year to get her right eye removed. Her remaining eye works well. Squirl also had a mast cell tumor removed from her front left leg this year. She currently receives benadryl liquid over her food twice/day as this has been shown to help prevent recurrence of this type of tumor. She licks the benadryl up with her food without issue. Oh yeah, and Miss Squirl got all of her remaining teeth removed during her dental. So she is toothless, but she doesn’t let that stop her from trying to eat anything and everything in sight!
Squirl will have her stitches from her eye removal and her tumor removal out soon. She will be available for adoption once she masters her potty training and has gained some more weight. Squirl is spayed and up to date on her vaccinations. She is heartworm negative and on monthly heartworm prevention. She is microchipped.
Squirl’s adoption donation will be $250.
If you are interested in the above dog, please do not email us and tell us that you are interested, but submit an adoption application. The link for the application is below.
To submit an application go here……chihuahua-rescue.com/adoption-application/
An application must be submitted and approved before a meet-n-greet can be scheduled.
Your current dogs/cats must be spayed or neutered unless a veterinarian has determined that your current pet(s) should not be fixed due to medical reasons. They must also be up-to-date on shots and on HW preventative.
Reference checks and a home visit are required so southeast dogs can only be adopted in NC/SC, VA, TN, AL, MD and GA.
