JOY
Name: Joy
Sex: Female
Estimated Age: About 13 weeks old (as of 1/15)
Best Guess for Breed: Lab Mix
Weight: About 10 lbs (as of 1/15)
Lives With: Dogs and people! She’s met kids and does great. She’s young enough to learn to cohabitate with a kitty too.
Housebroken? Yes, she’s potty trained.
Story: Joy and her brother Kringle were rescued from a shelter in North Carolina. We are so happy to have them safe and sound in a foster home in the DC area now. Joy is a happy sweetie who loves people and gets along great with other dogs and puppies. She knows just how to get comfortable up on the couch with her humans, and will love to join you on walks and trots around the neighborhood. Joy is just looking for someone to be her new best furend and we know that she will repay them with endless amounts of love and tail wags. Like all dogs, Joy will need an adopter who is committed to setting her up for success by enrolling in obedience training and exercising her both mentally and physically. She will also need love, patience, and socialization in order to thrive!
What my foster says: Joy might be the best behaved foster I’ve ever had. She is equal parts playful and snuggly, and has dangerously effective puppy eyes. She is potty trained and even in a new space, knew to sit at the door to let us know she needed to go potty. She willingly waltzes into her crate, but she does prefer to be somewhere near her people. She is pretty good at settling down by herself. She is quickly learning the do’s and don’ts of puppy life, so when she attempts to chew something she shouldn’t, a quick correction sets her back on track. She knows how to sit and we are working on “paw” and “drop it”. When she meets new people, she has the most perfect wiggle I’ve ever witnessed… it’s how she’s earned the nickname “Noodle”! She’s good in the car, and great on leash - curious but smart enough to observe new surroundings before diving in. She’s currently in a home with two large dogs who she loves very much, and she is friendly and gentle with small children. She hasn’t been exposed to cats yet.
The fee to adopt Joy is $475. That covers the cost of all her vaccines, the collar she’s wearing, her transport to DC and her care in her foster home. She’s up to date on all age appropriate vaccines.
If you think that Joy might be your perfect match, apply today!