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Updated: Jan 21, 2009
Zara is a beautiful 100lb, 12 year old, spayed female red Malamute who is looking for a new retirement home. An approved adopter of Zara will have to pick her up in the lower mainland of BC she can not be shipped or flown. Zara has a variety of senior issues including being blind (since April 08) worn old hips & teeth, lumps, skin tags plus is on daily thyroid medication for the rest of her life. Due to a heart murmur she is not a candidate for any surgery or flying. Don’t let any of that old age stuff fool you; she is still a real fun firecracker!
Her foster momma has this to say about Zara: To my mind, she deserves a home with a very weak, low level boy that she can totally boss around. I think it is quite important that she has another dog in the house with her. She likes them (after she warms up to them and ensures that there is going to be no jumping on her). Mainly important though because she follows their sounds so she knows where she is going. Almost like echolocation. They seem to make her much more confident. Always supervised though. I would also stress the importance of routine. She adores being talked too, and being scratched. She LOVES tennis balls and I have gone through probably 20 now. She squashes them, then chews them like gum. She also loves going through the toy box and I get up in the mornings to mountains of toys spread everywhere. She would do best in a home where she got fussed over, where there was a solid routine (she LOVES routine) and she got loads of outside time, both on leash and off (safe areas only, as she looooves to just charge blindly ahead - no pun intended.) She is silly, affectionate, good with kids and cats. Doesn't like the dogs so much, but can be easily managed in the house with other dogs (though personally I wouldn't leave her alone with another dog unsupervised - they are currently baby gated apart). She is also very smart, curious and outgoing. You wouldn't know she's blind the way she moves around. She is happy as a clam in the car and could easily do the drive East. In terms of rehoming, she does adapt unbelievably quickly, though she is clearly sad. She knows the house and is in and out, up and down the stairs like she's lived here forever." Key bits:
If you have any questions about Zara, please contact Christie at:
If you have room in your heart for this lovely red firecracker, please complete an application form at:
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P lease exercise caution in introducing a dog to new situations until the dog has become fully adjusted to its new environment, and the adopter has had an opportunity to become familiar with the dog's unique personality. All contractual obligations concerning this dog will be between the shelter and the adopter.
Given that it is impossible to predict with complete accuracy how any dog will react in a given situation, without completeknowledge of its life experiences, the AMHL urges the adopter to exercise caution in introducing the dog tonew situations until the dog has become fully adjusted to its new environment and the adopter has had an opportunity to become familiar with the dog's unique personality. |
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