Meet Reba.

She is a big lug, no better way to describe her. She came in to us from a shelter that found her as a stray. She was there for 3 months, went into heat and they had to get her out of there! She was in bad shape at 21 lbs. She had been on antibiotics for almost the whole 3 months at the shelter due to skin infections. When she came into rescue she passed a 2 foot, yes 2 foot round worm and had tape worms. No wonder she ate non-stop!

She weighs 37 lbs now and should weigh 28ish, the walks she gets are not helping that situation. She is fed a proper amount of food/treats but must need more exercise. She is just a happy go lucky girl most of the time. She has a strong prey instinct and likes to rid the yard of squirrels or other creatures. She will bark her head off until they go! She will sync on a scent and nose to the ground track it, she makes a funny helicopter whamp, whamp whamp noise when she does it. Loves belly rubs and will snort like a pig and snore when sleeping. She is a lover and somewhat clumsy.

Why isn't she adopted you ask? She is gorgeous, happy and loves to run around with her toys in her mouth. Well, she also has a strong inclination to go after bicycles, running kids, bouncing balls, garbage trucks. She is much better than she was 2.5 years ago when she arrived into rescue but she needs professional training work. She has a cataract in one eye which aggravates the situation because her sense of distance is off; that is why she seems clumsy and probably aggravates her chase instinct. She is also terrible at meeting other dogs while on a leash. She lives with several dogs and once introduced gets along without issue with them all but when on a leash she is aggressive towards other dogs. She probably had issues with bigger dogs at some point because even nice ones she does not like.

So, one of our foster slots will be taken up for an extended time until someone who has time, energy and knowledge can adopt her. If you want to sponsor or donate in Reba's name, she would appreciate it and so will her new freinds at Coastal Poodle Rescue.