Meet Mary!

Mary has been in her local foster home for a few weeks now, and she's doing great! She has such a sweet, good nature and impeccable social skills with both humans and animals. Her foster parents have a dog walking/pet sitting business and need to foster very adaptable dogs. Mary integrated easily with her foster pack - both cats and dogs - and has done well meeting all the client dogs, seeing them as new playmates and snuggle buddies.

Mary came to us pregnant, and we knew her as a proud mama for the first few months she was with us. She was surrendered to a local shelter just days before Christmas to a shelter that was already over capacity. They set up a temporary spot in their bathroom and put out a plea to the rescue community for help. Thankfully, Worthy Dog found a fabulous foster home for Mary to care for her pups, and she did an excellent job nursing her large brood and all of her puppies have been adopted.

Once Mary finished her motherly duties, her new fun, playful personality emerged. She’s still a young pup around 1.5 to 2 years old. She loves to be around people and makes friends quickly. She greets new people with a wagging tail, loves to snuggle, and will lean into you for pets. She is very gentle and has been around kids ages 1 to 10 years and will make an excellent family dog. Her favorite things include romping around the yard, playing with a pup buddy, and snuggling with her humans. She's a big fan of treats too!

Her foster mom, Lisa, checked in with an update:

“Mary is doing great and is sweet as can be! She’s playful but respectful and sits patiently for food. She’s perfectly housetrained and will sleep in bed with us all night long with no disruptions. She loves other dogs and is great with our cats too. We have a cattle dog boarding right now who has been a fun playmate for her, and they are having a blast.

She’s young, playful, and active, but not overly so. She needs a commitment to daily walks and playtime and would do best with a pup playmate in her home. She’s gentle and submissive with the other dogs and loves to cuddle with us and our dogs too. We have started crating her when we leave her home alone because she can be a little mischievous and get into things. We’ve been feeding her in the crate to reinforce that it is a safe, positive space, and we always leave her with a bone or high-value treat to entertain her.

Mary is honestly perfect for a family that wants a young dog. She’s totally trainable and so, so sweet. Once someone meets her I know they’ll fall in love.”

Apply today! 

BREED ESTIMATE: Black Lab Mix
GENDER: Female
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT: 57-60 lbs (still has some baby weight to lose)
APPROXIMATE AGE: ~ 1.5 years old
COAT TYPE:  Medium flowy coat
ADOPTION FEE: $425
OTHER INFO: utd on shots/spayed/microchipped
LOCATION:  Washington, DC (NE)

 

FOR MORE INFO OR TO ADOPT: Please go to https://adopt.worthydog.org and complete the application.

You can also help save dogs like this one by becoming a foster, providing a rescue dog with a temporary home, and giving them the love and care they need until they are permanently adopted. Every person who fosters is directly responsible for saving the life of a dog, because we can only save as many dogs as we have foster families available to welcome them into their homes. If you think you might be interested in becoming a foster and want to learn more, please go to https://foster.worthydog.org and fill out an application.

Worthy Dog Rescue is an all-volunteer, foster-based rescue that primarily adopts to families in the DC Metro area.