sweet mama dog now ready for her own home!

NOEL NEEDS A FOREVER HOME!!!!

 

Come meet Noel and other great adoptable dogs this Saturday (July 20th) from 12-2 pm at the Petsmart in Alexandria (3351 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22305)!

 

Name: Noel     Best Guess for Breed: Pit bull and Staffordshire terrier mix  

 

Best Guess for Age: 5 years as of December 2023    

 

Sex:  Female        Approximate Weight:35-40 lbs

Noel gives the best kisses! See this cutie loving her foster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxurMOilB5k

And see those other cute videos of sweet Noel!

https://youtube.com/shorts/7lhj0hHNgYw

https://youtube.com/shorts/JKBmbbJ62gs

 

Gets Along With:  Noel does well with other dogs and must go to a home with a confident and welcoming resident dog.  No cats please!

 

Currently Living at:  DC area foster

 

Special adoption considerations:  Noel is shy and would do best in a home with another dog! We would be cautious placing Noel in a home with children under 12 years old because young kids can often scare shy dogs with their level of energy or noise.  Children would need to be supervised closely to not leave doors open and should never walk the dog without an adult holding the leash.  We would be happy to discuss this more in depth with any applicant!

 

Noel's Story:   Noel is looking for a very special home that will share all the love she has in her heart.  Her journey has been long, will you be the one to complete this love story? 

Sweet Noel loves to give big face-licks to her foster and she can actually get quite vocal if her foster mom takes too long in getting ready for walks or outings!  She enjoys romps in the woods with her foster brother and especially loves the water;  although baths are not her favorite, give her a stream to play in and you will witness some amazing zoomies!   Noel really shows a spark with her complete love for puppies. In her current foster home, there are often foster puppies for her to meet and play with, and Noel loves to nurture these energetic, silly companions.  Noel has come such a long way in trusting humans, and is eager to have her own now. She is looking for a forever home that’s ready to put her heart at ease.

When she first came to Lucky Dog in December 2020, she was heavily pregnant. She was so scared of humans that it was pretty clear someone had mistreated her terribly.  In her maternity foster, she had her puppies, and was happy to see they all went off to their forever homes.  Noel then went to a foster home with several other dogs. Now that she no longer had puppies to tend to, her foster could start helping her build her trust with humans. Over time, she slowly developed a familiarity with her human foster; they bonded during long walks. It took months, but Noel started asking for pets and napping on the couch with her foster. More quickly, she bonded with the other dogs in her foster home. She’d wake up in the morning, eager to leap out of her crate and start playing with her doggie siblings. She became accustomed to her foster home - content even - and time passed. 

This family was unable to continue being her foster, so Noel moved to a new foster in May of 2023. Her new fosters instantly fell in love with her, but they realized Noel now had to start developing trust all over again.  At first uncertain, she slowly built trust with her new foster family, with the help of  a wonderful doggie foster brother. He showed her that the people in the home were safe.   She has been watching him and learning that there is love and safety in that home. She has been watching him get snuggles from the humans - and her fosters saw her watch that with such yearning, such uncertainty. They celebrated the day she came to them and asked to be petted - after just three weeks in the home, instead of the months she needed in the previous home!

She needs an angel who understands that a traumatized dog needs time to build trust. Who understands that once the bond has been built, once trust has been gained, they will be the lucky recipients of all the love Noel has to offer. This dog who had such a traumatic start deserves her soft landing, her happy ending.

If you can help give her the loving home she dreams about, either by reaching out to the adoption coordinator listed here to discuss potential adoption or by passing Noel’s story along to others—thank you! 

Lucky Dog cannot guarantee any dog is housebroken.  All of our dogs are working on their crate training. 

TO ADOPT:  The adoption fee for Noel is $460,  which includes the cost of routine vetting, including vaccinations and spay/neuter.  If you are interested in adopting, please complete the Adoption Questionnaire online at  bit.ly/adoptaluckydog.  

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue does our best to provide accurate information about the dogs we have for adoption. That said, we cannot make any guarantees about age, breed or temperament.

Thank you for contacting Lucky Dog Animal Rescue and helping to save a life!  Please visit us online at  www.luckydoganimalrescue.org. 

 

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