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**IMPORTANT!! Please scroll down and read the entire bio before contacting us with questions. **Please visit our main website www.almosthomenm.org for the application or you can email us to request the application [email protected] **We now offer boarding $30 per dog per day in Los Lunas, NM- each dog has an indoor/outdoor run using dog doors and they get 2-3 playtimes out on the main property https://almosthomenm.org/boarding **For more photos and videos please visit our Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Almost-Home-New-Mexico/203840136304815 Hello wonderful people let me tell you a little about myself. I was picked up as a stray by a local shelter when I was just a baby. Everyone told me I was super cute and my family would come looking for me but they never came and nobody adopted me. After 3 months of living in the shelter the staff was out of space and needed to make room and "my time was up" luckily a staff member bought me some time and started reaching out to rescues explaining I was just a baby and needed some work on resource guarding (I held onto everything I got just in case I wouldn't get anything again). The lady from Almost Home said yes and that's when the fun began. I got to the rescue and they started introducing me to kids, dogs, cats, and toys. I had to learn to share and I learned how much fun toys with others are and that there are always treats and toys and kids are fun and so are small puppies. I love everything! I even love water- I swim in the horses tanks all the time because a beautiful girl like me loves to stay cool and keep my coat clean. Everyone says I am such an amazing girl and so pretty but nobody has given me a chance yet- rescue lady says one day my perfect family for me will show up and I will be spoiled. I would love to meet you though if you are a man we will need a woman or child as a buffer as men can be scary to me. But I do love everyone I just get shy rescue lady thinks maybe a man was mean to me at some point when I was a baby but I do try and I loved the worker men at the shelter when I was there. I just need some time to understand they won't hurt me. I'm not mean I just run away from men. But women and children I am a true lap dog in every sense of the word. I love hugs and kisses from them and will try to make myself small so I can cuddle in their laps. Please scroll down for the boring information about me the rescue lady said people might want to know. Please be aware birthday and breeds listed are our best guesses based on looks - we seldom know this information unless they come in with registration papers. Approximate DOB 2/1/2023 Approximate Adult Size - Medium maybe 40 lbs or so once full grown History- This young girl ended up at a local shelter early July and lived there until transferred to us in September. It appears staff and volunteers spent a lot of time with her however, she was labeled as special no kids under 12 and a meet and greet as she was possibly aggressive with other animals. This is could be part of the reason she was never adopted. Anyhow, we went to meet her and she was lovely and was transferred to our program. She has been here about a month and is just a fantastic girl!!!She is gentle with small children, scared of cats, a little possessive of food and toys but is learning to share and is just such a little lovebug who loves to lay on your lap and gives the best hugs. Temperament- Super sweet, very smart, loves attention, and tries really hard to do what is expected of her. She is hesitant with new experiences but with some coaxing is learning to trust that we won't put her in harms way. She was very fearful of going into new places however she is now coming in the house on her own and slowly starting to explore but will still hide behind me when she gets scared- like when the cats come into where she is for instance or when we turn on the fan. Everything is new to her but she is taking it in stride and doing amazing. **Willow may have had a bad experience with a man at some point as she is scared of men when a woman isn't around. Energy Level- She is higher energy than some dogs but not nutty high energy she just gets the zoomies and enjoys exploring the yard and running and playing like any puppy does. She would do best with an active family. A mid size active dog would also be good for her to play with however if the dog is to rambunctious and too high energy she will hide to get away. Dogs/Cats- Scared of cats but slowly trying to figure them out from behind me. She currently spends a lot of her time with a mellow adult German Shepherd, Lilly another husky in our program, and Tug a Chihuahua in our program and she does great with all of them. She is very respectful and learning to be a dog with other dogs. Housetrained- She is using a dog door and not having any accidents. Vegas is an absolute doll. She absolutely loves, loves, loves attention and seeks her person for comfort. She is awesome with kids - my grandkids love playing with her as she is very gentle and doesn't knock anyone down. She would just be an amazing dog for any home. She does bristle and get very intense when meeting new dogs but won't actually do anything - I think it is more due to fear of not knowing if they are going to attack her or not but she is very playful and once she knows they are not going to try and kill her she starts playing. She has met quite a few dogs since coming in and has done great with all of them. She has also met lots of people and just loves everyone. Though we did find out recently that she would do best in a home with women and children and/or a very patient man that can spend a lot of time gaining her trust through a woman. I know huskies have a bad rap about being loud and being escape artists - she is a very quiet husky and she has never tried to leave the property but as with most dogs if a gate is left open she will run off to play as she has never been trained to not leave a fence when given the opportunity. If I have to run inside real quick for something and forget to leave the door open or if I close it she will wait for me on the front porch until I come back out. She is just an amazing dog who would do great in an active home or home with children. She would excel in a family who won't mind introducing a young girl to new experiences in life. Since she lived in a shelter half her life she really hasn't had the experiences most dogs her age have had. She takes them well and tries her best but she would surely benefit from someone who can take her on new adventures to learn what being a loved dog is truly about. She isn't bad with new experiences - she just hesitates and you can see she is unsure of the situation for instance her introduction to the cats was so cute I had to put it on Facebook https://fb.watch/nYNqGiVf9g/ Adoption fee $250 includes spay, age appropriate vaccinations (4 for puppies), deworming, microchip, rabies, collar and , training information, and all the support you need. Send us an e-mail to [email protected] requesting an application to adopt this sweetie!! Animals are seen by appointment after we have an application. If you would like to donate to our cause you can donate several ways- Check/money order to Almost home NM - PO Box 772- Peralta, NM 87042 Paypal to email address [email protected] Venmo to almosthomenm last 4 of the phone number 3384 https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2932935556595712787... CashApp https://cash.app/$adoptahnm If you enjoy rescue stories please check out our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/AlmostHome We are constantly adding new stories and photos and it is only $5 a month and goes to a great cause as all the money goes straight to food, toys, treats, and vetting.