Irene

Introducing foster Irene. This girl is estimated 6 years old and is 16 pounds of sweetness. Unfortunately she seems to have had a rough / neglectful life thus far. While we don't know her back story, she's obviously had several litters. Given that she is middle age and just showed up randomly on the streets, it's probably a safe bet that she was discarded by a backyard breeder once she was no longer able to bear enough/healthy puppies. This poor girl went from a home (we assume), to the streets, and is now in her 4th home, all in under 2 weeks. She's understandably a little unnerved and just has a bit of nervousness/inability to settle. I'm honestly impressed she isn't more scared, she's clearly a very resilient girl. She will eventually settle (especially on the bed with you) and be all snuggled up next to your leg or arm. She also loves anything that squeaks, but ESPECIALLY ball toys. She seems house trained, no accidents the 6 days I had her, ignores the cats, accepts attention from anyone (even those smaller humans)! Going back to her life of neglect, from her intake we learned that she is thankfully heartworm negative. But she will need the following procedures; - Spay - Dental cleaning (her breath is horrendously impressive, my husband first thought it was bad gas, rather than her mouth) - Nares repair (to enlarge her nasal openings to help her breath better) - Soft palate resection (removing a small piece of her soft palate to open up her airway and help her breath better) - Removal of a (presumed) benign skin tag on a back leg Given that she needs so much corrected, this will be done over the course of two months with two separate sedations. By the time she is medically ready for a home, I have no doubt she'll also be in a much better place emotionally. Just another example of how PugHearts goes above and beyond for it's dogs. I'm so proud to be part of this organization. Stay tuned for her progress, and as always, anything you can give to help with the medical care of the 180 dogs currently in their care is greatly appreciated. 100% of donations go to the dogs, always.You're safe now sweet girl, and the road only gets better from here