Ninkasi

Ninkasi (goddess of beer and brewing) is the only female puppy in the “beer litter” that also includes brothers Pilsner, Porter and Lager. This litter are Labrador Retriever/Poodle mixes aka Labradoodles. Their approximate birthdate is 11/30/22. They ended up in a shelter when the backyard breeder dumped the four of them. You will notice in their pictures that that person cut their tails off when they were born—they are not natural bobtails. Ninkasi and her siblings are loads of fun and lots of energy! They have Labrador qualities: they love to play in water, chew toys, chase balls and are very loving. They have exhibited the Poodle qualities of high intelligence and cleverness. They learned how to scale up the sides of the exer-pen at 10 weeks old! Ninkasi is a very smart girl and shows promise for higher order thinking which will make her a great training candidate. She is very loving and will happily climb into your lap for a cuddle. She also enjoys playing on her own with a toy. Her new family will must desire a lap dog who will snuggle on furniture with them. Ninkasi currently weighs 55# and shouldn't be much bigger. All young dogs have been altered, had 3 rounds of dhpp, bordetella, rabies, microchip, and are on flea/tick and heartworm preventatives prior to adoption. When thinking about adopting a young dog please consider how it will change your life. You are making a potentially 10-15 year commitment. You must have a home environment in which a growing dog will not be home alone more than 4 hours a day total. Due to the breed mix of this puppy we are requiring a fenced in yard. If your life is conducive to a pair of puppies, we will consider those applications. You must be committed to learning how to positively interact with and train your dog. These dogs have been raised in a large pack of dogs and will need to continually socialized with other dogs so that they know how to behave when they encounter other dogs. These young dogs are used to sleeping with their littermates, so there will be an adjustment period regarding their sleep schedule. These pups have been in a foster home with adult dogs of all ages and cats. These dogs need a lot of love and attention and cannot be crated as a convenience for you. Dogs should never be crated more than a total of 7 hours within a 24-hour period. You may have to take them out in the middle of the night. Young dogs must be taken out on a regular schedule..sun, rain, sleet or snow. They require lots of play time and exercise. You may have to clean up messes. Due to their breed mix they like to chew..it is how they explore their world so your family will need to be diligent about keeping things that you don't want chewed up put away (phones, remotes, electrical cords, toys, dolls, legos etc). This young dog is what we consider "mouth oriented" due the Labrador in their breed mix--this means they are particularly motivated to chew so you will need to provide plenty of productive chewing toys for them. It also means that they may "mouth" their humans so there should be no children in the home under the age of 8 years old. Having a retriever mix is a wonderful experience if you are prepared. If you are ready to experience the joys of adding this fur-angel to your family , please email [email protected] for more information about adoption. ***All Haven on Earth dogs are fostered in Kentucky and are transported to the Northeast via a USDA transporter when they are adopted.