Pinto *Courtesy Post*

Meet Pinto! Pinto is a 10 pound, 10 year old male chihuahua currently being fostered by our friends at Doxie by Proxy Rescue. However, given that DBP has mostly doxies available for adoption, it is possible the perfect family for Pinto isn’t coming across his profile. So we agreed to help post him here! Pinto and his two sisters were rescued by DBP from a very full shelter where they were facing euthanasia. Pinto is a sweet, friendly, and slightly dramatic chichi (aren’t they all a little dramatic?!) Pinto loves to snuggle and is super friendly with guests. He greets new people at his foster home with a tail wag and lets them pet him. He loves both men and women- basically anyone who will give him attention! Pinto gets along with other dogs but would also be okay as an only dog. Pinto seems to be fine with cats. It is recommended that Pinto not go to a home with young children. Pinto likes giving you kisses but can get sassy if you try to give him kisses! Pinto loves burrowing in blankets, doing a little dance for treats, and tries to referee the doxies in his foster home when they get out of hand. Pinto absolutely does not like the process of putting on a harness or collar. Once it’s on, he’s fine, but it can be quite a struggle to get one on him. For that reason, it is recommended Pinto go to a home with a fenced yard. Pinto is pee pad trained. He does well with peeing on the pad but his poop doesn’t always make it on the pad (it’s always near the pad though! Points for trying). Without the pee pad, Pinto seems to have accidents even when he is taken out regularly. Pinto is leash trained and crate trained. Pinto is fully vetted, up to date on vaccinations, neutered, has had a dental, and is heartworm negative. He does have a heart murmur that needs to be monitored. His new family will need to drive to Benson, NC, to adopt him– no transports. DBP prefers to adopt within a 4 hour drive of central NC. To get the application process started, please fill out a Doxie by Proxy application at the following website: https://www.doxiebyproxy.org/application Before you submit your application, have you: • Gotten agreement from all members in the home on adopting? • Checked your calendar for upcoming vacation or guests? • Healed from any recent pet losses? Processing adoption applications is a time consuming process for our volunteers. We strive to work with each applicant to find a match for their home. A single application can take 5+ hours to process (vet reference, personal references, phone interviews and “meet and greets”) — and our volunteers’ time is valuable. Help us spend their time wisely and only complete an application if you are serious about adding another 4-legged friend to your home!