Guemes Island / Iris / Kula
Female Labrador Retriever 87 Large
General Notes | Looking for a sweetheart, look no further than this chocolate sweetie! Personality | A sweetheart with an overall calm...
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General Notes | Looking for a sweetheart, look no further than this chocolate sweetie! Personality | A sweetheart with an overall calm demeanor. She can be a bit of a velcro dog and wants to be close to her people. Since she was a breeder dog, she wasn't used to affection, but she enjoys her belly, head, and ear rubs now!. She isn't much of a cuddler yet, but in time and as she gets used to what it's liked to be loved, this will hopefully change. She will let you pull, push, and drag her, lift her in the car, lay on her, and she does not react. She does not play with toys or balls, but every now and then she will play with her ducky. She can be stubborn. Because she was plucked from her only known life as a breeder dog, and is now attended to by her foster mom - she has separation anxiety. Her best life would be hanging with her peeps for most of they day (home office?) and night. She has been left alone for a few minutes and she acts naughty. Nothing distroyed, just gets highly anxed. She should also not be in a kennel for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time. She is not a fan. Story | Iris (now called Kula, which means Tribe or Community in Sanscrit) was surrendered with many other dogs when a breeder decided to close shop. We are happy that she and all that were surrendered get a second chance at life. We don't know what life was like for her prior to coming to us, but we do know that she will need a little more patience and understanding as she decompresses into her new life. She has started to come out of her shell. When she feels cheeky, she will grab a shoe, socks, pants, candle, gameboy controller, etc. and bring it to you (ish). She did chew up my hair clip and almost took a razor. Other Dogs | Good with dogs, but can take her time to warm up to some. Kula loves being around her people so much, she'd be happy as a solo dog too. She does wonderfully on group walks with other dogs. She has met other dogs on walks and her tail wags and she stops to explore them. She let a little rat terrior jump all over her with no reaction. She will stay frozen (stubborn) if you don't let her walk to the other dog or person. Cats |Unsure Children | She did allow a little girl to pet her at the park without moving. Training | Kula was scared of her reflection initially and reacted aggressively to it. She is 99% better today and we correct her behavior. It's easy to know when she is going to do it, so it can be proactively prevented and over time she has stopped doing it. We do not know if she will start it up again in a new home, but there is a way to control it. We do not cover fixtiures or mirrors anymore - we just tell her no. She is house broken, but she also will not tell you when she needs to go. We are trying to bell train her with "outside". She will now go pee on command at 9:30 p.m. when we are ready to go to bed. She does not seem to need to go very often and prefers to poop on a walk (usually twice!) In the morning, I try to get her to go in the yard first thing in the morning and she just stands there. She will get in the kennel only with bribing and coaxing. She was sleeping in the kennel but it was a struggle so we let her sleep on the floor in our room and she is doing great. She comes to bed with us and sleeps through the night. Leash | Kula loves her walks, and for a foster pup that has never been on a leash - she is great! When she sees other dogs on her walks, her tail happily wags. She may be stubborn and not move if she does not want to go in the direction you want to go - but patience and redirection help. I've jogged with her a bit and she loves the pace. Activity Level | Kula is a laid back girl, who loves her walks. Very little activity with toys or balls. She just follows her humans. When I work from home, she lays in my office next to me the entire day. When I go get coffee, etc., she follows me. My husband takes her into his office and she lays down, too. Don't let her slowness fool you, though. She will try to escape the front door and go for her own walk or jog. Health Notes | After being a momma dog for so long, she'll appreciate extra walks to shed some of her baby weight. Thank you! | Adoption Donations | Our adoption donations are $475 for dogs 8 weeks to 1 year, $425 for 1-6 years, $375 for dogs 7-10 years, and $250 for 11+ years of age. Purebred dogs regardless of age are $525. These minimum donations help to defer the costs of initial vet care, food, and supplies while in foster care that currently average over $700 per dog). Meeting Dogs | Foster dogs may have meet & greets by appointment to approved applicants only. To become an approved applicant - please complete the application process. Please know | Available dogs are updated as soon as possible and we do our best to keep it up-to-date, but occasionally dogs shown may become unavailable without notice due to a pending adoption. We encourage you to put in an application even if you don't see your new family member currently, as once you are approved, we can place you on the waiting list for first priority on the selection of the dogs we do bring in. That means you can often meet a dog upon transport arrival and adopt before they even make it to this page! We can not guarantee that a dog you wish to adopt is available by the time your adoption application is submitted, processed, and approved. Your application is good for 90 days from the time of approval for any dog as long as it is a good fit for your family and your lifestyle.
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