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Joy

Husky · Female · Young · 2 years

🔥Joy is a very calm and cuddly little one at home, clean and without destructive behavior. She is slightly timid in her environment and around men but remains curious and joyful. She is very well socialized with her other animal species, showing no fear, and is very sociable. She will definitely make you laugh on walks with her little deer-like jumps or her little eyes when she knows you have treats. She is quite greedy. OK, dogs, no idea about cats. ➡️ Needs: Joy is a super little one, if you play with her, it’s a plus because she loves to run! But it’s not vital if you take her out properly (let her smell, dig, explore several places), she will still sleep like a baby. Ideally, some free walks are possible, like the beach which she adores, and a fenced field for her to play with friends. 📖Education: Joy is easy to live with but doesn’t have recall and still pulls a bit on the leash/leads. She knows how to walk on sidewalks but has trouble managing her emotions when she sees a fellow animal of the same species. Some training classes are needed to refine all of this because she is very intelligent. A word from the Shelter: If you're looking for a little one that combines family and sports, she’s a dog who checks all the boxes, greedy, funny, energetic, and intelligent. Despite her past, she is an incredible little one with a good learning capacity.

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🔥Joy est une louloute très calme à la maison et très caline, propre et sans destruction. Elle est légèrement craintive dans son environnement et des hommes mais reste quand même curieuse et joyeuse. Elle est très bien codé envers ses congénères, aucune peur, très sociable. Elle vous fera sûrement rire en balade avec ses petits sauts de biches ou ses petits yeux lorsqu’elle saura que vous avez des friandises. Elle est assez gourmande. OK chiens, aucune idée pour les chats. ➡️ Besoins: Joy est une super louloute, si vous faites du sport avec elle c’est un + car elle aime courir ! Mais ce n’est pas vital si vous la sortez correctement (la laisser sentir, creuser, explorer plusieurs endroits) elle dormira quand même comme une bébé. Idéalement quelques balades en libre sont possibles comme la plage qu’elle adore et sur un terrain clôturé pour qu’elle s’amuse avec des copains. 📖Education: Joy est facile à vivre mais n’a pas le rappel et tire encore un peu en laisse/longes. Elle sait marcher sur les trottoirs mais à du mal à gérer ses émotions quand elle voit un congénère. Il y a quelques cours d’éducation à prendre afin de peaufiner tout ça car elle est très intelligente. Petit mot de la FA : Si vous cherchez une louloute alliant famille et sport, c’est une chienne qui coche toutes ses cases, gourmande, drôle, énergique, intelligente. Malgré son passé, elle est une louloute incroyable avec une bonne capacité d'apprentissage.

Size

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Age

Young · 2 years

Location

🇫🇷France

Shelter

Association Thalya Protection

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Listed 7 months ago

Bringing Joy home

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About Joy

What life with Joy looks like

Joy is a young adult husky dog waiting at Association Thalya Protection in France.

A young adult dog fits most household rhythms once the first couple of weeks of adjustment pass. Two reasonable walks a day plus play time is usually enough. Plan a "decompression fortnight" — quiet routine, no visitors, no off-leash adventures — to let them settle.

🇫🇷Adopting from France

French refuges follow the SPA framework: adopters sign a cession contract, and shelters often cover sterilization, vaccinations, microchip identification, and a passport. Confirm with the shelter what is included. Many refuges work with rescue transport partners for cross-border placements.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Joy, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Joy?: Use the "View on shelter website" button on this page, which takes you to the shelter's own page. Association Thalya Protection handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Joy on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Joy if I live in another country?: Often, but it depends on the shelter and the countries involved. Some rescues place animals abroad and some only adopt out locally, so ask Association Thalya Protection whether they will for Joy, what they require (EU pet passport, rabies titer, transport coordination) and whether they handle transport themselves or refer you to a partner. Transport is usually a separate cost, so ask for the exact figure before you commit.
Is Joy already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: TailHarbor has no vaccination, microchip or sterilization details for Joy. The adoption fee, and what it covers, is set by Association Thalya Protection, so confirm with them what is included (vaccinations, microchip, sterilization, paperwork) and ask about specific vaccines, recent bloodwork or chronic conditions.
What happens if Joy isn't the right fit?: Many rescues take an animal back if an adoption doesn't work, but policies differ, so ask Association Thalya Protection about its return policy before you adopt. If things aren't working, talk it through with them early rather than rehoming privately; they know Joy and can place them more successfully than a second-hand listing can.
Why does the description sometimes read awkwardly?: TailHarbor translates shelter descriptions into English from the source language (FR). Translation is imperfect — names of streets, donors, and shelter-specific terms occasionally slip through unidiomatically. For the cleanest read, click the source link to see the shelter's original page.