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Malin

Mixed Breed · Female · Young · 3 years

This is Malin! Malin was taken off the streets by the municipality for neutering. It turned out she had Leishmania. Unfortunately, all foster families are full. Currently, Malin is receiving food protection, as the volunteers think she was quite hungry on the streets. She often had to compete with larger and older stray dogs. Malin is a sweet girl. She gets excited and dances around when the volunteers arrive. She then likes to play with them. Malin has started walking on a leash. She often really enjoys just sitting in the car. She doesn't have much life experience yet, but the volunteers work well with her. Malin has a gentle character. She is very people-oriented. She is very easy to handle. She easily goes to the vet. Malin responds well to other dogs. In general, she likes other dogs. She currently plays a lot with her roommate Libby. It is unknown how Malin reacts to cats. This will need to be tested. Malin responds well to children. Once she feels confident with them, everything is fine. Malin has been sterilized. Currently, Malin weighs 18 kilograms. Currently, Malin is 55 centimeters tall. These are only estimates. It may differ slightly. Malin tested positive for Leishmania. She had already had symptoms of Leishmania before, and it did not improve. She receives Allopurinol tablets daily for this. In May 2024, she was treated for her Leishmania and since then the symptoms have disappeared. Update September 2025: Malin loves people around her and can't get enough of attention. Malin is very insecure around dogs and this can sometimes go wrong. She then shows dominant behavior and this goes well with one dog, but with another dog it goes wrong. She was tested with a very social dog that can communicate well with other dogs and this went well. This is probably because she was very sick in the first part of her life. We therefore recommend that Malin comes to a family as the only dog.

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Dit is Malin! Malin werd door de gemeente van straat gehaald voor neutralisatie. Toen bleek dat ze Leishmania had. Helaas zitten alle gastgezinnen vol. Momenteel krijgt Malin voedselbescherming, omdat de vrijwilligsters denken dat ze behoorlijk uitgehongerd was op straat. Ze moest vaak concurreren met grotere en oudere straathonden. Malin is een lief meisje. Ze wordt opgewonden en danst rond als de vrijwilligsters aankomen. Ze wil dan graag met hen spelen. Malin is begonnen met wandelen aan de lijn. Ze vindt het vaak erg leuk om gewoon in de auto te zitten. Ze heeft nog niet veel levenservaring, maar de vrijwilligsters werken goed samen met haar. Malin heeft een zachtaardig karakter. Ze is erg mensgericht. Ze is erg gemakkelijk in de omgang. Ze gaat gemakkelijk mee naar de dierenarts. Tegenover andere honden reageert Malin goed. In het algemeen vindt ze andere honden leuk. Ze speelt momenteel veel samen met haar kamergenootje Libby. Het is onbekend hoe Malin op katten reageert. Dit zal uitgetest moeten worden. Tegenover kinderen reageert Malin goed. Als ze zich eenmaal zelfverzekerd voelt bij hen gaat het prima. Malin is gesteriliseerd. Momenteel weegt Malin 18 kilo. Momenteel is Malin 55 centimeter hoog. Dit zijn slechts schattingen. Het kan wat afwijken. Malin is positief getest op Leishmania. Ze had al eerder symptomen van Leishmania, en het is ni wel verbeterd. Ze krijgt hiervoor dagelijks Allopurinol tabletjes. In mei 2024 is ze behandeld voor haar Leishmania en sindsdien zijn de symptomen verdwenen. Update september 2025: Malin houdt erg van mensen om hem heen en kan geen genoeg krijgen van aandacht. Tegenover honden is Malin erg onzeker en dit kan soms verkeerd uitpakken. Ze vertoont dan dominant gedrag en dit gaat goed met de ene hond, maar met een andere hond gaat dit mis. Ze is getest met een erg sociale hond die goed kan communiceren met ander honden en dit ging goed. Dit komt waarschijnlijk omdat ze in het eerste deel van haar leven erg ziek is geweest. We raden het dus aan dat Malin in een gezin komt als enige hond.

Size

Medium

Age

Young · 3 years

Location

🇳🇱Netherlands

Shelter

Mirtos Animal Project

Living with Malin

✓Spayed
✕Good with dogs
✓Good with kids

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About Malin

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Malin is a medium-sized young adult mixed breed dog waiting at Mirtos Animal Project in Netherlands.

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 Netherlands

Dutch shelters typically require a household assessment and an adoption contract. Animals are routinely sterilized, microchipped, and registered in the national pet database (NDG) before placement.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Malin, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Malin?: Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Mirtos Animal Project handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Malin on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Malin if I live in another country?: Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Mirtos Animal Project will tell you what they need (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 Malin already vetted, vaccinated, and chipped?: Most dogs on TailHarbor leave their shelter with sterilization, current vaccinations, microchip ID, and an EU pet passport included in the adoption fee. The vet status on this page reflects what the shelter has reported — ask them directly if you need details on specific vaccines, recent bloodwork, or chronic conditions.
What happens if Malin isn't the right fit?: Every reputable rescue accepts an animal back if the adoption genuinely doesn't work — that's part of the standard contract. Talk it through with Mirtos Animal Project early rather than rehoming privately; they know Malin 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 (NL). 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.