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Mella

Mixed Breed · Female

Mella Gender: Female Breed: Mixed Location: Private foster home in Romania Born: 9/2025 Height: approx. 28 cm Weight: approx. 7 kg Neutered: yes Vaccinated: yes Microchipped: yes 4D Snap: negative Diseases: none known EU Pet Passport General Description 🍀🐾🐾🍀 MELLA IS LOOKING FOR HER HOME Mella lives on her foster home in Sibiu/Romania with our Cristina. She picked Mella up in a ghetto because she was no longer wanted there and was set on the street. Mella probably wouldn't have survived. So we took her in. 🐾🐾 Mella is friendly and funny. She is affectionate but still a bit uncertain. Everything is new. Before, she only lived outside in the trash. But now Mella is getting to know the sunny side... with her humans.

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Steckbrief: Mella Geschlecht: weiblichHunderasse: MischlingAufenthaltsort: Private Pflegestelle in Rumänien. Geboren : 9/2025Schulterhöhe: ca. 28 cm. Gewicht: ca. 7 kg. Kastriert: ja. Geimpft: ja. Gechipt: ja4d Snap: negativKrankheiten: keine bekanntEU Heimtierausweis Allgemeine Beschreibung 🍀🐾🐾🍀MELLA SUCHT IHR ZUHAUSE Mella wohnt noch auf ihrer Pflegestelle in Sibiu/Rumänien bei unserer Cristina. Sie hat Mella in einem Ghetto abgeholt, weil sie dort nicht mehr gewollt war und auf die Strasse gesetzt wurde. Das hätte Mella wahrscheinlich nicht überlebt. Also haben wir sie übernommen. 🐾🐾Mella ist freundlich und lustig. Sie ist zutraulich aber noch etwas unsicher. Alles ist halt neu. Vorher hat sie nur draußen im Müll gelebt. Doch nun lernt Mella die Sonnenseite kennen...mit ihren Menschen. Eine

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🇩🇪Germany
Shelter
Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten
Living with Mella
  • ✓Vaccinated
  • ✓Spayed
  • ✓Microchipped
Cared for by Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten · GermanyLearn about Mixed Breed →

Listed 2 days ago

Bringing Mella home

What you'll need for Mella in week one.

Hand-picked · prices indicative

  1. 01
    Required by most shelters

    Trixie Transport Box

    Sturdy plastic carrier — what most shelters require for pickup.

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    €35–45
  2. 02
    Editor's pick

    Folding Wire Crate

    First-week safe space. Shelter dogs settle faster with a crate.

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    €50–80
  3. 03
    Legal · EU

    Car Seatbelt Tether

    Legally required in most EU countries for transporting dogs.

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    €8–12
  4. 04

    Adaptil Calming Spray

    Dog-specific pheromone diffuser. Worth it for the trip home.

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    €18–25
  5. 05

    Orthopaedic Dog Bed

    Worth the upgrade — rescues often have joint issues from kennels.

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    €30–60
  6. 06
    Safer than a collar

    Padded Y-Front Harness

    Escape-proof for spooky rescues. Safer than a collar in week one.

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    €20–35

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About Mella

What life with Mella looks like

Mella is an adult mixed breed dog waiting at Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten in Germany.

An 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 Germany

German rescues typically require an in-person home visit (Vorkontrolle) or detailed video home check before approving adoption. Dogs and cats typically leave the shelter sterilized, microchipped, and with an EU pet passport.

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Frequently asked

Adopting Mella, answered.

How do I contact the shelter about Mella?
Use the phone, email, or website link in the sidebar of this page. Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten handles screening and the adoption contract directly — TailHarbor doesn't broker the conversation. When you reach out, mention you saw Mella on TailHarbor so they know which animal you're asking about.
Can I adopt Mella if I live in another country?
Yes, in most cases. Rescues across Europe routinely place animals abroad — Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten 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 Mella 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 Mella 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 Hilfe und Herz für Pfoten early rather than rehoming privately; they know Mella 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 (DE). 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.
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