Pauline

Podenco · Female · Young · 3 years

Pauline arrived to the shelter without a microchip, after our team received notice from a volunteer who had witnessed a small Podenco being thrown out of a moving white van, in bright daylight, in a human-secluded road crossing, with nevertheless tense traffic. Our search & rescue team rushed to the scene when we receive the notice hours later, after it had already gone dark, and immediately came across a sacred, hurt, confused little girl, who did not know where she was or what was happening. After 2 nights of getting her to trust us, Pauline then walked into the arms of our team member, and came back to the shelter with us, exhausted. So little, so delicate, she must have been terrified on the street.... Her neck shows signs of a tight dirty collar or chain, so at some point she has been wearing something around her neck. Once in the shelter, the next morning, Pauline met other small dog friends, and immediately came out of her shell! Wagging her tail, making sommersaults from happiness, giving kisses to caretakers! Pauline walks well on the leash, and while walking on the shelter streets, she prefers to stay very close to your legs, for reassurance and safety, but once in the park, on a long leash, she becomes free, happy and playful! Pauline is very human- and also dog-oriented, so she loves to have companion and needs it. When you sit down, she rushes to you, climbs on your lap, and can sit there for ours, snuggling her little nose to your neck, and giving you kisses. She loves soft closeness. She does get small moments of short panic from hectic movements with legs while walking, or when getting the leash stuck around her, or of fast hand movements around above her head, but she very quickly looks up for reassurance from her human, and then gets back to her happy, wiggly self! When you lay down on the sofa or floor, she climbs all the on top of you, and looks around as she is princess of the world! Pauline is looking for the most caring home that exists, and she would definitely need a home with at least one more dog together, who she can follow around, look to for guidance and play & run with. Pauline does not wish to live in a city environment, and is kindly asking for a home near the nature, ideally with a safely fenced outside space, because she loves to run on the grass and bushes with her dog friends, and would love to safely do so not having to be on the leash.... A small sub-urban town with very little traffic and slow life pace would be great, and even better - the countryside. Scared dog experience is desired, and in a perfect world, her forever family would have experience with Podencos or similar breeds. Her shoulder height is just 38cm, she is a petite girl.

Listed 1 week ago