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Dina was a family dog until her family decided to move without her. She was on doggie death row, but because she had been a faithful pet she was lucky enough to escape. Her original family named her Dina and we kept this name because it meaning is - avenged, judged and vindicated.
She is best described as a Lab mix with ??? Her coloring is a brillaint golden red with a short, easy to maintain coat. She is about 18 months old and very calm for a young adult. She minds well and is easy to leash walk. She seems very eager to please and is looking for some one to bond with. I think she will become very attached to her adoptive family after what she has been through. She only needs to be adopted by a family that is willing to keep her for life. After being given up once, it would not be fair to Dina to have to go through that again.
She seems to be house trained as she uses a doggie door in her foster home and has not had any accidents. She is in a backyard with a 4 foot chain link and while she can jump up on a counter to get a treat, she has not tried to climb the fence. She has alot of personality and really comes alive in her foster backyard. She seems to not like male dogs for some reason. She is actually in a foster home with 2 male dogs and is doing fine but growls at male dogs when she is shown. She has learned a few basic commands in the past week and would be a good candidate for doggie school.
She is only 47 pounds so she is about half the size of a typical lab. Because her owners did not use heartworm prevention, Dina does have a very low positive for heartworms. She is currently being treated for heartworms with the slow kill treatment. This treatment is much safer and easier on her and she will be tested every 6 months until she has a clear test. It is estimated she would not be completely free of heartworms for 6 - 18 months. This treatment will be paid for in her adoption fee and would not cost her new family anything. She has had all her shots, rabies and she was spayed at the age of 4 months and is flea/tick free.
[7/14/03] | 