Fiona

Skin is healed!  YAY!

Quick Bio

Age: Adult (3-8 years old)
Gender: Female
Breed: Maltese
Size: Small (under 7kg)
Colour: White
  • Good with kids
  • Good with dogs
  • Crate trained
  • Walks well on leash
Adoption Status: Adopted
Description: 

We saw Fiona at the end of the row of cages. She was dirty, skinny, and bleeding. She had matts in her fur so thick they were tearing off, and she was in her small cage with two very obviously more dominant male dogs. We couldn't stop thinking of her poor little face, so several hours later we went back and got her out. We took her straight to the vet to get her checked for heartworm, get shaved down, and get medicine for her skin. No idea what her story was, but the pound worker said they were planning to put her down in two more days. Luckily, she is heartworm negative, and besides the boo-boo's was in great health.
I have since taken her to two different vets, one said she was 2-3 years old, and one said she was 3-4 years old. So, I'll just guess she is 3. She has not gotten vaccinated yet, but I am taking her this week to get them done an will update afterwards. I also plan to get her spayed, but I am not sure of the time frame for that.
Her temperament is extremely loving, gentle and sweet. She is amazing with the kids (I have an 18 month old and a 3 year old) She is very playful, and likes walks, but doesn't seem like a high energy dog who NEEDS long walks.
She has not had any training that I noticed, which leaves me very confused. But, she is working on house training, crate training and her basic commands and she is doing very well. We are down to minimal potty accidents, she sleeps overnight in her crate, and knows "down" about 3/4 the time.
As far as inhouse barking goes, she does bark sometimes when she is playing with the other dogs (we has 2 others), but not constant barking. When we leave the house, I turn the t'v on for her and I have not had any problems with her barking while I wasn't home.
Please consider Fiona. She makes a great lapdog. Very loyal, and absolutely adores humans. Poor girl has clearly been though something terrible, though, she'll never be able to tell us what. She has remained a strong, sweet, lady, and deserves a real home.

Adoption Fee: ₩60,000
Location: Pyeongtaek - 평택
Living Situation: In foster care

Comments

clare_bell's picture

Wow look at her already! She looks wonderful! Well done!

MaryNJon's picture

Thanks! I am pretty surprised how adaptable she is and how quickly she healed. I expected more of an adjustment period for her, but she is totally loving living in a home. She'll make her new family very happy, I know it!

linhorobin's picture

What a sweet-looking little girl (and very lucky!)! Great job getting her out of the shelter and getting her trained for a forever home! Which shelter did she come from?

MaryNJon's picture

Thanks so much! I actually got her from here: http://www.korea.amedd.army.mil/veterinary/5_a_to_z/shelters/area_3.pdf
Not sure of the name of the place, this is the only information I have on it, but I got my last foster from there too. They speak minimal English, and from what I could understand, they do euthanize, but they try not to. Fiona would have been euthanized because of her health condition. Though it was a pretty easy fix for a foster home, I suppose the shelter doesn't have the funds to treat every dog. I am really glad we found her, it was totally by chance because we weren't looking for another foster dog yet. We were just showing some friends of ours where it was because they had bought a sick store puppy that died that weekend.

MichelleBrook's picture

How is this lovely pup doing?! I would love to see a new pic! You guys warm my heart so much! Thank you for being so amazing!

MaryNJon's picture

Fiona was adopted!!! Here's a picture of her with her new family!

linhorobin's picture

Wonderful news!! Congrats all around!