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Sylvie is a very sweet girl from Ontario who joined our rescue a couple months ago and has finally made the journey to down to Southern Ontario to find herself a forever home! Sylvie is a beautiful pup, who loves every person she meets. She has the best wiggles when she gets excited and would love to wiggle every day with her future forever person!
Sylvie absolutely loves her people! She follows her foster mom around anywhere she goes, so if you don’t mind a bit of a velcro pup, she’s the dog for you! She will also come up and give a quick little kiss on your arm or leg as she’s walking by to let you know she’s there – it really is the cutest thing!
Sylvie used to live outside, so she was unsure about being in a home when she first arrived, but has since grown to enjoy the comforts. She has found her favourite dog bed and will cozy up on it when her foster family is relaxing after work. If allowed, she would also love to get up on the couch and snuggle up – but her foster family is currently keeping her off the furniture, which she accepts that with no issue.
Sylvie isn’t necessarily a dog who needs a crate and would more than likely be fine in the home with more freedom, but she has been crated while she’s been with her foster family. It’s good for her to have some quiet time away from everything since she does latch on to her people quite quickly. Since her foster family primarily works from home, she is given quiet crate time throughout the day. She also goes in the crate if they need to leave the house. She goes into the crate with no hesitation, and will get a frozen Kong or lick mat to keep her busy. She will whine and let out a couple barks right at the beginning but tends to calm down after about 20 minutes. She’s also fantastic in her crate all night. Her crate is currently located in her foster mom’s bedroom, so she goes inside with a snack and doesn’t make a peep all night because she knows her people are nearby.
Sylvie is a very quiet pup. She hasn’t barked outside of her crate at all! And even when she’s in her crate, she might bark a couple times right at the beginning, but then she settles quite fast. She doesn’t react to other dogs when she’s inside the house, or outside on a walk – and even greeted new people in the home without a peep!
Sylvie has a moderate energy level. She loves to go out for a walk, but she’s also content to take a nap when her people are busy. She usually goes out in the morning and in the evening for about 30-45 minutes. Sylvie is wonderful on a leash, she generally walks alongside her foster mom and doesn’t pull very much at all, unless she spots a squirrel or bunny – she does have a bit of prey drive, which has been easy to correct, but it’s definitely something to be mindful of when out with her. She doesn’t react to other dogs out and about though – they could be barking at her from a house, or the sidewalk and she just ignores them and keeps on going.
She is completely house trained and hasn’t had any accidents in the house. She doesn’t really know to ask to go outside, but she’s been following his foster siblings outside and will relieve herself throughout her walks. Sylvie also seems to be quite food motivated, which is great for training! She knows some basic commands and would be a great pup to continue training with. Since she loves her food so much, and slow feeder might be beneficial for her to slow down her eating.
We think Sylvie would be good in a home with or without another dog. She generally wants to be with her people and doesn’t pay much attention to the other pups in the house – but with that said, she has been good with every dog she’s met so far, so no concerns on that front! She hasn’t been tested with a cat, but with her prey drive on walks, we think a house without a cat would be better for her. According to her previous foster family, she is also great with children.
She just wants someone that will take her on adventures, give her all the pets, embrace her happy wiggles and tippy taps, and give her so much love! She came into her foster home with such happiness and love, that we know she’s going to make her future forever family very happy!
NOTE: Sylvie is scheduled to be spayed at the end of August/beginning of September, so she won’t be able to go to her forever home until 2 weeks after that is complete, but her foster family will be looking for the perfect family for her in the meantime.
For more information on Sylvie, please contact Alana at alanak12@hotmail.ca
** Adoptions within the province of Ontario only
