Sponsored in memory of Marilyne Ellis, and her love for senior dogs

Sweet Annie is like a tiny soft teddy bear…. with googly eyes and a floppy tongue!

This well behaved and quiet girl came to us from Quebec. It was noted that she had never been outside, used pee-pads and had some back leg issues. Well! She loves the outdoors and took to house training so easily. The legs, yes.. they’re truly an issue, but for now she gets around well and is a happy little lady.

Annie has bilateral grade 4 luxating patella with torn cruciate ligaments. The ligaments injuries are old, and not painful thankfully, but her knees are an absolute mess. She was seen by our surgeon who was honest in his opinion and thinks trying to do repeated surgeries on her tiny knees is not in her best interest. The surgery is extremely hard on a dog and with such tiny bones it makes for a difficult surgery. Some day she will end up with arthritis, but getting on top of joint care would help that greatly. For now brief yard exercise will keep her muscles in shape without over doing it for her.

Annie is a super quiet girl, rarely makes a sound. She settles in great in the car. Loves to curl up nearby when her people are watching tv or working from home. She’s also content in her soft sided pen over night or if she tags along to the office with her foster mom. She is mostly house trained, she just can’t hold it for extended lengths of time. She has learned to let us know when she needs to go outside, and would benefit from regular access to the yard.

Annie does well with the other dogs in the foster home. She seems to have buddied up with the resident pug, enjoys sharing a napping space with her and tries to play. She doesn’t give much attention to the other dogs in the home. She has met a cat and just wanted to give a sniff and moved on.

Full disclosure, Annie has a mile long tongue that hangs from the corner of her mouth.. this will stop people in their tracks and cause sighs and in some cases, love at first sight. Annie has no teeth, which means NO future dental bills, but means that tongue flops right out. With no teeth, she still prefers kibble and does her best to chew bones. She love bones! Her tongue is at risk of being dry. So an adopter would need to keep an eye on it. Leave water for her to access at all times and moisten it if needed.

Annie would be quite happy living the quiet life of a retiree or joining an active person who can tuck all 7 lbs of her into a backpack, or carrier and shown the world. She’s an absolute gem.

**Adoptions within the province of Ontario only