TAFFY - CHIHUAHUA / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Chihuahua / Mixed (medium coat). Puppies are a lot of fun, but also a lot of responsibility! Things you should be aware of before adopting a puppy from the Denver Animal Shelter: * Puppies will need regular socialization. The critical time period for socialization is between 8 and 16 weeks, but it is important to continue to socialize your new pup throughout their young life. This means having positive and enjoyable interactions with as many new people, new dogs, and new environments as possible. Appropriate socialization will help puppies grow into healthier and more social adults. * They will not know what is appropriate to chew on, where they should go to the bathroom, and how to behave in all situations. Puppies require a lot of time spent on training, management, and supervision. It is recommended that puppies be crate trained or kept in a puppy-proofed room of the house with appropriate chew toys and enrichment when not actively supervised. The Denver Animal Shelter always recommends positive reinforcement-based training methods. * Puppies in a shelter environment often have unknown parentage. While we make our best guesses on size and breed, we cannot guarantee their adult temperament, behavior, size, or characteristics. From my foster family: Tiny Taffy is such a joy to be around! With seemingly boundless energy, she runs around the house greeting everyone who comes inside with a wiggly joyful welcome. She played so well with my kiddos, she even engaged our 65 pound pit-mix in joy-filled romps around the living room. Shockingly, she even legitimately plays fetch, despite the fact that a tennis ball seems impossibly big next to her. She loves chewing her water buffalo horn and tossing her squeaking chicken in the air. She started to be more consistent with potty-training in just the 3 days she was with us.

• Physical Attributes

  Coat Length:

  Medium

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found

  No