Adopt Ivy

Hi friends! It's me Ivy. 💚I need your help!!!Remember when you guys followed by page in order to find me a home after I'd been in a shelter for a year? Well, my friend Dee Dee is in a similar situation & she needs you to share her sorry. She's been at a local shelter Pima Paws For Life for one full YEAR! 😢

This is heartbreaking because every dog deserves a family. She came into Pima Paws For Life ill with Valley Fever. They've done an amazing job taking care of her and getting her to be the healthy girl she is today. She's still on medication for it, but just look at her, she looks amazing now!! I mean can she get any cuter with those spots?!?! 😍😍😍

She's a 4 year old Boxer and I know from lots of experience that this is the sweet spot for boxers. Dee Dee has a sunny disposition and loves human interaction. She recently had an evaluation with a dog trainer who tested her with both dogs and cats. A no cat home is recommended. She'd prefer to be the only dog, but she does have potential to live with other dogs ONLY if the foster/adopter commits to working with Dee Dee to acclimate and train her to do so. Here is her professional evaluation: ⬇️

With cat: No cat home recommended. Intense interest, difficult to redirect.

With small dogs: Would need some work to safely coexist with small dogs, but definitely possible. She rushed the small dogs with playful, but intense, energy. When small dog snapped at her for space, she tried to jump on/paw dog. Over interested, but not difficult to redirect. Will need guidance and to learn boundaries.

With like sized dogs: Very stiff entering yard, but with some verbal and leash guidance, she relaxed enough to play with a large male dog. Body language is tense and awkward, but no aggressive tendencies/behavior observed. Recommend continued safe and structured socialization opportunities with other dogs.

Notes: Social and gregarious girl. Tolerant of all handling and restraint, excitable.
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PLEASE Tucson, share Dee Dee's story🙏🏼 A year is a terribly long time wait day in and day out to find a home. She's so deserving💜💜💜

**When you foster a pup from Pima Paws for Life, PPFL pays for all medications and vet appointments!
Please contact PPFL at 520-867-1193, 2555 W. Zinnia Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 if you can help this very fun and loving girl.

Hey Tucson, let me introduce you to a very special pup named IVY💚 Sadly, this is a picture of the kennel that Ivy has lived in for OVER A YEAR!!! 😥 No dog should have to endure being in a shelter for this long. She's had perfect behavior and had a professional evaluation done by a trainer that verified she gets along with both dogs and cats:) At around 5-6 years old she's the perfect mix of playful and calm. She's beautiful and needless to say, she has the BEST ears in town!

Like many dogs in Arizona, she has valley fever, but her meds will been covered for as long as she needs them by an anonymous donor (Ivy has lots of fans). The shelter would prefer that the adopter live in Tucson/Pima County. While Ivy is grateful to the shelter for doing an amazing job of taking care of her and getting her valley fever in check, she is over living in a kennel and wants nothing more than to find a place to call home. Every dog deserves to find "their people". Unfortunately, she just hasn't had much exposure being in a smaller shelter and has been passed up day in and day out.

Please, please share this girl with your friends and family. She's an absolute sweetheart and has been patiently waiting long enough! After all this time she really deserves an adopter that will spoil her💜You will not regret meeting her!

Ivy is located at Pima Paws For Life. If interested please go meet her in person. They are open for visitors from 9:00am to 11:00am and 2:00pm to 5:00pm daily.

2509-2 W. Zinnia Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 867-1193

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