Compact Perrito packs a lot of personality into his 8-lb. handsome body, which has the typical short-legged shape of a “Type B” Rat Terrier, also known as a Teddy Roosevelt Terrier. His estimated age is 9, and while that’s only middle-aged for this long-lived breed, it’s definitely old enough for him to know that he’s ready to settle down with a very special someone.
Perrito needs his VSS (very special someone) to help him follow a simple diet to manage his chronic pancreatitis. He will do best in an all-adult home as he can guard food and toys and is frightened of quick movements. With help from his foster parent, he gets along with the six dogs in his foster home, but he would also be content being the only dog. Perrito has so far been indifferent to cats. If you are that special human who can give this boy some understanding, loving structure, and security, you’ll earn the devotion of a loyal companion.
Meet Miss Ellie! She’s a senior with a fresh outlook on life. She knows that in order to stay young, you need to keep working on yourself, and that’s something Ellie has been doing with determination since coming to New Rattitude.
Now Ellie is busy learning to be playful and helpful around the home. She has learned to love playing with her ball, even creating her own game of “Ball Yoga,” giving the ball a Zen-like stare while rolling it gently around on her bed. She also enjoys her puzzles, mastering five different ones that utilize both her nose and her paws in her quest to locate treats, and she has learned the game of search, in which she seeks out the treats that are hidden in bowls inside boxes.
Ellie is house trained and crate trained and knows how to use a doggy door, though she really appreciates it if you go outside with her. Also, she has never been destructive when left loose in the house. Now, Ellie wants you to know that she does have her persnickety side. She doesn’t like kids and should be in an adults-only home. She also doesn’t care for certain dogs (any introductions would have to be made slowly) and thinks that cats and pocket pets, like gerbils and such, are vermin to be chased away (by her).
Gregory loves to cuddle, be petted, and give kisses back any chance he can. He also loves to go walking for as long as you will take him and walks pretty well on leash. One of his favorite activities is going to the dog park, where he happily runs after any dogs that will let him chase them and races with the bigger dogs on the other side of the fence.
Gregory has very good manners and will wait patiently for attention from dogs or humans, and once he knows it’s OK, he plays nicely with everyone. He gets along with all people and dogs, only barking in reply to other dogs who bark at him first when he’s out walking. As for cats, Gregory loves to chase them, especially if they run, so he would not fit in a home with cats.
He has been free to roam the house and has never had a potty accident inside. He learned to use the dog door after about two days and now goes in and out whenever he pleases. Gregory does need to be in a home with other dogs. It just makes him feel more comfortable and gives him someone to be with when his humans are not around.
This amazing little 8-year-old came into rescue with partially paralyzed legs and since entering foster care, 14-lb. Gaia has been in an intensive therapy program to strengthen her atrophied legs, and that therapy, along with acupuncture treatments, has helped her make wonderful progress. She is now walking most of the time and can even run and climb shallow stairs. And where she previously was bothered by frequent urinary tract infections–a common problem for paralyzed dogs–requiring a diaper at night, a healthy regimen of wet food, chicken or beef broth to increase her fluid intake, and a daily cranberry supplement has pretty much eliminated the infections and, along with it, the need for the nighttime diaper.
Gaia also does a relatively good job of going potty outside during the day, and she gets along well with the other dogs and the kitties in the household and plays often. She has spunk and a can-do attitude and tries sooooooo hard to do everything the other guys do. There’s a special home out there–perhaps yours?–waiting for this little girl who is as affectionate as she is tough. You will find her determination an inspiration and her appreciation, shown with lots of cuddles and kisses, a joy to receive!
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