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Izzy

Available for Adoption

Description

Name: Izzy
ID # RT20240917-1
Estimated Age: 1 year
Sex: Spayed Female
Estimated Breed: Labrador Retriever Mix
Weight: 55.8 lbs.
Good with Dogs: Dog Selective
Good with Cats: No
Good with Children: No small children
Special/Medical Needs:
Estimated Energy Level: Medium
Current Location: Calgary, AB.
Adoption Fee: $650

Izzy is a sweet, loveable and playful girl with lots of personality. She is content just being in your presence and snuggling with you. She is wonderful in the car as she is quiet and just sits or lays down. She is fully house trained and hasn't had a single accident in the home. She is also very good at letting you know when she needs out for a potty break by sitting next to the door. She loves to play outside no matter how cold it is and does get hot sometimes so she will lay on the cool floor. Izzy is extremely smart and picks up on training very quickly. She loves all but she gets quickly attached to men. She appears to get along with older children who are experienced with dogs and respectful of her space and understand dog boundaries and cues.

She is a very friendly girl when you first meet her and can get very excited to meet you showering you with kisses and though cute it is important to remind her to be calm. She loves to play with dogs and has gotten along with the dogs she has met with proper intros, but no very small dogs/small animals as she has high prey drive and tries to chase. She also seems to have an affinity for male dogs as well.

Izzy doesn't mind sharing her toys with our dog to play (but our dog isn't that interested in toys), but there is resource guarding with food towards dogs, when preparing food she must be in her crate and not with you in the kitchen and she must be fed separately in crate if there are other dogs around. No toys, treats or food should be left out between dogs ever as there is risk of getting into a scuffle. As part of her crate training all treats, chews and food are in the crate to establish that it is her safe space where she can enjoy her food without having to guard it. She must sit and wait for us to tell her when it's okay to go for it. It is suspected that she has some food allergies, so she has been switched to a limited ingredient pork and squash (Acana) diet and pork only treats, she is doing much better.

She whines a bit when you leave (which has improved a lot now) but will calm not long after, we have been practicing healthy separation in the home, teaching her that she can't jump on furniture or be in our space unless she was invited as well as alone time in her crate with a chew. She has shown to be not destructive at all when left to free roam when we are away for work (she cannot tolerate the crate for long hours and is much more relaxed outside of it while you are gone), just make sure the house is "dog proofed" ie. no food out, old food containers or anything that contains food/food smells that is within her reach, no Lego pieces or anything that may look like a treat. She actually calms much faster when there is a calm dog with her to keep company. She is starting to learn the crate is her safe space and has made huge improvements from where we started (she previously would avoid the crate at all costs).

Izzy needs a strong leader who is committed to continuing her recall and leash training but she shows great improvement with a Halti/head collar, which keeps her nose up instead of nose down. She is very excitable when seeing other dogs but the halti keeps her from jumping and she is easy to control with it on. She responds well to treat training and takes them gently from you. She is happy to greet everyone you allow her to meet. She has two sessions of professional training scheduled while she is with us.

Overall, anyone would be lucky to have her as a companion. She would benefit from an active household and with people who will continue her training to set her up for success as she is still a young teen who needs routine and order! I'm confident that she will continue to become the best girl ever!!

If you are interested in meeting this dog, please fill out an application.

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Adoption costs: $650.00