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Description
Name: Watermelon
ID # A169559
Estimated Age: 1 year
Sex: Spayed Female
Estimated Breed: Pug Mix
Estimated Weight: 18 lbs.
Good with Dogs: With slow and proper introductions
Good with Cats: Unknown
Good with Children: Yes
Special/Medical Needs:
Estimated Energy Level: Medium
Current Location: Calgary, AB.
Adoption Fee: $650
🍉 Meet Watermelon!
Watermelon is a sweet, hilarious and affectionate little pug with a BIG personality and an even bigger enthusiasm for life. Her foster family affectionately calls her their “little tornado” because Watermelon approaches pretty much everything at 110%.
She absolutely loves people and wants to be part of whatever her family is doing. She is playful, curious, energetic and incredibly affectionate. She is definitely a Velcro dog and will happily follow her favourite person from room to room just to make sure she isn’t missing anything.
Watermelon LOVES toys and isn’t particularly picky about which ones! She loves playing with all kinds of dog toys and especially enjoys fetch. She’s a high-energy little girl who loves to play and explore, but when she finally powers down, she’s also an excellent cuddler and loves curling up with her people for a nap.
❤️ Children
Watermelon loves children. She has developed a particularly sweet relationship with the child in her foster home. She seeks him out on her own for play and cuddles, sleeps with him and even goes to wake him up every morning.
She would likely love a family with children who are comfortable with an energetic, playful dog and would enjoy having an affectionate four-legged sidekick.
🐶 Other Dogs
Watermelon currently lives with another pug and generally does well with him. She enjoys having another dog around and is an enthusiastic player—sometimes a little too enthusiastic! She doesn’t always recognize when another dog has had enough and can continue trying to play until her foster brother becomes frustrated.
She’s still learning to respect those signals, so play should be supervised and both dogs should have opportunities for breaks and their own space. She could do very well with a compatible dog who enjoys her playful energy.
Watermelon has not been tested with cats, so her compatibility with cats is unknown.
🎓 Training & Walks
Watermelon came into foster care without many basic skills, but she has already made great progress in a very short time.
She’s responding much more consistently to her name and is beginning to understand “sit.” She’s very food-motivated and responds extremely well to positive-reinforcement training.
When she first arrived, Watermelon was quite reactive to other dogs on walks and would bark and become very excited when she saw them. With treats and consistent reinforcement, this has already improved significantly. She may still stop, posture or raise her hackles when she sees another dog, but she’s increasingly able to focus on her person without the barking. With continued positive reinforcement, she’s showing every indication that her leash manners will continue to improve.
🏠 House Training
Watermelon is not completely house-trained yet and has had occasional accidents in her foster home. Her future family should be prepared to continue potty training with frequent outdoor opportunities, consistency and positive reinforcement.
🥰 Being Alone
When Watermelon first arrived in foster care, she showed signs that looked like separation anxiety and became quite distressed when she couldn’t reach her person. However, as she’s settled in and learned that her humans always come back, this has improved significantly.
Her foster family has been practising periods of separation, and Watermelon complains less and settles more easily with each passing day. She may still protest at first, but she’s showing that she can adjust as she becomes secure in her routine.
That said, Watermelon is absolutely a Velcro dog. She bonds very closely with her people and, given the choice, would prefer to be wherever they are! She’ll likely thrive with a family that enjoys having an affectionate little shadow while continuing to help her build confidence with independent time.
🚗 Car Rides
Watermelon does well in the car and is comfortable going along for rides. She has been on a bed, leashed and she behaves well.
🍉 Watermelon at a Glance
🐶 Dogs: Yes, with the right match. She loves to play but can be persistent when another dog wants a break.
👧 Children: Yes! She currently lives with a child whom she absolutely adores.
🐱 Cats: Unknown/not tested.
🗣️ Barking: She can be vocal when excited, seeing other dogs or unhappy about being separated, but her barking during walks and alone time has already improved.
🏠 House-trained: Not completely; occasional accidents still happen.
🚗 Car: she does well leashed in the car.
🦮 Leash: Improving quickly. She can become alert around other dogs but is highly food-motivated and responding extremely well to positive reinforcement.
🎓 Training: Learning her name and “sit” and showing herself to be a quick learner.
🎾 Favourite things: Toys, fetch, playing, children, cuddling, following her humans around and generally BEING ALIVE!
⚡ Energy: High! Watermelon would love a family that enjoys playing and interacting with their dog.
❤️ Ideal home: A loving, patient and engaged family that wants an energetic, affectionate companion and is willing to continue her basic training, house-training and confidence-building.
Watermelon is an incredibly loving little dog who bonds deeply with her people. She’s funny, playful, cuddly, energetic and bursting with personality. She still has things to learn, but she’s already shown in foster care that she can make impressive progress with consistency, positive reinforcement and, most importantly, snacks.
Her future family should be prepared for a little tornado—but they’ll also be getting a devoted little companion who thinks her people, her toys and life in general are pretty much the greatest things in the world. 🍉❤️
If you are interested in meeting this dog, please fill out an application.
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