Mexican Food Mutts - ADOPTED

Salsa and her pups just found their way over to someone’s property. It’s unclear if they were dumped in the area, or if Salsa led her pups there as they become mobile enough to move. The person who found them in her yard was unsure of who to reach out to. Fortunately, her neighbor thought reach out to a few area rescues, and the rest is history. These pups were extremely happy go lucky from the moment they arrived in our care.

Salsa, is a 55lb hound/lab/black mouth cur mutt is full of puppy love herself! She fun, playful, and easy going. She was super attentive to her kids, and has played mama bear to other younger puppies recently rescued. Unfortunately she is heartworm positive (not transferable to her puppies) and will be awaiting treatment this fall. Until then, she’s getting spoiled rotten by her foster Mom, and will spend some time with our southern trainer to prepare her for her life up north!

Temperament

These are very typical playful puppies who were lucky enough to be in our loving care from early on. With continued proper socialization and professional training (A MUST), they will be great family members. They are playful, goofy, active puppies. Given their breed guess, these pups are not yard dogs, and those adopting should expect walks, adventures, and activity. More personality details below.

Needs

These puppies will be best suited to an to an active family or couple, willing to give them regular walks, runs, trails, and adventures, and plenty of playtime. They should continue socialization with other dogs through puppy classes or play dates. Adopters should be ready to start PROFESSIONAL training (we will provide recommendations) around five-six months old to continue proper dog socialization, work on nice leash manners, and heel-side walking, place command, and prepare for off-leash fun. We are firm believers that the more rules you have for your dog when they are young, the more freedom they earn as they get older. So set down expectations and boundaries for your dog now with a trainer, so they can be part of all the family fun!

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, we will only consider applicants where one adult has a more flexible schedule, as puppies are a lot of work, and will require potty breaks, exercise, training and continued human and dog socialization as they grow up.

Crate/Potty Training

All puppies and dogs rescued by FAVOR are crate trained, sleeping in the crate from 9pm-6am, and accustomed to some day crate time as well. Puppies also understand the basic concept of peeing outside, but there is ALWAYS a transition period where crate cries and potty accidents WILL HAPPEN in a new home, as the dog transitions to new rules and ways to communicate.

We always recommend keeping young dogs crated during nap times, bed time, and when they are alone to protect them from danger such as chewing on cords, socks, and other objects. Foreign objects can get stuck in their stomachs which can result in a very expensive surgery. We also encourage using the crate like a bedroom for your dogs, where they can take naps, sleep overnight, take a break from human interaction, have a time out, have a safe place to go to when things get overwhelming, like a lot of people, loud noises, extreme weather. Think of the crate as their “den,” and a place for them to unwind. We all need a break sometimes!

Vetting

All dogs rescued by FAVOR are:

Spayed/Neutered
Microchipped
Vaccinated for Rabies*, Bortedella (kennel cough), DA2PL (distemper, adenovirus, parainfluenza, leptospirosis and parvovirus)
Up-to-Date on Flea/Tick Topical Preventative
Up-to-Date on Heartworm Preventative
Dewormed
*Rabies must be administered after 12 weeks of age. If puppies travel before 12 weeks, Operation Favor will refund adopters $15 towards the cost of their rabies shot.

Adopters immediate responsibility will include:

Required: Puppies WILL require DA2PL 3rd booster shots when age appropriate (between 14-18 weeks of age) at the expense of the adopter
Optional: LYME-LEPTO combination vaccine at the expense of the adopter