Ginny

Please Note

All of our adoptions require a home check from one of our volunteers.

Therefore we only adopt out to Greater Vancouver (Lower Mainland) and Victoria. Thank you.

Please read each dog's bio in its entirety to ensure your home meets the criteria for the dog BEFORE applying.

Status:

Adopted

Foster Location:

Currently Fostering in Taiwan. (Overseas adoption, will fly to new home once adopted)

Sex:

Female (Spayed)

Size/Weight:

28.7lbs / 13kg

Age:

1 year old approximately (As of January 2014)

Breed:

Formosan Mountain Dog Mixed

Personality:

Quiet, intelligent, sweet towards people once she becomes familiar with them, reserved and cautious with strangers, food/treat motivated, gets along with dogs (submissive and playful), cats and kids, house-broken

Rescue Story

Ginny and her brother Gordy were stray puppies wandering across the building where our rescuer lives. They were about a month old when found in December 2012. Our rescuer thought that building’s management brought them in as guard dogs but the dogs didn’t have a shelter: always staying underneath parked cars or laying on gravel roads. Some passerby would take pity on the puppies and give them left over human food. Our rescuer noticed that the puppies were always missing after night falls and assumed that someone in that building must be taking care of the puppies but then our rescuer saw a notice by the building owner stating that tenants are not allowed to keep pets in their complex and dogs must be removed immediately or sent to the killing pond. Our rescuer suspected that college students might be secretly keeping the puppies at night but let them free run outside during the day. As the freezing winter came no one was concerned about the puppies’ health or their safety from the busy traffic. Our rescuer decided to foster Ginny and Gordy in the hopes that they would find their own home some day.

Ginny would benefit further from basic obedience training. If she doesn’t get adequate amount of exercises she may be bored and start chewing things. She can be a bit nervous amongst crowds or coming across busy traffic so having a fit harness is an absolute must. She loves attention from her human especially tummy rubs and head/neck scratches, a sweetheart for sure after she bonds with you.

Medical Info

Medical Record:

Ginny is spayed, up to date with routine shots, micro-chipped, de-wormed (Jan-24-2013), and tested negative for heartworm.

A minor inflammation and swelling on the back of neck due to possible micro-chip irritation, recovered after fluid suction and oral medication antibiotics (March-22-2013).

Idexx SNAP^® 4Dx^®(Feb-01-2013)

Tested negative for Lyme, Ehrlichia Canis, Heartworm, and Anaplasma Phagocytophilum

Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR Test

Tested negative for B. Gibsoni, Ehrlichia spp. (E. Canis and Anaplasma Platys), Haemobartonella Canis, and Borrelia Burgdorferi (Jan-24-2013)

Tested positive for B. Canis (Feb-06-2013)

After treatment re-test negative for B. Canis (March-19-2013)

Vaccination:

8-in-1 Vaccinations (Dec-23-2012, Jan-24-2013, Aug-26-2013)

Canine Distemper, Infectious Canine Hepatitis, Infectious Tracheobroncheitis, Canine Parainfluenza, Canine Parvovirus Enteritis, Canine Leptospirosis, Canine Hemorrhagic Leterus, and Coronavirus

Rabies Vaccination (Dec-23-2012)

Next Vaccination (Dec-23-2013)

Microchip:

985170002808073

If you are interested in adopting Ginny please fill out an application. We will ask for pictures of your current pets (if any) and your house inside and outside upon receipt of your application.

Please note Ginny is part of our international rescue efforts and will be flown to the Lower Mainland (YVR) Vancouver International Airport on the next transport ONLY if a permanent home can be found beforehand. Please consider Ginny, for your new addition. There is a $400 adoption fee (bank deposit and e-transfer only) which goes to help cover only a portion of each dog's medical and transport expenses. A home check will also be required because we do want to be sure that each dog goes to an environment suited to them. Please note that we don't have shelter facility in Canada, so please consider carefully again before this adoption.

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