Cowboy - ADOPTED!

Meet Cowboy! He is a very sweet, loving 3-4-year-old Chihuahua. He was an owner surrender at the shelter, but we can’t see why anybody would give this boy up. Not only is he absolutely adorable, but he is an amazing pet and companion.

Some great things we have learned about Cowboy:
  • He is fully potty-trained! He has not had a single accident in his foster home and will alert his foster mom that he has to go by waiting by his leash.
  • He does fine in his play pen while his foster mom is at work. The doggy cam shows that he dozes and chews his bone or looks out the window while she is away.
  • He only chews toys. He hasn’t even attempted to chew a shoe or sock!
  • Although he does not have any training yet, he seems to understand what his foster mom wants him to do (and he usually does it!).
  • He is enjoying his twice daily walks/hikes with his foster mom. He was initially scared to venture too far from the house, but he was confidently going on 20-minute walks within days of coming to his foster home.
  • He has not barked even once inside his foster home – his foster mom has only heard him bark once, and it was to warn her that there was a rattlesnake on the trail in front of them (good boy!).
  • He loves calm children. After meeting a neighbor’s dog-savvy four-year-old daughter, he was in her lap with his tail wagging within ten minutes. He would be an option for a house with calm children who can read doggy body-language.
Some things his new home would need to be aware of:
  • He is fearful of new people in the home, but he becomes comfortable with them being in the house if they ignore him until he's ready.
  • He is initially very fearful of new men, but he calms down once he is used to them. He is living on a working ranch right now, and he would run away from the ranch hands for the first few days, but he is becoming more and more comfortable around them. He even allowed one to pet him! Because of this, he would do best in a house with at least one woman that he could bond with while he warms up to the men in the house.
  • He is the only dog in his foster home right now and is doing well as the only pet. He is fearful of other dogs (especially larger ones, but who can blame him?) he encounters on walks, so any introductions to existing pets would have to be done carefully. He would also do very well as an only pet.

Once he settled into his new home, we are sure that he will provide cuddles and kisses for years to come. Don’t miss your chance to take this underdog home!

Cowboy is neutered, up to date on his vaccinations, and micro-chipped.  Fill out an application today to meet Cowboy.
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