This little girl is a prime example of what happens to these little Chihuahuas when they end up in the shelter... Difficulty in transitioning from a home environment to a kennel situation, they retreat into themselves to survive... They appear unfriendly, don't bounce to the front of the kennel to meet every person that passes by and slowly their time runs out...
I was undecided about pulling this little one out of the shelter... Nothing distinguishing about her looks in particular, she had a strong look of fear on her face... She's a little bit overweight - uncommon for shelter dogs - but in just a few seconds of interacting with her in the meeting yard, I just couldn't leave her behind to die...
Within an hour of arrival at our home as a foster, she melted into the pack and began to follow us around the house... Brownie is a MAJOR cuddler and love bug... She snuggles up with you on the couch and despite having such little legs, will follow you constantly around the house as you go about your daily routine... If she can't get up on your lap, she finds a doggie bed or blankee close by your feet to snuggle into, but just until you get up to do something - then she's 'click-click-click' behind you as fast as she can go!!!
We don't know how old Brownie is, but I'm sure the vet will give me a guess today at her check-up... Brownie is up-to-date on all of her shots including rabies, spayed, licensed for the County of Ventura, micro-chipped and has a 1-year subscription for IDTag.com - we transfer all over to the new owner during the adoption process.
What a little sweetie this one is! While I'd love to be able to tell you her backstory, the shelter was not able to enlighten us any further than she was picked up as a stray and no one came to claim her... Her time was rapidly running out and we felt she had so much potential, we were willing to take a chance on her... She immediately blossomed once she arrived back into a home environment, so we made the right decision in getting her out of the shelter!!!
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