[Phoebe isn't my foster dog, but belongs to a wonderful flyball friend who is seeking a retirement home for Phoebe. She has given Phoebe a wonderful life but Phoebe is very unhappy living with bossy Border Collies, being a bossy little thing herself. Please let me know if you can provide that retirement home for her! Below is the bio her Momma wrote.]
Phoebe is an approximately 13-year-old Jack Russell Terrier who is
looking for a nice, quiet retirement home for her golden years. However, don’t let her age fool you – she can
still run circles around dogs half her age and is in perfect health thanks to
lots of exercise and a raw diet! Her
current owners are sad to have to rehome her, but as Phoebe has become older
and more set in her ways, she has become increasingly intolerant of the herding
dogs she lives with, and the situation is unhappy for all of the dogs
involved. She could be the perfect
traveling dog, a great at-home companion, or even embark on a new career in
mousing/ratting (competitively or professionally). At just ten pounds and 12” at the shoulder,
Phoebe is a little dog with a lot of personality and a lot of love to give to
the right new home.
Unfortunately, Phoebe is not suited for a home with cats,
ferrets/rats/hamsters/(other small furry pets), or young infants. She does well when supervised with children
above the age of two, although as with any dog-child interaction she should not
be left alone with young children.
Phoebe’s happiest days are when she’s the only dog with her family (or
host), spending the day riding in the car, chasing some mice out of a compost
pile (safely on a harness and leash, of course), playing fetch with her tennis
ball, and then watching TV on the couch in the evening. She can be quite a snuggler, with lots of
affection to give when she feels secure and loved, and we have it on good
authority that if she’s allowed under the covers she makes a fine footwarmer
during those cold nights. Phoebe is fine
staying in a crate during the day while her owner is at work, and can also
spend her time outside in a secure kennel where she can watch and bark at the
squirrels to her heart’s content. She’s
a great traveler, both loose in the car as well as in a crate for safety, and
has traveled all along the west coast with her current family during her
competitive flyball career.
Phoebe knows basic commands like sit, stay, fetch, wait, leave it, and
okay – although as a terrier, she will occasionally choose to forget that she
knows them! She’s been “lent out” to
several people to assist in pinpointing mouse and rat problems, and has had
introductions to both BarnDog and EarthDog competitions and has done very well
with them. Phoebe is fine with other
dogs in public situations, such as doggy daycare or the offleash dog park,
although she prefers to ignore them entirely in favor of playing with her
tennis ball or chasing after rodents.
She wants to be the top dog – as many terriers often do! – but has
trouble actually achieving that position and becomes frustrated when she does
not hold it, so a home as a solo dog would be best for her.
This little terrier has given her family lots of fun times and has had
a stellar flyball career, earning over 60,000 points and earning a Regional MVP
in 2011 for her efforts. However, her
continued unhappiness with living with the other dogs in their home means that
they would like to find her a new family where she can live stress-free and
play happily for the remainder of her days – which knowing her stubborn nature,
will be plentiful! Phoebe is located in
the Bothell area, and is available for adoption after December 3rd,
and she will come with all of the accoutrements needed for her care (crate,
leashes, chuckit/balls, coats, collars, shark costume, etc.). If the new family is in the greater Seattle
area and is amenable to feeding raw, her current owners have offered to
continue providing her food, and they are also offering dogsitting services for
her when the new family needs to travel without Phoebe. Please consider making Phoebe a part of your
family today!
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