Foster Name? Baxter. I like to play
Breed? Chihuahua, who likes to play
Gender? Male
Altered? Yes, but that doesn't stop me from playing.
Age? About two years.
Litter trained? I'm still learning house training, so I wear a belly band, that I like to grab and play tug-of-war with when foster mom puts it on me. But I don't pee in my crate.
Crate trained?Yes, where I like to play with my foster brother. And I sleep with him in the crate, too. Or as many as can fit. (see photo - that's me on the right , the handsome red boy)
Cat safe? Of course! Who needs cats when there are lots of toys to play with!
Dog friendly? Yes! Big dogs and little dogs. I love to play with the other little dogs.
Kid friendly? Don't know about kids, but if they'll play with me, I'm sure I'll like them a lot.
Outside door darter? No, not really.
Happy as an only dog? No. I need to have other little dogs around me so I can play and sleep with them.
Any meds? (other than HW & Frontline) Nope.
Any other quirks? I don't think it's a quirk, but I only have 3 and one-half legs. You see, I was rescued from a puppy mill/backyard breeder and something happened to my rear leg and it was amputated at the knee. It sure doesn't slow me down any and I can still play and run and wrestle and everything.
So I guess my only real “quirk” is that I'm still sort of afraid of hands even though I love people and I'm always happy. And playful. I love my foster mom and will run up to her, touch her hand, then run away. But I come to her when she calls me and I will let her put on my belly band (and take it off when I go outside). But that is all normal for puppy mill dogs. I'm still happy and playful all the time and I love life.
Message from Foster Mom: Baxter/Dexter (because of his red hair) is a happy, playful little guy. It's cute to see him running around the house with dirty laundry, toys, shoes, or anything else he thinks is interesting. But he never chews anything up! Just carries stuff around the house. Baxter is not at all intimidated by the big dogs, but really loves being with the little ones. He definitely needs to go to a home with at least one other little dog who will cuddle and play with him.
Baxter is quiet, not a all “yappy”, and will immediately drop or stop whatever he shouldn't be doing with a gentle “no”. He crates quietly and sleeps throughout the night (with his little foster brother) without a sound. Because of his puppy mill background, it takes a little while for him to get used to new people and their hands. Most puppy mill dogs are afraid of hands, either because they weren't socialized as puppies or because “hands” were never nice to them. But Baxter loves people and is always happy. Happy. Happy. He would probably make an excellent service or therapy dog because of his loving nature and because his lack of a leg doesn't stop him from anything. Including playing.
Baxter is available through a very small rescue called God's Grace. For additional information please contact them at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gods-Grace/397729536946299 or email at meganopenhym@yahoo.com
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