Miss Rosie is a happy, gorgeous, friendly and very excitable little girl. She is a year and half old Cavoodle (or maybe Maltipoo) who just wants to be with her hooman/s all the time. It is impossible to overstate how much she loves cuddles and pats. If you were Rosie’s forever hooman/s, you would never be able to sit down again without her in your lap, nuzzling for a pat. She is a wonderful snuggle buddy and if she had it her way, would never leave your side!
Rosie will need a home where her hooman/s are around a lot and work from home often. A fur sibling would be fantastic for Rosie, as she can be a little anxious but loves to play and wrestle. Miss Rosie has been going to dog daycare and has impressed everyone with her energy and social skills – she is great with other dogs and loves her foster fur brother.
Walkies are the absolute bee’s knees in Rosie’s opinion, and she can pull on the lead in her enthusiasm (though she has been working on it). Luckily, she is all of four kilograms! She is great with other dogs and people on lead. She will need decent daily walks and mental stimulation to burn some of her energy and keep her out of mischief.
Rosie loves to rip into toys and a little light tug-of-war, but isn’t really into chasing them or fetch. She gets stuck into durable treats like bones, and is very food motivated. Miss Rosie happily sleeps through the night in her crate, which is her safe space where she will go if you’re around for a break or with a treat. She is great in the car, and her breed requires regular grooming, including brushes, washes and cuts.
Through no fault of her own, Rosie has had an unsettled start to life and hasn’t had much training or many boundaries. She can also be fearful of some men. Her foster family has been working on this with Rosie, and she is crate trained, her ‘sit’ is getting pretty good, she takes to routines quickly, and is a fantastic work-from-home buddy. Rosie’s new hooman/s will need to understand this and keep working on it with her.
This can also mean when Rosie is excited, unsure, anxious, or scared, it can cause submissive urination, although she is toilet trained and a pro at using the dog door (needing a little additional encouragement in bad weather). Instituting certain routines (e.g. going straight outside in the morning/when returning home without a greeting), avoiding specific behaviours (e.g. picking her up when she is being cheeky) and continuing with her training and socialisation to build her confidence, all help to minimise this. Rosie has progressed in leaps and bounds as she has settled in her foster home, but her new hooman/s will need to be prepared to manage this longer-term.
Rosie has also earned a reputation as a little escape artist, with digging her preferred M.O. She will need a secure yard that she cannot burrow out of when you leave and/or to be able to be left inside. With her previous lack of boundaries Rosie can also be very cheeky and raid bins, pinch clothes or climb furniture if accessible.
Because of her excitable temperament, Rosie would suit a calm home with adults or older children (16 years and over) that can understand and support her needs. Chasing birds is a favourite past-time of Rosie’s, so she would not suit a home with pocket pets or chickens.
While gorgeous little Rosie is ridiculously cute, she does need a special type of home to support her. If you think you’re the right one, her foster family would love to hear from you! Please fill out the form below with as much detail as possible about what life in your home would be like 🙂
Rosie wrestling with her foster fur brother
Rosie lazy wrestling with her foster fur brother
Rosie play tug-of-war with her foster fur brother
Rosie wrestling her bed
Rosie chewing her new toy
Rosie practicing “sit”
Rosie practicing “down”
