Meika of Bolingbrook IL

Description

Please Note: This animal is listed as a courtesy to another organization or individual. Please be sure to contact the foster/caretaker for more information about him/her. Meika is a an eskie who is full grown in size with the maturity and energy of a puppy! She has the Eskie intellect! So smart; picks up on her surroundings, and words being used, quickly! She looks and sniffs around, instantly curious and almost immediately becomes your shadow. She is friendly (after introductions) and wants to play and snuggle and get all the pets! She wants desperately to be your best friend, on your lap and in your arms with many kisses (from that silly droopy tongue that hangs to the side!) she doesn't yet know to stay down or not jump at you (with all 24 pounds of pure joy!). Meika would benefit from a fenced in yard to run her zoomies! but has shown that those eskie smarts and agility let her run out zoomies even in your family room. She plays with all the squeaky toys you can offer (but with strong chewing needs them swapped out for bones when she gets in a zone). Her favorite is a squeaky ball. She plays on her own, tossing, jumping, pouncing on the ball. She knows exactly where it has rolled and keenly stretches under a coffee table or around a chair to get it. She is a joy to watch! She will catch the ball when tossed and still needs help learning to give it back. Other favorite hobbies include fly catching, searching the yard for rabbit pellets, and snatching a used tissue - swallowing in a single gulp like she was Buddy the Elf with a cotton ball! Pointing out the need for training, supervision and learning boundaries outside of her crate she's a handful who gets very focused on what her nose is telling her! She doesn't know her own strength and needs obedience training but with the right commitment could learn quickly. While she is less set off by neighborhood sounds and neighbor dogs, she is still triggered by a milder fight or flight which should fade with time and reinforcement. She is eager to please! Rides well in the car, quiet and patient in her crate, and adjusts well to your schedule.   Meika needed rehoming since her prior owners health and other issues were leading to her being left more and more in a crate. Sadly, she was neglected more than her sibling eskie; her coat when she left her prior home was stained, dirty and mattered with tangles and burrs. She sat ever so patiently letting them be removed or fur trimmed, bathed and brushed. Some staining remains on her back paws and some hind quarter guard hairs, but her undercoat is thick and pure snowy white! Her tail feathers were trimmed to release thistles but will grow full and it doesn't stop her from doing all the best eskie wagging! She has a lot of eye staining. She needs loving, structure, and ideally a single pet home with all the attention focused on her and and her high, fun, eskie energy! Although she has a sister (same breeder but different litters), suggestion would be NOT to adopt together. She is too dominant over the sister and plays rough /overtakes her. (sister is lighter/smaller than her and energy levels do not align!).For more information please contact Jorie  loveandeskieness@gmail.comRehoming fee applies