Iris

Description

Iris loves life! She is soooo curious and inquisitive. She adores being outside sniffing and running around, and inside she is just as much of an explorer, jumping on her little hind legs to see whatever is on the counter! Iris is not hugely food motivated oddly enough, she's just an investigator. And she loves toys -- squishy toys, ones that make noise, ones with crinkles in them. She likes to chew but has not destroyed or ripped any up. She is special in the way she loves to be near her humans. She is very lovey! Iris is also very friendly with new people and is thrilled when guests come over. Now if she is taken to a new environment, it takes her a little time because, well she's just got to investigate before she's totally comfortable! She can be super energetic at times but also LOVES to snooze for extended periods of time. At night she sleeps in a dog bed in the bedroom, but with the bedroom door closed so she doesn't roam. Her foster family works full time so Iris is currently crated during the day, sometimes for up to  8-9 hours. She's not particularly happy with the situation so we have promised her that we will look for a family who is home much more of the time. She has done well with the other two dogs in her foster home but can occasionally get a bit bossy when she is in an elevated place like the couch. This behavior simply causes her to have to relinquish the "prime real estate" and then once again she is her happy self. She mostly wants to play, but she is young and may need clear boundaries from her humans. Iris is admittedly not great on leash so we recommend a fenced yard... or patient people who will train. She is heartworm positive and will be treated the second week of September.  She should be ready to go on sleepover by mid-September as long as post heartworm treatment protocols can be observed.