Norma Jean

Description

Meet Norma Jean! This little cutie needs a foster or adopter asap. Norma Jean is a 1.5-year-old and only 28 pounds. She is housebroken and crate-trained. She looks like a Beagle/Corgi mix, but that is just a guess. She is playful and energetic and likes to chase a tennis ball anytime she can.  She is playful and has energy, but if she gets some exercise, she is happy to chill out in the house while you’re working. Norma Jean is great with people of all ages, and she is very sweet.  She is highly intelligent and incredibly loving.  Her only challenge is that she is protective of her home and does not like it when strangers walk in the door. She has been receiving training to work on this issue and is responding very well, but whoever fosters or adopts her will need to continue this training. Because she is protective of the front door, a home with teenagers and older is best for her so the front door is not left open accidentally. She needs a foster or adopter who understands pack order and can establish themselves as the pack leader so she doesn’t feel like she has to step into the role and can just be a dog. She has shown no sign of resource guarding with people, but she doesn’t like other dogs trying to take her food and will grumble. It’s best to always feed dogs separately so they can eat at their own pace.  She plays well with other dogs and likes to meet them slowly at first to make sure they are friendly. She will not start a fight with another dog, but she will stand up for herself if another dog is aggressive. For this reason, she does best with dogs that are happy, playful, and submissive, or that will just ignore her.  She does great at the vet and loves meeting people outside.