Lulu

Lulu’s Story

** LULU'S ADOPTION FEE IS SPONSORED **

Lulu / Female / 5 Years Old / 63 lbs / Boxer Cross / Good with Dogs / Adult Only Home/ Not Tested with Cats / From Tennessee/ Fostered in Pickering

Meet Lulu! Lulu came from Tennessee where she was found as a stray. Lulu is wonderfully affectionate and is described as a big, cuddly bear. She has a cute little stubby tail that really does make her look like a little bear! Lulu loves to be outside and shows it by making her people laugh with a zoomie session after a walk. When relaxing, Lulu likes to be close to her person by resting her bum on them.

Lulu has wonderful human social skills. She is easygoing and calm with people she knows, as well as strangers. Lulu is very friendly towards most people, she can be wary of strange men but warms up quickly, she just appreciates the opportunity to sniff things out first. She also does not like to share her space with young children and may growl to show her discomfort. She is looking for an adult-only home without frequent children visitors.

Lulu loves going out for walks and is a very well-behaved on leash. She may sometimes pull to sniff something but otherwise she walks well with her foster. She is fine walking through busy intersections but prefers calmer, lower traffic sidewalks. Lulu is very dog social and loves pulling towards new dogs to meet them. She is working on her manners and practicing polite greetings.

Lulu currently lives with a resident dog and gets along very well with them. She understands doggie boundaries and respects space very well. Lulu is not tested with cats, she seems interested when she sees them outside, but given her sweet nature we think she would be okay with a dog-savvy cat who isn't in her space.

Lulu is a wonderful house guest as well and can stay happily on her own for several hours. She is crated and settles quickly. She has also been left out of the crate and done very well. She settles quickly and has no separation anxiety.

Lulu is very treat motivated and is working on basic understanding (sit, stay, come, down, off). Her recall is also a work in progress but she tends to stay quite close to her trusted people. She will need help with heel and walking by distractions (overall her loose leash walking is very good).

She is on the lower end of medium energy. Lulu currently enjoys one hour long walks in the afternoon, in addition to 1-2 shorter walks throughout the rest of the day. She walks very well and with a loose leash. In addition to walks, all she asks for is lots of attention from her humans. After a nice long walk, Lulu has been left alone for 5-6 hours. She settles quickly and does not show signs of separation anxiety. She is given free reign in the home with no issue. However, she was crated previously and did very well with it.

Prior to coming into care, Lulu tested positive for Ehrlichia, which is a tick-borne infection and not contagious. A CBC was performed to see if there is an active infection; her CBC came back indicating that there is no active infection. It is recommended that Ehrlichia positive dogs get an annual blood test to monitor and that pre-op blood work include a CBC test and platelet count be performed before any surgeries or dental extractions.

Lulu's adoption fee has been generously sponsored. To learn more about our adoption process, please visit our FAQs at https://www.fetchandreleash.ca/about-us#about-faqs.