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Adoptable LAPP Dogs

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Stella

Stella is a sweet and silly 2 year old terrier mix that weighs 59 lbs. She is full grown, so she should not get any larger. Stella is a sweet girl who loves to adore and be adored. She is super affectionate and loves nothing more than to cuddle with her human. When she is really happy, she will gently cob your arm as you're rubbing her belly, as if she's softly nibbling a corn on the cob. She gets the wiggles when she is really excited, and her happy wiggle butt just brings so many laughs to her foster mom and friends. She offers endless hugs, but kisses are her favorite. She sweetly and generously doles them out to anyone who will take them. This friendly girl does not know a stranger. She invites attention and affection even from strangers she meets for the first time. Her foster mom describes Stella as fun, smart, funny, playful, loving, and irresistible. She would be the perfect pup for someone who loves to have cuddle sessions on the couch on lazy days, but also wants a fun pup that can join them on any and every outdoor activity.

Stella is medium energy, so she does require a couple of short energy burning activities per day. She starts the day always ready to play, but first she showers her human with affection of course. She is easily redirected when its time to settle down as her foster mom leaves for work and goes into her kennel with a treat. When her foster mom gets home from work, she will spend the afternoon playing with her toys or the other dogs in her foster home before curling up for a nap on her bed. She is a big fan of sunbathing and on warm days, you can usually find her lying on the patio furniture soaking up the sunshine. Stella is the perfect companion for anyone who loves daily walks on nature trails or leisurely strolls around the neighborhood. She's not a marathon runner, but does enjoy shorter walks where she can stop and smell the roses along the way. She loves playing with her toys, and the stuffed ones with squeakers are her favorite. She will toss them in the air and chase after them, so she keeps herself entertained when her foster mom is busy and the other dogs aren't up for playing with her. She would love to have a playful doggy friend in her forever home that she can play chase with, but she isn't big on wrestling and will just hop around trying to entice the other dog to chase her instead. After playtime, you can catch her snoring away in a deep slumber.

Stella is dog and kid friendly. She has not yet been introduced to cats. She does well with dogs of all ages and sizes. She is very gentle with the smaller dog in her foster home, and is very tolerant of that small dog sassy attitude. When she is corrected with a growl for being too bouncy around the smaller dog, she immediately settles and finds a toy to run off to play with instead. She loves the bigger dogs in her foster home too, and she knows she can play a good game of tug-o-war with them. She would love to have another playful dog in her forever home, but would be fine being the only dog in the home as long as she gets plenty of time cuddling and playing with her humans. Stella initially did show some resource guarding behaviors towards other dogs when it came to her food and toys when she first arrived in her foster home, but she no longer minds sharing with her doggy friends. She used to go stand in front of her food bowl when another dog walked by or and would just look at them until they walked away, but she never showed any threatening/harmful behaviors and never even would growl. She is over that though, and she happily shares her food bowl and toys now with all her furry friends. Stella is very gentle when interacting with people and even takes her treats very softly from your hand, but she does get the initial happy wiggle butt and zoomies, so it is recommended that she go into a home with older children who are steady on her feet as she may knock over a wobbly toddler. She does love babies though, too, and is very sweet and gentle with them. She has that natural mothering instinct and just wants to be close to her kiddos and give them sweet puppy kisses. She would love to have human kids to play and share her never ending love with. Although she has not been introduced to cats, she has not shown any prey drive behaviors towards the squirrels or lizards in the backyard of her foster home. If there is a kitty in her forever home, it is recommended to do slow intros through a baby gate and monitor all interactions. She is mainly focused on getting cuddles and affection from her human, so even during intros with other dogs, she was more interested in interacting with people than the dogs and there's a good chance she won't even be interested in meeting cats.

Stella is kennel trained, potty trained, and is excelling at leash training so far. She sleeps in a kennel at night and stays in a kennel while her foster mom is at work, and she doesn't fuss unless she thinks there's a party going on in the other room without her. When she needs to be let out to potty, she will gently paw at the kennel door and do a soft whine. Then after she potties, she will go back to bed to sleep the rest of the night. She always loves to take one of her toys to bed with her at night, too. She would love to sleep with her forever human in bed though so she can get as many cuddles in as possible while you sleep. When she is going on walks with her foster mom, she initially was unsure about exploring new areas. But with patience and a bit of reassurance, she now knows that new experiences aren’t so scary and that she can trust the world to be supportive and a fun place to explore. She would do great in a house with a doggy door or to have someone who can let her out to potty every 4-5 hours if she is allowed to free roam (not kenneled) in the home.

Stella's ideal home environment would be a house with a fenced in backyard that she can run around, sunbathe, and play in. She would do well in an apartment, townhouse or condo as long as she gets a few energy-burning exercise activities in each day, like walks or playtime at the park. She would do great with another friendly, playful dog companion in her forever home, but she is also perfectly fine having only humans around to play and cuddle with.

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Meadow

Meadow is a sweet, loving 5 month old mixed breed pup that weighs 40 lbs. She is estimated to be around 60-65 lbs once she is full grown. Meadow is a loving, cuddly, super sweet girl that loves to shower her human is sweet puppy kisses. She is easy going, go-with-the-flow kind of girl that loves making new friends. This social butterfly loves everyone she meets immediately and doesn't know a stranger. She is very loving and affectionate, and loves to curl up on the couch and rest her head on your shoulder when she's cuddling. While she loves to snuggle and cuddle with her human every chance she gets, she's happy to give you personal space and will entertain herself with toys or bones when you're busy. She's very curious and observant, and loves to sit outside to watch the squirrels run through the trees and birds fly by (and she won't even bark at neighbors if she hears them come outside). She is also very smart and has been quick to pick up on basic training in her foster home. She is very food motivated and eager to please her human, so training is really fun for her. She is a laid back pup that acclimates well into any environment, and she's always happy to go along on adventures as long as her favorite human is by her side. She got to star on a local new station and was such a perfect lady on stage while they were filming. She was so laid back and comfortable getting to cuddle with all her new human friends on set that she actually fell asleep during filming (link at bottom of bio if you'd like to watch).

Meadow is low to medium energy, and is a perfect mix of active and laid back. As she gets older, she will require at least 1-2 hours of daily exercise and mental stimulation activities per day, such as short walks around the neighborhood, adventures hiking and exploring nature, and puzzle games. She will get short bursts of energy that she burns quickly when she does zoomies in the yard. After her short zoomie sessions, you can always find her sprawled out in the grass chewing on a bone or a stick, or relaxing on the porch with her favorite toys. She's very playful and loves interacting with the resident dogs in her foster home. Her favorite playmate is the 7 lb. chihuahua and she is always very gentle when they play together. She also loves to play keep away with toys when she is playing with her brother, but will happily share the toy immediately if the chihuahua demands to play with it. As she gets older, she would love to go on longer hikes to explore nature, but she's also perfectly content having leisurely walks around the neighborhood and playtime in the backyard. She's very good at self-entertaining and will keep herself busy playing with toys or chewing on bones while her foster mom works from home. She enjoys playing with mental stimulation games like puzzle toys or snuffle mats to seek out treats/dog kibble, and this is a great way to keep her entertained if you're busy around the house. She loves any and all toys, and will dig through the toy box to find a different ones to play with. She would love to have a BarkBox subscription so she gets new toys every month. Did we mention this girl really loves her toys? She would benefit from having a another dog in her forever home to play with or be able to have frequent puppy play dates if she is the only dog.

Meadow is dog, cat, and kid friendly. She does well with dogs of all ages and sizes. She is currently in a foster home with dogs ranging in age from 2 years to 13 years old, and in sizes ranging from 7 lbs to 75 lbs. She is very gentle with the chihuahua and the senior pittie, and will be careful when engaging in playtime with them so they don't get knocked over or stepped on. She will patiently wait for them to initiate play, but otherwise she respects their personal space. She loves making new doggy friends and is very submissive in his greetings. When she meets a new dog, he will get really low to the ground and then flop on her back to let the other dog smell her. Once they're friends, she will give them the sweetest puppy kisses and go into a perfect play bow to initiate playtime. She would love to have another dog in her forever home, but would be fine being the only dog in the home as long as she gets plenty of time with her humans and can have frequent puppy play dates or go to doggy day care. She was previously in a foster home with kitties and didn't pay them too much attention. It is recommended to do slow intros with baby gates if there are kitties in her forever home that are not used to being around dogs. She was also previously in a foster home with young human kids and loved them all. She is very gentle when interacting with people and even takes her treats very softly from your hand. She would be a great pup for a family with kids of any age because of her super sweet, laid back, loving demeanor and she would love to have human kids to play with as she grows up.

Meadow is kennel trained, potty trained, and is currently working on mastering leash training. She knows the command "kennel", and usually runs to put herself to bed before her foster mom even uses the word "kennel". She learned that she gets a treat when he goes in her kennel, and this girl really loves her yummy treats. She sleeps in a kennel at night without any accidents and sleeps quietly all night. If she isn't ready to go to sleep when she is put in the kennel, she will keep herself busy playing with a toy or chewing on a bone until she falls asleep. She will communicate she needs to potty if she does have to go in the middle of the night, but usually once this girl is asleep, she's asleep for the whole night. She does best when she has a consistent schedule for potty breaks, and her foster mom usually takes her out every 4 hours (except at night) to keep her on a set schedule. She usually will whine and put her feet up on at the backdoor to communicate when she really needs to go. She would love to eventually to sleep in bed with her human and get extra cuddles while you sleep. She's a great cuddler, but will usually slide to the cool floor to sprawl out on after a while. Her foster mom has started leash training her, and that is still a work in progress so she will need to continue working on her leash walking skills in her forever home.

Meadow's ideal home environment would be a house with a fenced in backyard that she can run around, sunbathe, and play in. She would do well in an apartment, townhouse or condo as long as she has a human home majority of the day that can take her out for a few short walks per day for exercise and potty breaks. She would also benefit from going to a doggy day care a few times a week or have puppy play dates if she is the only dog in her forever home, but she would really love to have another dog companion to grow up with.

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Link to news show: https://cbsaustin.com/features/we-are-austin/double-your-donation-to-the-puppy-food-bank-with-matching-opportunity-from-thomas-j-henry

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