About Roxy |
- Status: Adopted!
- Adoption Fee: $150
- Species: Dog
- General Color: Red
- Current Size: 58 Pounds
- Current Age: 16 Years 7 Months (best estimate)
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Roxy is a great companion dog - and has done wonderful in her foster home, where she is the perfect house dog! She is laid back, and loves everyone she meets. Roxy is 10 years old, but is very playful yet and seems young at heart - and is so deserving of her forever home!
Roxy came to Safe Haven in 2017 as an owner relinquishment because her owner was having serious health issues requiring hospitalization and could no longer care for her. She did come into Safe Haven with a moderate limp due to an old injury - a ligament tear in her right knee. So with the financial support of a great non-profit group in Cedar Rapids called Critter Crusaders, Roxy underwent two ligament repair surgeries to try and fix that old injury and make her life a bit more pain-free. The surgeon is encouraged by her new mobility and is optimistic that the repair work that he was able to perfom, will be enough to keep her quality of life quite high :) She is feeling frisky again and is on minimal pain medicine.
Roxy has lived with other dogs in the past and seems to ignore kitties when she meets them at her foster home. She absolutely loves her 16 year old boy in the foster home, and they play fetch and she shows off her obedience skills with a very polished "Sit" and "Shake" ability. Tennis balls and stuffed toys are her favorite, and she loves to play tug-o-war ....but then settles down very nicely for a nap! Her foster family knows Roxy would be fine around older kids, but toddlers may be a bit too much for Roxy, as she appreciates a little more calm, predictable lifestyle :) She is very well behaved - even during meals....just sits and happily watches her foster family eat - sometimes they just can't believe how well mannered she is. She loves going on car rides, and seeing the world around her...but she does well home alone if she needs to be left behind too.
Roxy really does have years of wonderful love and devotion left to give some very lucky family - if you would like to meet her please let us know!
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