Who's That Hot Chick

Earlier this week I picked up a new foster from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL). She is a cute, petite girl and like most Dobermans, definitely quirky. We are still figuring out her quirks though :). You will have to excuse the quality of my pictures for this post as my camera lens broke so I'm using my old camera and it's just not the same!

Hello! Are you my new family?

Jasmine is about 2 years old and was surrendered to the ARL by her family, who claims they rescued her off of Craig's List a few months ago. Who knows what is true or not, all we know is she is like a bright, shiny new penny all ready for a new family who is ready to give her some love. She is housebroken (YAY!) and crate trained (Double YAY!). That makes my life SO much easier :).

Sadly, she is WAY too thin at the moment. I can count almost all her bones :(. She currently weighs in at about 45 pounds and she really needs to weigh about 55-60 pounds. She is a petite girl and small for a Doberman which gives her a dainty air. Kind of like a ballerina :).

Poor girl, we are working to get some weight on her.

She never stops moving! Perpetual motion...

She needs a lot of work in different social situations and with understanding what the appropriate responses are :), but what young doberteen doesn't? So far she hasn't reacted at all to my dogs spying on her from the hallway so maybe next weekend I'll arrange some one-on-one introductions. For now, she is sequestered away in the blue room hopefully 'detoxing' her stress levels. She did not handle the shelter environment well at all :( so I want to make sure I give her enough time to calm down and relax before throwing more things at her.

She'd make a great working (competition obedience, rally, agility, etc.) dog if she can learn how to handle the competitive environments. She has great focus, is highly food motivated, and seems quite intelligent :). Plus she has a high energy level so she's going to need some kind of outlet for all that energy!!

See, I already know sit!

Food, OMG I love food. Give me food. I will do anything for food.
At least she doesn't drool!

She is available for adoption through Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus (IDR+) and her bio and information should be up on their website shortly (as soon as I get it submitted!!).

People that say 'money can't buy you happiness' have never paid an adoption fee.