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About Brienne
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Adoption Fee: 400.00
  • Species: Dog
  • Current Age: 11 Years 3 Months (best estimate)
Brienne is a sweet, sensitive, 4 year old girl. She loves her crate and is happy to lay in or right in front of it on her bed. She knows ”no" and "come" and she is working on "sit" and "stay."  She is making progress on housebreaking.
 
She comes from a difficult background. She was in a home where her owner passed away and she was left alone for a period of time locked in a room where she lost a significant amount of weight.  She then was in a shelter for three weeks where she was spayed and wormed.  She is settling in and is an absolute sweetheart, but still needs lots of reassurance.  
 
Likes:  Scratches, food (she is a bit frantic about eating), her crate and blanket. She is significantly underweight and is getting 3 meals a day to help her gain.

Dislikes: She does startle at loud noises. She is not a fan of small children and growled when she saw them at a distance. Brienne has not been exposed to other children so a child-free home would be best. She is shy when there are new people and must be given space and a quiet place to retreat until she wants to greet them. Since Brienne is a sensitive girl, she is stressed when she is surrounded with new people so she would not do well in an active household with different people in and out all the time. 

Personality: She is a very sweet and adoring dog.  She absolutely loves belly rubs and makes cute little noises.  She is adjusting well to her foster home and is eager to please.  She is currently learning manners 

Temperament: She needs a lot of reassurance right now and looks to her foster human and foster sister to provide that.  She is adjusting to her foster home and learning it is okay to be comfortable and wander off to take a nap. She has come a long way but will need a patient adopter who will not push her as she adjusts to their home.

Energy level: Low to Medium. She weighs 93lbs but has some room to gain. She doesn't need much more than a short walk and gets excited when her humans come home but she is easily settled. 

Favorite activities: getting scratches, sleeping, eating

Good with: cats, other dogs. She looks to her canine foster sibling for reassurance and it is helping her gain confidence. Another calm dog in the home would help her to adjust when she is adopted. 

Not good with: Small children. She needs some time to be comfortable approaching new people.

Housetrained: Doing better, she needs to be taken out right away when getting up from a long nap and after she eats.  She is learning to alert when she needs to go out. 
 
Crate trained: Yes, she loves her crate and will go back in there to nap on her own or if she is stressed.  She sleeps in there at night happily.

Challenges: She is underweight and still settling a bit.  
 
What would be the best kind of home? Somebody with a lot of love to give.  She is fine in her crate but prefers to be near her people once they are home. She is very affectionate but needs patience and further socialization. She’s been through a lot and is still learning to be comfortable in new situations. She would do best in a home with another calm dog. 
 


 

Fostered in Norristown, PA. 

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy: Please know that 100% of our funds are used for rescuing the dogs.

Our rescue policy requires the following:

  • Adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina.
  • Applications for giant breed dogs must be submitted by the property owner.
  • Homes with children under 6 years of age will not be approved for adoption.
  • Homes with children should have a fenced yard.
  • Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care. Veterinary records will be checked.
  • All references must be checked before any visitation of the dog is permitted at the foster home.
  • All family members must be present during the home visit to the applicant's home.
  • Any dog(s) in the applicant's home must have an introductory meeting with the rescue dog being considered before any adoption can be completed.

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact: mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

 

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy:


Please know that 100% of our fees and donations pay for the costs of rescuing dogs. These include but are not limited to pull fees from shelters, veterinary examinations, vaccinations, medications and care, microchips, neuter/spay surgeries, heartworm treatments, behavior evaluations, and foster care, as needed.

Important notes before applying.

  • Approved adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina and Kentucky.

  • You must be at least 21 years of age to apply and legally sign our contract for adoption.

  • Applications must be completed by the homeowner. 

  • We do not adopt giant breed dogs to renters.

    • If you are renting, and you are applying to adopt a dog that is not a giant breed, permission to adopt an animal must be obtained from the landlord or property owner.

  • We do not adopt giant breed dogs to homes with children under 6 years of age.

    • Homes with children should have a fenced yard.

  • Applications will be denied if anyone residing in the household has a record indicating drug/alcohol abuse, theft, or violence.

  • Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care.
  • Homes with intact dogs will not be approved for adoption.  Proof of any of the following exceptions is required:
    1. The intact dog is a working member of a law enforcement, or search and rescue/recovery team.
    2. The intact dog is registered under the auspices of the American Kennel Club and is actively being shown.
    3. A veterinarian has determined the sterilization procedure would harm the intact dog. 
  • We believe in Force Free Training Methods and do not approve of methods or devices using pain or force to control the dog, or to deter undesirable behavior. 
  • Homes with highly varnished steps must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface. **We encourage you to remediate potential safety issues while your application is under review, prior to the home visit.
    • ​Any inside steps to which the dog(s) have access, must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface.

    • Homes with highly varnished floors must have non-slip area rugs or mats wherever your animal walks or rests frequently. 

**Puppy Adoption Policy**

To ensure proper house training and socialization, puppies will only be adopted to homes where an adult will not be away more than an hour per day, per month of age of the puppy, up to 6 months.
Certain large-breed dogs should not be sterilized prior to 12 - 18 months of age.  If you adopt an intact puppy, you will sign an adoption contract agreeing to have the dog sterilized at your expense at the time your veterinarian recommends.
Proof of sterilization must be provided to Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue as soon as the procedure is completed.  If the puppy is not sterilized as required, Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to claim legal ownership of the dog. 

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

**Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to approve or deny any adoption that occurs through this organization without disclosure.  We reserve the right to make exceptions for special circumstances.

**PA Kennel License: 05845

 

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