Meeka the 'Love Bug' Needs a Forever Home
Meeka is available for adoption through Paws for Life Rescue in Troy.
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Meet Meeka. She's a doll! She loves a good belly rub, gives out puppy kisses left and right and is, in general, a big lover.
She's going to crawl into your lap and your heart the minute you meet her. Meeka loves to play with other pups and she is a quick learner! She has a ton of energy in short bursts and her mind is ready to eat up all you have to teach her.
Meeka was born in Feb. 2012, so she's just a young pup, eager to please and ready to go! Like all dogs, Meeka will benefit from additional socialization and training. After daily exercise and play, she's the queen of the couch and will spend the day lounging around at your side.
Meeeka is the kind of dog that always likes to be in contact with you, whether it's sitting and leaning against your leg, or stretching a paw to touch you while she's napping. She's a love bug.
She is currently loving life in her foster care home after four months spent in a shelter kennel, and she's so happy to be fostered with another dog! She loves him! She loves to chase, tug and wrestle until she’s panting and flat out tired, so a home with another energized pup would be great so they could play with each other. But don't count her out if you don't have another dog.
She's a great companion and will make a great jogging partner and playmate. She is not fostered with cats, but we assume like almost any puppy, if she is introduced slowly to a cat familiar with dogs, she should do fine with some training.
Meeka is a striking girl with flashy white markings and a grey/black brindled coat. She is gorgeous! Meeka has been spayed, is up-to-date on her shots, is microchipped, has been given a recent fecal test (negative for worms) and tested for heartworms.
Give Meeka the home she's been dreaming of and you'll be so glad you did! Her adoption fee is $75; to fill out an application, click here. For more information about Paws for Life Rescue, visit www.pawsforliferescue.org.
Trees
10:32 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012
Pitbulls are not for everyone. A lot of people in this rescue movement try to pass them off as something that they are not. All dogs with "bull" in the breed are intensely stubborn AND have powerful jaws. People need to be ready to commit to training and constantly being pack leader to any bulldog. The average family looking for a friendly and chill pet is not going to be happy with a dog like this.
ALSO, another thing that these rescues won't tell you is that you are going to face a lifetime of discrimination if you adopt a pitbull. Some boarding facilities will turn you down sight unseen. Some parents will not let their kids go to your house. If you're a renter, your landlord may say no. Your individual pitbull may be sweet and trained and safe, but the breed has earned a bad rap and by owning one, you're going to pay the price.
Years ago, shelters did not put pitbulls up for adoption. Adopting a dog is a huge commitment. Adopting a "bully breed" takes extra commitment and soul-searching. Rescue groups do not do anyone any good by pushing them off to everyone as heavily as they do! I would urge the editors to not buy into this.
Paws for Life Rescue
9:36 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Who are you? You are such an expert on animal rescue and breed identification, yet you don't even sign a name to your ignorant rant nor your profile. When exactly did you DNA test this dog to know it's breed combination? Every credible, reputable person in animal welfare knows you cannot determine a breed by looking at a photo or by physical characteristics. Ignorance likes yours harms pets, harms dogs and harms people. How many hours a day do you donate to saving lives? Start there before you preach about topics you're willfully ignorant of.
James
10:48 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Ignorance and misinformation is the only thing that's caused people like you to have these opinions about what you call "bully breeds". Anyone who says that all pits are "intensly stubborn" have clearly never spent time with them. This makes you a phony, as well as ignorant. And by you continuing to spread these harmful, misinformed, non-factual opinions, you are causing this stigma to carry on. In other words, it's YOUR mother-effing fault that ignorant people continue to discriminate against certain dog breeds. Why don't you go find some animal-hating website on which to spread your filth, instead of a page that aims to help animals.
JudithReich
2:15 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
Would love to adopt but live in a no pets building. Need calm, larger animal who likes to interact with me & live-in aide who attends to my personal needs. I like to walk. Not always able. Dog must b able to also go on paper on 8th floor apt terrace. Long, narrow, many potted plants. Larger, older cat, litter &/
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Hv grandkids ages 6-23, expect great-grandkids in a few yrs when oldest Granddaughter meets a gut,gets çgets married.
JudithReich
2:18 pm on Saturday, November 3, 2012
Have had dogs. Never a cat but like them very much. Need to learn cat care from experienced person.
Paws for Life Rescue
9:37 am on Monday, November 5, 2012
Every dog is an individual and should be evaluated as such. Discrimination based on physical characteristics and how one looks has no place in today's world.