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About Jitterbug
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Species: Dog
  • General Color: White with Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
  • Color: Patches
  • Distinguishing Marks: sable-headed white rough Collie
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Ear Type: Erect
  • Tail Type: Long
  • Current Size: 55 Pounds
  • Potential Size: 65 Pounds
  • Current Age: 6 Years 11 Months (best estimate)
  • Fence Required: Yes(6 foot)
  • Declawed: No
  • Housetrained: Yes
  • Obedience Training Needed: Needs Training
  • Exercise Needs: Moderate
  • Grooming Needs: Moderate
  • Shedding Amount: Moderate
  • Owner Experience Needed: Breed
  • Reaction to New People: Friendly

JITTERBUG WILL BE STAYING WITH HER FOSTER FAMILY FOREVER.  Heartworm positive, tick-borne illness negative.  Jitterbug is a lovely 1 1/2 year old rough Collie that arrived from Arkansas with her AKC papers.  She is active and funny and will be a snuggly companion and extremely bonded to her humans after 6 months of leash walking only following heartworm treatment.  Her chest x-rays were sent by our Dr. Crook to a radiologist for a second opinion on the condition of her heart and lungs.  We are "good to go" for 30 days of Doxycycline, an Interceptor and a steroid....all in preparation for the Immiticide injections to actually kill the heartworms.  And as the heartworms die, they become brittle and can break off in segments and cause a heart attack or stroke.  That is why Bug will need to be kept very calm and quiet during the months following the actual treatment.

Preventing heartworm disease is easy and inexpensive.  Treating heartworm disease is complex and expensive and there is no guarantee that your beloved pet will survive the treatment.  So, PLEASE, heartworm test your dog or cat once a year and use heartworm prevention as prescribed by your most trusted vet.  Jitterbug had her bill of sale and her genealogy when she showed up in Colorado.  Better she should have had an Interceptor clutched in her paws.  Just saying'.

JITTERBUG WILL BE PLACED AS AN ONLY DOG WITH A LOVELY HUMAN OR TWO THAT ARE HOME ALL THE TIME.

 

More about Jitterbug

Good with Dogs, Good with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults, Quiet, Does Good in the Car, Requires a yard, Likes to play with toys, Needs special care, Obedient, Playful, Affectionate, Eager To Please, Intelligent, Goofy

Please begin the process for adoption by reading our Adoption Policies and, if we sound like the right group for you, fill out our online Adoption Application. From there, our receipt of your completed application will be confirmed by email. You then will receive a follow-up phone call if we feel you are a good potential applicant for the dog. Lots of good conversation with the foster family, a reference from your veterinarian, and a home visit round out the screening process. We take dog adoption very seriously.  Please put a lot of thought into why you want to adopt a dog, and help us make a good match for your family. We appreciate your taking the time to visit with us. We will look forward to hearing from you as well.

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