Ellie
Hound Mix | 4-5 Months Old | Spayed FemALe | 18 LBs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs! ✔️ Loves to snuggle! ✔️ Potty training in progress! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Good in the car! ✔️ Good for beginner dog owner! ✔️ Walks well on a leash!
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Meet sweet Ellie, a small girl with a big personality who loves to be snuggled. Princess Ellie is around 4 - 5 months old and 18 pounds – she’s an awesome size. Her typical day consists of waking up in her crate to be let out for breakfast (after going potty outside) and then hanging out on the couch for a post-breakfast nap with her foster dad. She can be pretty playful and loves our older, grouchy 30-pound hound for some reason. He has mostly tried to stay away from her, and she does well when he signals that he wants to be left alone, but she has recently been able to sneak in some snuggles with him. After a bit of time warming up to each other, Ellie loves our 65-pound resident and is not particular with who she snuggles with. Ellie met her first toddler as well when our nephew visited for a week – while at first a little shy, she quickly warmed up and gave him a few gentle kisses and camped under his high-chair. She prefers to be the one to approach you for snuggles as she gets to know you, though she melts right into you when picked up.
Ellie is mostly potty trained. She’s only had a handful of accidents, but it’s usually from when we haven’t been diligent enough in letting her out on a regular schedule as she hasn’t learned to alert us yet. Ellie is currently in a foster home with a fenced yard and is more medium energy. She loves chasing toys in the backyard but typically gets tired after five minutes of zooming around. She goes on two half-mile walks a day with her foster siblings in our low-traffic neighborhood and enjoys all the smells. Inside the house, she isn’t very interested in chewing on things that aren’t toys, and loves filling her crate with her various treasures. Overall, Ellie does ok in the crate – sometimes she’s unhappy for the first 5 – 10 minutes but will usually settle down. When we crate her next to one of our dogs, she’s done best. Additionally, we’ve had success crating her with background noise by herself. There is the potential she’ll have a period of adjustment, but she may be able to live well in an apartment.
We typically foster larger (and older) dogs, but welcoming Ellie into our home has been a joy. This petite pup is a great mix of being independent, yet affectionate and fun-loving, yet gentle. She is looking for a forever home that will continue her training and socialization to help her to further blossom into the best dog she can be.