Gracie & Gavin
Chihuahua Mix | Female & male | 2 years Old | 10 Lbs I BONDED PAIR
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Housebroken! ✔️ Can free roam when alone! ✔️ Good in car!
✔️ Walks well on leash! ✔️ Good for beginner dog owner! ❌ No kids under 12 yo!
Updates
The bonded pair Gavin and Gracie found their forever family March 18, 2021!
What’s better than one sweet chihuahua? TWO sweet chihuahuas! Meet Gavin (red fur, male) and Gracie (dark brown fur, female), a bonded pair of pups that were found in Louisiana as strays before finding their way to Fetch Rescue and to Wisconsin!
Gavin and Gracie are low-key, low-energy dogs that love nothing more than to be bundled under a blanket pile. Like typical chihuahuas, they love to burrow under any soft blanket they can find. Sometimes they do such a good job of burrowing that its hard to find them! They also love snoozing in the sunny spots around the house and generally taking it easy.
Gracie is the more outgoing of the pair, while Gavin takes a bit of time to warm up to new people. In the first few days in our home, Gavin was unsure of his foster dad and would growl when approached by him, but after the first week has decided that his foster dad is ok, and now they are friends. Gavin is definitely the protector in this pair, and watches out for both himself and for his best friend, Gracie. Gracie has been fine with our toddler, but Gavin took a few days to adjust to her and still isn’t all that comfortable with her, and will growl at her is she is bothering him (though he hasn’t shown any indication that he will bite). However, these two would probably do best in a home with older kids or no kids.
Gavin and Gracie really are bonded – they are rarely apart from one another, follow each other around the house, and prefer to sleep right next to each other all day. At night, we crate them together in the same crate. We crate them at night to avoid potty accidents, but otherwise I think there’s little risk that they will chew on things or be destructive if left uncrated; they have shown no indication of destructive behavior.
We sometimes crate these two during the day for crate practice and like most dogs, if they know you are around the house while they are crated, they will bark and whine a little. They also bark if they hear strange noises and given that, they probably aren’t the best apartment dogs unless you live in a building that is relatively quiet. They are currently being fostered in a single-family home and barking hasn’t been much of an issue.
Gavin and Gracie have been doing well with housetraining, though we are told they were having a lot of potty accidents in their former foster home where they were living during the recent extremely cold weather. Unfortunately, having more potty accidents during cold snaps is very common for small dogs. As the weather has improved, these two have enjoyed going for leash walks. Gavin is happy to wear a coat or sweater all the time, while Gracie will only wear a coat or sweater while out on walks and then quickly takes it off once back at home. Gavin is the more fashion conscious of the two.
While in our care, these two have been exposed to lots of different dogs of all ages and sizes since we have two resident dogs and also do some doggy daycare, and have done well with most dogs so long as the dogs are respectful and know boundaries (Gavin and Gracie are not fans of puppies who don’t know any boundaries, but that’s true of most older dogs). So far though, they only play with each other with Gracie being the play instigator and more rambunctious pup. Neither Gavin nor Gracie know any commands, but Gavin is a bit of a “circus dog” and can balance (and walk!) on his hind legs, which is he prone to do when he thinks you have a treat.
Gavin is being treated for anaplasma with a round of antibiotics. The vet noted some tartar accumulation so an adopter can expect a dental in the next 1-2 years.
This sweet bonded chihuahua pair would like nothing more than a peaceful loving home filled with soft blankets and lots of sun. Their adoption fee is $525 for the bonded pair.