Harper
terrier Mix | Female | 5 months Old | 18 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs and cats! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Housebroken! ✔️ Good in car! ✔️ Walks well on leash!
✔️ Good for beginner dog owner!
Updates
Officially adopted on December 25, 2020!
Sweet, Harper girl is hoping to find her forever family for Christmas. Number one wish on her list: the people love to snuggle.
Harper is a very typical 5 month old puppy. She spends her days practicing crate training, playing in the yard with her foster siblings and emptying out the toy box. She loves meal times though she is a slow eater so is fed separately. Most of all, she loves to snuggle right next to/on her people.
Harper is a little timid at first at first but will eventually approach for attention and pets. She is still young so socialization will help in shaping her interactions with people. I haven't seen her around kids but her Louisiana foster said she did great with kids. She can be a little nervous until she gets familiar with a situation so would probably do best with kids that are a little older and understand how to interact with a dog. She is so affectionate and tries to be on my lap all the time. She needs some help with boundaries but it is hard to fault since she just wants to sit near me and give me 1 million kisses. She sleeps in the crate at night but I know this little love would prefer to have a spot in bed with her people.
Harper does good with other pups, especially if they respect her boundaries. She has another puppy in her foster home and he wants to play all the time. Harper will correct him (growls) if he is too in her face, bothers her while she is sleeping or if he is trying to take a toy she is playing with. When she arrived at her foster home, there was another puppy she knew from her foster home in Louisiana. She was so happy to see her and played so well with her, so she does make good connections with other pups and finds comfort in familiar pups. She has done well with the adult pups in our home and reads their cues well when they need some space.
She does have a kitty in her foster home and done well. The kitty doesn't interact with the dogs in our home much, but she hasn't shown much interest in him. Based on these interactions, I think she would do fine with a kitty in her home, though we always suggest slow introductions with pups and kitties.
Harper is a medium energy pup. She would do great with another pup to help get her energy out or as a solo doggo with an active family. She loves chasing the ball in the yard, playing with toys and going on adventures. She does good in the car (settles in after a few minutes) and does pretty well on leash but will occasionally stop if she sees things she isn't too sure about. She would love trips to hike and explore in nature.
Harper is a food motivated pup so training should be a breeze. Potty training has been going great and she has been doing well in the crate though she will whine sometimes.
Harper is still very much a puppy so we crate her when we leave the house/at bedtime. She likes to steal things off the end tables to chew on so she will need to be closely monitored to make sure she doesn't get into something she shouldn't. She does bark some if she hears things outside or when people come in the house.
The Wisconsin vet noted a heart murmur on her exam, however she shows no signs of congenital heart failure. Harper may still outgrow this heart murmur, but it’s unknown at this time. It’s recommended adopter’s discuss with their vets prior to adoption.
Harper is an absolute doll and I love how eager she is to connect with the people in our home. She is always up for an adventure and is eager to start making memories with her forever family.