Liana
terrier Mix | Female | 2 years Old | 54 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs and kids! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Housebroken! ✔️ Good in car! ✔️ Good running buddy!
✔️ Walks well on leash! ✔️ Could live in an apartment! ✔️ Good for beginner dog owner!
Updates
Liana found her forever parents on June 4, 2021!
PUPDATE 3
Liana started doggy daycare at Happy Dogz in Middleton this week. She played with almost every dog in the room today! Liana was definitely a social butterfly and had a great first day
PUPDATE 2
Liana continues to be an absolute sweetheart. She spent the weekends making friends with just about every person and pupper she meets. No matter where she is, she's always happy to flop over for belly rubs. She had a great weekend visiting my parents, including running down wooded trails, and taking a swim in the river. Liana is looking forward to starting doggy daycare this week!
PUPDATE 1
The day starts with Liana looking for some belly rubs in bed, followed by a quick potty-break walk, then breakfast. After a little bit of play time, she either occupies herself if I'm working from home that day or gets crated until lunch time if I need to go into the office. She's getting used to the crate being a place she gets treats, and is pretty good being crated for that time. Liana usually goes out again around noon, and mid-afternoon, with a longer walk during one of those outings. Lots of play time after work, starting with her flopping over for belly rubs, then some fetch or tug-of-war. She has her dinner around 7pm, with part of it in a puzzle dish. Another walk sometime in the evening, and lots of being cuddly on the couch. The day ends how it began, with Liana looking for more belly rubs in bed.
Liana loves meeting people. She can get very excited, and sometimes tries to jump up to lick their faces, which we're working on. She is occasionally wary of new people, but I haven't figured out a clear pattern to who she loves right away, and who she takes a few minutes to warm up to. Both inside and outside the home, she will most often happily go up to new people, and often flops right down for some belly rubs.
She seems to like children as much as any other people. She's met a few kids elementary school aged and had no issues with them.
Liana is medium energy. She is excellent at taking naps, which fuels the comparatively shorter periods when she is higher energy. She gets very riled up with tug-of-war, and will also play fetch with toys inside, or sticks outside. She gets some running in while on a retractable leash during some of her walks and will also run along if I'm jogging. That seems to be enough to fill her energy needs. She is good on leash. She listens well, and hardly pulls. She stays by my side if I use a shorter leash, and usually comes quickly when called if she is on a longer retractable leash.
She has not met any other dogs inside the home, but gets along well with the dogs she's met outside, both introductions with friends' dogs, and neighborhood dogs while out on walks. Liana can get riled up pretty quickly and try to zoom around, but can be redirected with a simple command like "sit" to keep from getting out of control. Similar to the in-your-face affection she shows to some of the people she's just met, she might be a bit much all of a sudden for less gregarious dogs, but she hasn't shown any aggression to any of the dogs she's met.
Liana met two cats outside a pet store, and they sniffed each other a bit, and she seemed generally interested in them, and that was about it. Liana has had no exposure to cats at home.
Liana has chewed on non-toys, including shoes and furniture, while left roaming while alone, and shredded some mail that was left sitting out. She does well crated for up to 3 hours at a time though. She seems to be getting more used to being crated and has been more relaxed in her crate when I return, lately. It might help that she gets treats while going into the crate and gets to go outside and play afterwards.
The Wisconsin vet noted some tartar accumulation so adopters should anticipate a dental in the next 1-2 years. In the meantime, she can eat dental chews to help any further tartar accumulation.
Liana will swallow bits of things she chews on, including pieces of sticks, or bits of chew toys she manages to tear off, so I've been keeping an eye on her when she's chewing, and replacing any toys that she's started to rip or tear. In general, Liana is a super sweet and affectionate pup, and would love a home that will welcome her with all the cuddles and belly rubs.