Ziva
Terrier Mix | Female | 5 years Old | 50 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Housebroken! ✔️ Good in car! ✔️ Good running buddy!
✔️ Walks well on leash! ❌ Needs an experienced owner! ❌ No kids under 12 yo
Updates
Ziva found her final family December 22, 2020!
PUDPATE 2
Ziva has gone to a couple of pack walks now where we meet several other fosters for a group walk. She absolutely loves seeing all the other dogs and does so well on these group walks. We also had a couple new dogs over for a little while and she was so excited to have new friends to play with. She simply loves all her doggo friends!
PUPDATE 1
Say hello to this beauty, Ziva! aka ZZ, aka Big Money, aka Gooby Goober. Ziva starts her days with a 30 minute structured walk then some play time in the yard with her foster siblings. After eating breakfast, Ziva will either relax in her crate during the workday or she will sometimes sit next me in my office while I'm working. After work is done, we'll go outside for another play session in the fenced yard. Ziva will typically then spend the evening playing with toys or napping. She especially likes to nap right next to the couch by my feet or likes to snuggle in a little pillow fort she's made for herself under the side table next to the couch.
Ziva is a super snuggly pup and a big lover. She will roll on the floor to get you to pet her and has that classic bully breed butt-wriggle when she's excited. Ziva has a lot of stranger-danger in her history and can get very insecure in new situations/with new people. When she gets insecure, she will growl a lot at the new people and sometimes bark. Throughout some board-and-train time with a professional trainer at Charlie's Bark Park in Belleville, WI, Ziva has gained a lot of confidence and with structure and guidance has done a lot better. She still will growl sometimes when new people come to the house, but it is manageable with structure and putting Ziva on leash for extra structure until she calms down. Ziva does pretty well meeting people when we are out and about on walks and lets strangers pet her and such, but adopters should still be prepared to pay close attention whenever Ziva is meeting strangers.
She has not met children while with me though Ziva has met children in previous homes and briefly during boarding. Children and the higher activity/unpredictability put Ziva on-edge and winds her up at times. She doesn't actively dislike children, but it would take a very structured environment and strong pack leader to have her comfortably live with children. For this reason, we do not recommend Ziva go to a home with children under the age of 12.
Ziva is quite playful and loves to chew on toys of any kind. Ziva especially loves to shred up her stuffed toys! She also loves to spend hours chewing on harder chews like Benebones and such. I would say she is a good medium energy dog who still needs some physical and mental stimulation to keep her at her best. A 30-minute walk daily then a couple play sessions usually does well for us.
Ziva has done very well with all dogs she's met while in doggy daycare and while she's been in my home. Ziva is relatively passive and easygoing with new dogs she meets. She especially loves when she finds another dog who wants to play chase or wrestle with her. If unchecked, Ziva may sometimes play a little roughly with other dogs. If she does, I give her a quick "no" and call her to me just to make sure she doesn't start playing rudely. Ziva currently lives with my two resident dogs and one other foster dog ranging in size from 12 lbs - 30 lbs. She also currently lives with my two cats and does OK with them. She has previously chased down and took a swipe at a cat in a previous home but was easily corrected. Since she is easily redirected if she's paying too much attention to the cats, I would say she would only do okay with cats if the cats are somewhat used to dogs and/or the adopter is an experienced dog owner.
I will usually leave Ziva in the crate if I'm leaving the house. She is very relaxed in the crate and this is something that provides good structure for her. I have left her free-roaming for short periods (under an hour) and she does fine. Ziva has chewed up non-toys once (a pair of glasses) so just be aware that she loves to chew and sometimes needs to be reminded what is and isn't a toy.
Ziva is such a lovely and snuggly and fun girl who will make such a loyal companion! She needs a more experienced dog owner to keep her from reverting back to her scared and defensive state she was in when she came to Fetch. If you can provide that structure though, you're in for one of the best dogs you'll ever meet!