Elsie – Available            Breed:  Pit Bull Mix
Sex: Female                    Age:  1 year

Weight:  20 pounds       Spayed

Elsie, aka “LC”, is a one year old brindle “pocket pittie” mix who comes to us all the way from South Carolina and is looking for her forever home.

Elsie has been through a lot in her first year of life but has kept her optimism and happy zest for life. She was originally found during one of the South’s hurricanes last year and brought to an emergency vet clinic in the middle of the night by a good Samaritan. She had on a ratty collar but no ID, no microchip, and no one came to claim her. 

Rural parts of the south often do not have the rescue resources available, and there were no local rescues to transfer Elsie to. Before she knew it, she was growing up in the kennel at the vet clinic. Although the staff loved her, the chief of staff knew that she deserved better and arranged to have her transported 800 miles to a better life in Chicago. 

Elsie has been settling into a foster home with 2 large dogs and cats. She is energetic, fun, and loves to play, but is respectful of the fact that her foster siblings are older and don’t want to play too hard. That being said, she would most likely do wonderfully – and thrive- in a home with another playful dog. She plays wonderfully with a young foster sibling and after they get their energy out they relax together and chew bones. This could be win-win for someone who has a energetic dog already that needs a pal.

Elsie is respectful of the cats and doesn’t pester them. She is enjoying playing in her fenced in backyard in her foster home – she loves chasing tennis balls, toys, and exploring.

Elsie is perfecting her housebreaking as she adjusts from kennel life to home life. She had a few accidents in the house the first few days she was in foster care, but they have lessened as she is adjusting to being in a home and following the other dogs outside to go potty. She is 100 percent crate trained, so she will be re-housebroken in no time. Elsie would very much appreciate a patient home that will give her some time to adjust to yet another change, but the great news is she is super food/treat and approval motivated, and learns incredibly fast. Elsie knows to sit for her dinner and treats. Because she is energetic she would very much benefit from puppy training classes and/or another doggie pal to play with. However, Elsie is not “crazy” energy, she is happy/full of life energy, and is absolutely adorable to watch zipping around the yard. She does not yap and sleeps quietly through the night.

Elsie is fully grown at just 20 pounds, so she is a mystery mix, with something small and/or terrier-ish mixed in there somewhere. She is fully vetted – spayed, dewormed, vaccinated (rabies / distemper/parvo / bordetella & 2 flu strains),  heartworm negative / current on heartworm prevention, and microchipped.

Elsie’s adoption fee is $255.

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Yahtzee will absolutely steal your heart. She’s such a happy go lucky little lady full of funny little antics sure to keep you entertained. Yahtzee gets along great with the other small dogs in her foster home. A fenced yard is preferred for Yahtzee.

Yahtzee is also very loving and loves to snuggle. She adores her humans. She is house and potty pad trained, spayed, microchipped and up to date on shots & monthly preventatives.

Yahtzee’s adoption fee is $275.

If you are interested in adopting Yahtzee, then just go to the banner menu above, move your cursor over How to Adopt & click on Adoption Application. Submit your completed application & you will be contacted.

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Cherish – Adopted        Breed:  Chihuahua Mix
Sex: Female                     Age: 3 years

Weight:  9.5 pounds       Neutered

Cherish came to HFD with her 6 puppies. She was such a wonderful mom. Now that her puppies have their forever homes, it’s now her turn.

Cherish is extremely loving and just adores snuggling with her humans all night long. She will most definitely help to keep you warm on these cold winter nights.

She gets along great with the other small dogs in her foster home. So if you already have a dog that’s her size that’s ok. She does not, however, like larger dogs. 

Cherish even does well with the cat, although she thinks chasing is a fun game.

So far Cherish has liked every adult & the older children she’s met. But small children are not her thing. Cherish & small children would not be a good fit living together as she becomes nervous around them. So if you have kids they need to be older and respectful of her. 

Cherish is house trained with reminders. She is spayed, up to date on shots, monthly preventatives and microchipped.

Cherish’s  adoption fee is $275.