Stumptown Strays

ADOPTED!

Naomi, now Norma, our 2 year old chihuahua mix, came our way after being found stray and pregnant. She needed a safe space to raise her puppy, and then get spayed, and we were happy to be able to help her. Once her pup was old enough to leave the nest, we eagerly started the search for sweet Norma.

Dorothy and Keith had sadly lost their pup a couple years ago at the amazing age of 18 and they were finally ready to add another 4 legged friend to their family. Norma was a perfect match! She spent some time decompressing and happily learning the routine in her new home. She’s been enjoying exploring her neighborhood as well as going on sniffaris in parks around town! We’re told she’s loving being cozy when the adventures are done and is loving snuggling up in her sweaters and blankets (as you can see in this adorable collage her humans sent our way!) We simply couldn’t be more pleased for her.

Congratulations Norma! 🐾💙

Fettuccine, our 10 pound 10 year old chihuahua, loves when her people come home. She wiggles her whole body and brings them a stuffed animal - just in case they need one after a long day at work. Then, Fettuccine settles in to her favorite place to be - in her person’s arms. Fettuccine is finally healthy enough to find her own family to carry her around.

Found stray, Fettuccine had terrible dental disease. She was also very thin and had two mammary masses that needed to be removed. After weeks of regular meals, Fettuccine was healthy enough for surgery. We spayed her, extracted several painfully infected teeth, and removed her masses. Although one of the masses came back as a low grade carcinoma (cancer), we are hopeful the surgery was curative. Like any dog that has to wait until she’s 10 to be spayed, Fettuccine may be prone to more mammary masses in the future.

Fettuccine loves people. She is remarkably cuddly and would prefer to live with someone who wants a chihuahua in their lap every time they sit down. Fettuccine is great on a leash and loves to greet other dogs when out and about.

At home, Fettuccine is tolerant of her dog roommates. However, likely due to her previous starvation, Fettuccine resource guards her food from other dogs. Until she’s very comfortable, she also guards people’s laps from other dogs. For this reason, Fettuccine may prefer to be the only pet or should live with patient dogs as she decompresses.

Fettuccine is heartworm negative and is current on her flea and heartworm preventatives. Her adoption fee is $150.

Is there room on your lap for a very deserving chihuahua? Would your day be better if someone handed you a stuffed animal when you got home? Apply to adopt on our website today! https://www.stumptownstrays.org/adoption-application 💙🐾

Alanna, our 5 year old 25 pound Frenchie, can’t believe what humans do to their smiles. Veneers, bleach, braces?!? Look how perfect Alanna’s smile is. Sure, her teeth are in slightly different area codes, but they are proudly on display. Let’s give her a real reason to smile and find Alanna her own home.

We took in Alanna when her owner fell ill and could no longer care for her. She was originally at a breeders where she had several litters before she retired from motherhood. Since retiring, Alanna has been a very healthy and remarkably happy frenchie.

Alanna is a delightful houseguest. She is crate trained and potty trained. We would not say Alanna is quiet; she makes loud Frenchie snorts and squeals when her people come home until she’s reached her belly rub quota. Alanna has ignored the cats in her foster home and has been generally neutral with the dogs. However, while she was getting used to her new digs, Alanna did guard her people and her food from the other dogs. She’s better now, but we suspect Alanna would prefer to be the only dog or to live with a dog that is patient and mostly ignores her while she decompresses.

Alanna is fun to walk. She is excited to go and happily shows off her pearly whites to every person she passes. Alanna is not leash reactive and wants to befriend any dog she sees. Alanna is heartworm negative and she’s current on her flea and heartworm preventative. Her adoption fee is $400.

Have you been feeling self conscious about your teeth? Maybe you don’t smile as broadly as you should? Let Alanna be your inspiration! While you’re at it, apply to adopt on our website today! https://www.stumptownstrays.org/adoption-application 💙🐾

Shaz, our 9 month old 42 pound pittie pup is still searching for her forever home. She is truly going to be the love of someone’s life; she just needs to find that person!!

Shaz struggles with first impressions. Wary of strangers, she can be awkward and shy. Fast forward thirty minutes though, and she is your best friend. Once you’re in, Shaz loves hard. Like most of us, she’s easy to win over with cheese.

Shaz is a great house guest. She is crate and potty trained, does well when left alone, and is quiet. Shaz is perfect with other dogs, both large and small. Shaz has also been respectful of cats (mostly observing them from a distance). Her hobbies include stick destruction, full body hugs, and playing with her housemates. Out and about, Shaz is great on a leash and is contemplative and not reactive.

Like a lot of pitties, Shaz has a loud bark. She will bark at new people coming into her space until she’s sure they are safe. Although not at all aggressive, the bark may be alarming to children, so we don’t recommend little kids in her home. Shaz makes friends easily with patience and treats, but we suspect Shaz would be stressed out in a house with a lot of strangers coming and going. We started Shaz on Prozac to help with her fear, and it’s been helping. This medication is cheap and we recommend Shaz continue it for at least 6 months. As we always say, there’s no shame in needing a little pharmaceutical help.

Shaz thrives with positive reinforcement and loves to be told she’s doing things the right way. She needs to live with someone as gentle as she is who will let her go at her own speed. We also think she would do best in a home with another confident dog or have access to dog playmates.

Shaz is heartworm negative and current on her flea and heartworm preventatives. Her adoption fee is $250. Due to her breed, she must be adopted by a home-owner or someone with written permission from their landlord.

She’s ready for you now so apply to adopt on our website today! https://www.stumptownstrays.org/adoption-application 💙🐾