Dizzy

If you're looking for a dog with endless enthusiasm, a huge heart, and a puppy-like zest for life—look no further than Dizzy! At two years old, she may technically be an adult, she didn’t get the memo and still approaches life like a young pup. She sees the world as one big playground and she’s definitely got the energy to go and explore it all, she might be small but our Dizzy is busy girl with energy and stamina to keep up with any high stepper.

Dizzy adores people, kids and meeting new dogs but while we love seeing her confident enthusiasm she’s never learned to temper it with the ability to read the room when it comes to other dogs. While in foster we have learned that she thinks of herself as a social butterfly but the reality is she can be a bit OTT. We have observed that she thrives in controlled social settings and homes that can model a calm and predictable routine. If she can find humans who are committed to working on her socialisation skills by teaching her neutral interactions with others outside of leash free uncontrolled playtime she is going to level up and become an absolute star of the social scene. We know everyone has vision of going to the dog park with their new BFF and everyone having a great time but Dizzy really gets herself worked up into an overexcited tizzy in these environments and it’s not doing her any favours long term.

Dizzy is naturally a very physically and mentally busy girl, no couch potatoes here. If you’re wanting a small dog who can still keep up with an active lifestyle you have found your unicorn girl right here. Have you ever seen videos of dogs solving complex puzzle toys? Well we reckon she’d thrive with those too. When she’s not keeping fit Dizzy is the ultimate cuddle bug! Pick her up, and she turns into a total rag doll, melting into your arms. At home lives for snuggles, loves curling up on the couch, and is happiest when she’s close to her people.

Dizzy’s Perfect Home
Dizzy is smart, active and excitable, what she needs most is a family who will take these qualities and channel them into positive outlets through a calm approach to life and learning about social cues. She might be small but she a very active girl so needs a home firmly in the category of active or above. Dizzy adores
humans and attention but does experience a degree of separation anxiety, but if your home is meeting her physical and mental stimulation requirements you will be very well placed to continue working with her on this. She can be left alone for short periods of time currently but not whole office days, that’s a work in progress. A house with a yard would be the dream but she could be suited to apartment if her needs are being met.

Energy Level:
She’s tiny but mighty in the energy department and just like everything else acts like a puppy in this regard: full throttle or dead asleep. Dizzy does best with daily regular exercise and not just a trip around the block or two. She’s also smart so mentally busy, channel that into enrichment activities and training on top of walks and you’ll have yourself a tired and satiated girl. If you don’t meet her physical and mental needs though Dizzy may channel her efforts into less desirable behaviours so this is quite important for her. A daily trip to the dog park just won’t be suitable for her development or meeting her underlying needs.

Suitability to Children: Dizzy adores kids! However, because she’s still learning not to jump and can be a bit full-on with her excitement. We recommend that homes with kids should only apply if they are older kids over the age of 10 who are dog savvy, this will assist with ensuring she has that calm environment she needs which reinforces the behaviours you want in a mature dog.

Suitability to Other Pets: Dizzy loves other dogs, but as outlined she has zero skills when it comes to reading the room. She has lived with other dogs successfully but she is much calmer and focused as a solo dog, a calm tolerant male dog to act as a role model would also work for Dizzy. As she’s a pushy girl who can be bossy we are not recommending her to be paired with another female dog or multiple dogs already in the home. As she’s not quite there with neutral animal interactions she is not recommended for homes with cats as she will most likely harass them, same goes for pocket pets right now.