Adoption information
About Callas Gallucci
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https://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/adopt/
Cutie patootie alert! This young girl is ADORABLE.
She is new into our care, but this is what we have learnt…Callas (Calli) Gallucci is a walking heart.
She LOVES people. All people.
She has the most adorable butt wiggle and is an incredibly affectional and loving dog.
Our foster carer says: “She is the most friendly and affectionate dog we have had and that includes our dogs. She is absolutely lovely."
And SMART! In just two days she has learned how to use the puppy door and sit. Given the right training she will learn quickly.
Calli’s person had health issues and needed to rehome her. We don’t know everything, but we know that she slept outside, has already had a litter, so possibly used for breeding, wasn’t taken on walks and is overweight. However, given her preference for being held and wanting to go on your lap., it looks like she was loved. Just not exposed to the outside world and socialised with other dogs, which explains a few things.
Calli is a work in progress and is still very young (about two years), so has some teenager energy. But we believe given what we’ve seen and where she has come from, she has so much potential to be an EVEN better dog than she already is (and as we’ve said, she’s pretty good already).
Toilet: She is partially toilet trained and pees on puppy pads (mostly). She can use a doggie door. A bit more training and she will be fine as she is really smart.
Lead walking: She has started to walk on a lead and is pretty good for a dog that was never walked. She doesn’t really know what to do but isn’t scared. She is a curious and happy girl.
Lap dog: She ALWAYS wants to be on your lap or held and jumps up on you. This will require training. She is slowly learning this in her foster home.
Other dogs: She has not been around other dogs until now and it will take time and slow gentle introductions to dogs on the street over a period of time for her to develop confidence, good doggie manners and not become reactive. We are not saying she is reactive (we don’t know that yet), but she needs to be introduced to other dogs slowly. She is currently living with 3 other dogs, and it is going quite well given that it is very early days. It was a bit intense at first and she was pretty stressed, but there were 3 of them and after two days, she seems to have settled. She doesn’t really know how to play yet, but she is a sweet and happy girl and we think she will get there.
We are still learning about her, but her ideal home looks like wherever there are people to love her and be with her and put in some training time, as she is still young.
She would make such a great companion for someone who is home a lot and wants lots of cuddles or a family (probably older children as she jumps), where the attention can be shared.
She doesn’t bark when people come to the door, so may suit an apartment.
She just wants to love you and you won’t be able to resist as she is SOOOO cute.
Not the dog you’re looking for? Please visit our website to see other
dogs waiting for a home.
https://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/dogs-for-adoption/
Have you considered foster care? For more information please click on
the link below.
https://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/foster-care/
All our dogs are desexed, C5 vaccinated with intranasal, microchipped,
wormed, and flea treated. All necessary vetwork such as dentals,
surgery, eye treatment are also carried out. We are no longer heartworm
testing as we have not had one positive test since we began in 2006. If
a dog comes to us on heartworm treatment this is continued.
Medical notes
No known pre-existing conditions. Callas is a healthy girl. Weight: 9.7kg.
Adoption details
We are a community fostercare network, not a shelter, and our dogs and cats are cared for in private homes. Note that we are very careful where we rehome our dogs and cats and we have an intensive process. If you want a quick turnaround we are not the group for you. If you seem like a good match for the dog of your choice we will organise a telephone chat, a meet and greet and a property check. We offer free assistance for six weeks for any issues, a lifetime takeback policy with full refund of the adoption fee, and will always be available to offer advice.
We care for our dogs and cats and we want you to as well. We know that genuine applicants have no trouble with this process and understand that if we refuse you a dog or cat, it is because you are not the best match for that pet.
Our commitment to the dogs and cats in our care is total and we treat each one as if we are passing on a family pet. This may not suit you so we point out that there are equally great dogs and cats available in pounds, shelters and with other rescue groups.
If you are still interested, please download an application form from our website:
http://www.victoriandogrescue.org.au/about-vicdrg/adoption-and-foster-application-forms.html
The application form must be emailed to us:
adoptions@victoriandogrescue.org.au
Please note that we do not take/make telephone calls prior to receiving an application.
Commonly asked questions and their answers are provided when you email us. Unfortunately we usually will not have time to reply to enquiries in more detail and will give priority to completed applications over enquiries. Priority will also be given to typed applications which are easier for us to read and to copy relevant parts.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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