Adoption information
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About Carla
Carla is a lovely little treasure, she's 9 years young and was found as a stray wandering the streets. After doing her time in the pound, the shelter staff felt she just wasn't coping so transferred her to CRQ to be in foster care and have any health issues addressed. The good news is that for a 9 year old dog she's really quite healthy - Carla needed her teeth cleaned and she has some vision loss but she gets around just fine!
Carla gets along great with other dogs big and small, she shares her foster home with a cattle dog and a mini foxie and they all live harmoniously. She even gets along with cats.
Carla does take a while to warm up to new people. She's quite wary of strangers but she's very sweet natured, and once she knows and trusts someone then she is as loyal as they come.
Being an older girl, and a tiny one at that, she would prefer a home without noisy young children. However, foster mum Nyree says that Carla is patient with her two year old grandchild! Carla finds little children a bit frightening and tends to run away from toddlers (we understand completely!), however when she's safe in her foster mums arms, she'll even let the toddler give her some gentle pats.
Carla is a very quiet little dogs and hardly barks at all - not even when people come to the door, according to her foster mum!
Every afternoon, Carla and her foster mum go for a walk. She walks for about 15-20 minutes, a nice amount of time to keep her active without wearing her out. But other then their afternoon walk (during which Carla is excellent on a lead and very well behaved), Carla is a real couch potato who loves lounging around both inside and outside. A snooze in the sun is a lovely way to spend the afternoon before an evening of napping in a soft bed!
If you have room in your home for a couch potato Chi, and don't mind an afternoon walk, Carla will be ready for adoption soon.
Medical notes
All Chihuahua Rescue Queensland dogs have been fully health checked by our vets. We offer a free post-adoption health check with Greencross Vets at Chermside, Jindalee, Browns Plains or Indooroopilly hospitals. This gives you the opportunity to talk directly to the vet about any questions you may have. We provide all veterinary records for each dog, including copies of blood tests, any relevant xrays and medical notes.
All Chihuahua Rescue Queensland dogs are desexed, vaccinated and microchipped. We test all our dogs for heart worm and treat them with regular parasite prevention.
Carla has some cataracts in her eyes and reduced vision, but is otherwise healthy for her age.
Adoption details
Chihuahua Rescue QLD Inc. is not a first to apply rescue group.We re-home our dogs based on the best possible family we can find them.
The first step to adopting a dog from us is to fill out an expression of interest form.
We encourage you to provide as much detail as possible about your family and your home as this helps us make sure we match you with the most suitable dog.
This form can be found at the following address: http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/Kczrs885x4lq3N9u4mQhca
Due to the large volume of inquiries we are unable to respond to all applications. If you are considered suitable for the dog you have applied for you will be contacted witihin one week of applying.
Please note: we do not organise any meet and greet without a completed expression of interest form.
Our adoption process involves:
1) Completing online application form - only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
2) Arranging a meet and greet with the dogs foster carer, after which we ask you to take 24 hours to make a decision about whether you want to adopt this dog
3) A brief home visit and yard check from one of our volunteers
4) Adoption trial spanning four weeks.
We ask that you pay the dogs adoption fee at the beginning of the adoption trial, however this will be refunded if for any reason the dog is not working out in your home within the four week period. We offer a four week adoption trial to make sure that you have plenty of time for your new dog to settle into your home and so we can offer you full support during this period and beyond.
We offer a free health check with our vets at Indooroopilly, Browns Plains, Jindalee or Chermside vet clinic after you’ve adopted your dog and every dog in our care is up to date with all vet work.
This pet has been adopted and found love with its new family.
The rescue group has removed this pet and it is no longer available for adoption.
The rescue group is no longer taking adoption applications for this pet.
