Xena ~ Boxer X Staffy Puppy(On Trial 1/5/22)

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Meet Xena – 9 week old female boxer x staffy mixed breed

This little sweetie just wants to please you. Xena is a relaxed, gentle puppy with a lovely nature. She loves playing with her doggy friends, chasing the ball and pats and snuggles with her foster carers.

Xena is currently in care with her brother, other small breed dogs and young children and gets along well with everyone so she has had a great social start to life.

She will grow into quite a large dog, so please consider your circumstances both now and in the long term and do some research on what is involved in caring for, living with and training large dogs prior to submitting an application.

Training is critical for Xena to grow in to the best dog she can be. As a larger breed, the consequences of behavioural issues are bigger so you will need to commit to puppy training and ongoing socialisation and training using positive reinforcement to ensure they don’t develop. Xena is a very responsive pup who is eager to please and easy to reward.

Xena would love a home where she is not left alone too much so she doesn’t get lonely and stressed. Ideally her owner would be home most of the time and she would love a friendly adult dog as a teacher and playmate. She will need to be welcomed as a member of the family, with access to indoors and a yard to run around in with secure fencing that is at least 6ft tall with no gaps. She will need regular walks for exercise and mental stimulation.

As Xena is not yet desexed, she is only available for adoption to residents of Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Central Coast and Port Stephens because she will need to be returned to our vet for desexing when she is five months old. This is not negotiable.

Expressions of interest for Xena are being taken at this stage as she is not available for immediate adoption.

To register your interest, please fill out the adoption form here https://tinyurl.com/drnadopt To enquire about Xena please contact eucalyptfire@gmail.com

You can see all of our available dogs at www.dogrescuenewcastle.com.au

Xena’s adoption fee is $700 which includes all up to date vet work, desexing, microchip and vaccination, and she's been treated for fleas and worms.

Xena is in foster care in Berkeley Vale, NSW.