Flipper

Adoption Fee: $500

Breed: Miniature Poodle

Age: 2 Years Old

Sex: Female

Size: Small

Shots Up To Date: Yes

Spayed/Neutered: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

OK With Kids: Older Kids

OK With Dogs: Yes

OK With Cats: Unknown

About Flipper

Personality: Brave, Curious, Funny, Playful, Affectionate

Flipper, our 2 year old 10 pound miniature poodle, is not afraid of heights. She will bravely launch herself off furniture as if she has wings. Flipper does not have wings. In fact, we're pretty sure trying to fly is how Flipper ended up with two broken front legs. No one said that bravery and common sense go hand in hand (or paw in paw).

Flipper was found in a kennel by the road. She was very thin, and as we mentioned, had two broken front legs. The fractures were old, so they had healed, but in such a way that her front legs were bent and she had to walk on the end of her broken bones. Despite her condition, Flipper was joyful and courageous. We took her in from the shelter, and thanks to @1510Foundation for covering Flipper's care in its entirety, we were able to get her in to see the team at @MedVet Vancouver. There, her legs were repaired with plates and bone-grafts.

After several months of healing, Flipper can now do what any other dog can do. Where as she used to be very limited, Flipper can run and zoom with the best of them. She is quite playful, and would thrive with another playful dog. Flipper loves toys, and likely requires a box of rotating stuffies in her new home.

Flipper is very friendly to the people she knows. It can take her a minute, though, to warm up to strangers. Once she does, she is snuggly and sweet. Because of her stranger-danger, we don't recommend Flipper go to a home with small kids. She is house and crate trained. Flipper loves to go on a walk. Since she was so restricted for so long, she also likes telling everyone she sees that she's on a walk. Flipper needs to work on this. She's silly, strong-willed, and has mastered the judgmental side-eye.

Flipper is heartworm negative and current on her flea and heartworm preventatives.

It has been a delight watching this curly daredevil transform into a healthy dog with straight, pain-free legs. Think yours is the home for Flipper?

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