Description:

Valentine is coming from a rural puppy mill. She has never lived a day of her life as a normal pet in a home, with the love and attention a pet deserves. She likely spent 24 hours a day in a crate, where she had to eat, sleep and potty. It is possible she had never even been petted in her life. Thank goodness she has been rescued from that life.

MARS has partnered up with a great facility, that used to be an impound facility and is now a rescue. Many puppy mill breeders bring their unwanted dogs to this facility. This rescue ensures every dog that leaves there is spayed or neutered and fully vetted. In addition, they spend time with each of the dogs to begin their socialization, and to get them used to human interraction. This extra care and attention gives these dogs a great jump start to becoming a beloved family pet. Now they need our help to find homes for these cuties so they have openings to help more dogs in need.

Valentine is a shy, yet friendly girl. She has begun working on potty training, but may not be completely potty trained when she arrives. She will continue to need help with socialization and adjusting to life in a home environment. Fenced yards and a home with other stable dogs to show them the ropes are best for dogs coming from this type of situation.

UPDATE FROM FOSTER 2/4!
The housebreaking is coming along, she is not sure how to let you know that she needs to go out so she does good if you stick to a routine. She knows what "go potty" means and sometimes will even fake pee just to get back in the house out of the cold. ;o) She is great with other dogs, has no aggression towards anyone. She
is starting to come out of her shell and play with toys a little bit and is having
fun. She is very content as long as she can be in the same room as her person, she is a velcro dog and is happy to follow her forster mom wherever she goes. She is not happy being left for long periods but with time I think she will get better but for now short periods of time are better for this little girl until she feels more secure. She is a typical sweet, smart little poodle.

Find out how rewarding it can be to teach this poor girl how to love and be loved.

Please feel free to fill out an Adoption application on our main website, www.midwestanimalrescue.org, by clicking on the Form/Applications link under Website Features.

Thank You!