Piper
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Piper Has Been Adopted!
***Piper is not a CDR dog. This is a courtesy posting for her current owner, who will make all decisions about Piper's new home. See end of bio for info on how to apply for Piper.***
Hi folks! My name is Piper, and I am a very sweet, adorable, 3 year-old Beagle/Dachshund mix with loads of personality, sweet happy energy, and a very joyful outlook on life! I like to follow my mom around and gently curl up next to her when she is hanging out, which is very sweet and adorable. I'm not one of those kissy-kissy or lapdog types though, so if you are into that, I might not be your boy.
I absolutely love nice, friendly, caring people. It's such a miracle for me, because I probably didn't have any when I was much younger. I was found abandoned in a park and was taken to a noisy shelter (a very anxiety provoking place) where I stayed for 2 months until I was rescued by my present owner. Thank goodness!!!
When she first got me, I would shake with fear and anxiety all the time. I've been with her for going on a year now, and I am SO MUCH more relaxed!!! Though I am a little timid at first with strangers, I warm right up to you if you rub my velvet ears or scratch my back! Yum!!
I love to be outside and I run in leaps and bounds, sometimes in big circles with my ears flying out to the side! This seems to delight and crack people up. For running off-leash, I definitely need a fenced in yard because I like to run with my nose to the ground (like all beagles) and get distracted and forget to come back (like most beagles!). I love to take long walks on a leash though, so if you don't have a fenced yard, that's ok as long as we get to do lots of daily walks together.
I get along fine with other dogs. The old dog in my current home prefers to lay around a lot and she gets annoyed with me when I try to play with her. She also gets annoyed if I try to share her dogbed. And I adore playing fetch and tug-o-war with my squeaky toys but (sadly) this makes the old dog uneasy and unhappy. I'm a very good girl though....even though sometimes the older dog growls at me, I never growl or bark back at her.
It's sad for my mom and me that she needs to find me a new home, but her work hours have increased a lot (and are going to stay that way), and she isn't home enough to give me the attention and exercise and care that I need. She also hoped that her older dog would enjoy a 2nd dog in the house for company, but unfortunately this turned out to be not the case. Though mom loves me a lot, she thinks I would be happier in a home where I wasn't alone for such long stretches of time, and where, if there was another dog in the house, he or she was happy to have me there.
I am mostly housebroken but I do have accidents occasionally, mostly when my mom works long hours. I sleep in a crate at night and I travel well in the car. I seldom bark and I tolerate small children all right, though very much appreciate if their parents don't let them harass me. I have never met a cat so I don’t know how we would get along.
I am very healthy, spayed, up to date on my shots, taking my monthly heartworm meds and have been micro-chipped. I am looking for my forever home with someone who is patient, loving and gentle, and who likes to play and go for fun walks!
