Gertie
Adoption Status: Accepting Adoption Interest
Gender: Female
Breed: Pitbull Terrier Mix
Age: Est DOB: 11/2023
Weight: 38 lbs
Dog Friendly: Slow intros or only dog
Cat Friendly: Unknown
Kid Friendly: Older or No Kids
House Trained: Yes
History: We recently held our annual Out of the Cold Rescue Effort and welcomed back 200+ animals to rescue. This rescue effort helps animals out of the cold, frigid weather of North Dakota and welcomes them to loving foster homes at Coco’s Heart who work towards finding forever homes for these sweet pups.
A Note from the Foster: Gertie is a sweet, young and playful girl!
She is enjoying life to the fullest and exploring her surroundings. She LOVES treats and toys!
She adores people and is looking for a special someone to have a forever bond with. Gertie is still shy around new men in her space but warms up quickly with a couple treats and pets. We have been working on this by exposing her to as many new people as possible, which she has been thoroughly enjoying!
Short car rides are okay, but she may get a little car sick on longer trips. We are going to test out some motion sickness meds in the future.
She is very food motivated which makes her very easy to train. She now knows kennel, sit, down, and spin! She is good in her kennel but will vocalize with some sad howls at times. She is kenneled when we leave the house, but she earned the privilege of sleeping with me at night and she absolutely loves the cuddles.
This young lady is so sweet and loves to be by or on you. Kisses are her love language :)
Gertie is friendly with some dogs, but wary of others. I believe with training and really slow introductions she would be okay with other dogs.
If you are looking for the sweetest, spunkiest, silliest pup to shower you with all the love, Gertie is your girl.
Adoption Fee: $500 + tax
Adoption Status: Is this dog available? Submitting an application is the best first step to learning if a dog is still available. There is a chance this dog could have a pending adoption when your application is submitted, however our team will offer approved applicants to be put on a waiting list for that dog. Additionally, we can make recommendations on other dogs that may be a match. Pending adoptions do not mean the adoption is finalized. Why did we implement this change? We implemented this update because, unfortunately, dogs were pending for applicants for several weeks and then the applicant would change their mind. This happens more often with puppies, as applications are submitted impulsivly more often for them. Our process is great because it takes a little time, so impulsive decisions fade. However it was unfortunate for the dogs, and the foster homes, as then the process needed to be re-started. By securing a wait-list we are able to move forward more quickly if a pending adoption falls through. This is a new process for us, so your feedback along the way is helpful! Thank you for supporting rescue and adoption!
