Nostalgia
Adoption Status: Accepting Adoption Interest
Gender: Male
Breed: Bichon Frise
Age: DOB: 05/2022
Weight: 15 lbs
Dog Friendly: Yes- would do best w/ another dog
Cat Friendly: Unknown
Kid Friendly: Older Kids Ideal
House Trained: Doing great!
History: Nostalgia is a handsome young boy who has been working on his confidence and trust in his foster home and would do best with a patient family of his very own soon!
A note from the foster: Let me introduce you to Nostalgia, who's best known to us as Chester. Chester is a great little guy!
Chester is a very sweet and sometimes silly guy. He looks like a little white teddy bear and has the cutest waddle I've ever seen! He is also a very quiet guy. In fact, the only time we've heard him make some noise is when he's running around outside in our fenced in yard with other dogs. He likes to run & play with them and gets this excited happy little bark at times. The other noise he's been known to make is a quiet growl. This has only been a few times and he's never done anything more than that. I can even reach towards him and pet him while he's doing it and he's never reacted. I haven't been able to figure out why he does it, however it could honestly just be because he's nervous. He likes to know where you are and many times will come to where you are sitting and wait at your feet to be picked up and held. He likes the attention and getting pet. If you stop petting him, he will sometimes give you the side-eye! 😂Even though he's been in rescue for a little while, he is still learning to trust and gain confidence. It helps him tremendously having other dogs around. He especially likes confident dogs closer to his own size, but he also really likes our 2 larger resident dogs. Chester has been a very easy boy to have around. He rarely has accidents in the house and when he does, it's been my fault for not keeping on schedule. On average, he is taken out every 3 hours when we are home. When we are gone, he stays in his crate and also sleeps in there during the night and does very well in there. He has started to enjoy chewing on bones and soft toys and will do his best to steal socks that may be left lying around. He's also been known to chew on paper if it's in his reach (reminder to zip up my work bag!) Chester seems to prefer human males over females. He is on an anxiety med once per day and since he started on this, I have been seeing small improvements. Chester does get motion sickness during car rides, so anything over a 15-minute ride is a bit much for him. This may improve with time, although it is an unknown. He hates getting his feet touched, but will tolerate a nail trim with someone holding him and another person doing the trimming. Chester is curious about new people and will come to them and sit for pets. Chester would enjoy a quieter home with another furry companion.
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!
