Holly
Holly is a sweet and loving 3 year old Sapsali mix. She was rescued as a puppy from a high kill shelter and was adopted to a family back in 2022. Unfortunately, circumstances changed and the environment became a little too stressful for her. She had developed some behavioral issues along the way. Her family knew that they could no longer manage her behavioral challenges, so they reached out to us and returned Holly to the rescue.
Holly is very fearful of people, children and dogs outside of her known family. She can be a little defensive and bark if strangers approach too quickly. When meeting new people, we have noticed that she tends to do better if we take her out front with us to greet the person. Usually louder men or people wearing hats scare her and she will bark more at them or run from them. She needs time to settle and feel safe around them.
Holly is reactive toward other dogs due to fear and anxiety. She also has resource guarding issues (mainly with food). She will show her teeth and snap at other dogs if they try to eat her food or come near her when she’s eating. However, she has no issues if human touch her food or get near her while eating,
Holly used to live with a cat in her previous home. However, due to her high prey drive, we do not think she should be trusted around cats or other small animals. She loves to run and likes to chase anything that moves in the yard.
This smart girl has already mastered basic commands like sit, down, shake paw. She will sit and wait by the door to be let outside. She will come paw at you to indicate she needs to go outside. She is very gentle and well behaved in the house. She never has any accident or chews on anything she is not supposed to. She is very affectionate and she loves to be close to her people. She will be a wonderful companion to chill with and watch netflix together.
Holly will need an adult-only household (preferably experienced dog owners) that will work with her on the resource guarding and reactivity issues towards other dogs. She has improved a lot since she arrived at the foster but she will need continued management and training to ensure she does not regress.
Holly is a wonderful dog with so much love to give, and we truly believe she deserves a home where she can thrive. She will need a family with patience to help her build confidence and trust again.
Holly is patiently waiting!
