Princess Poppy Has Been Waiting Somewhere in a quiet room, a 44-pound girl named Princess Poppy sits with the patience of a saint who's read every fairytale but never once been written into one. She's 2 1/2 years old - an age that should still be golden - yet she waits, soft-eyed and hopeful, as other dogs are chosen. Over and over. Her tail still wags when they go. Every single time. She is a Pittie/Lab mix, but you can see streaks of something rarer in her: maybe mischief, maybe mercy. She moves through the world like she's pretending it's fine that no one has picked her yet. She prances when she walks, because dignity is a thing she refuses to surrender. At home, she is flawless in all the ways that don't make headlines - clean floors, quiet nights, polite manners, gentle sighs. She curls herself into sleep and dreams of hands that won't let go this time. She's crate-trained, house-trained, spayed, vaccinated, heartworm negative - all those tidy little checkboxes that mean she's done everything right. And yet still: no one. She loves dogs, though she prefers to interview them first, as all wise queens do. She hoards toys not out of greed, but memory - as if each squeaky thing might fill the space where belonging should be. She would do best with older children, the kind who understand that love is not borrowed, and that stuffed animals are sacred. You can almost hear it when you look at her - that small, aching question she's too proud to ask aloud: "Why not me?" But here's what I can tell you. If you meet her - really meet her - you will feel something shift. Because Poppy doesn't love halfway. She will fold herself around your life like she was meant to be there all along. She's been waiting a long time for someone to notice her. Maybe the fairytale isn't about glass slippers or golden crowns. Maybe it's about a dog who waited - and the person who finally came. PLEASE READ BELOW: If you are interested in meeting and/or adopting, the first step is to complete an application and read all of our FAQs: https://www.takepawsrescue.org/adopt Please note: Information to determine if you might be a match for one of our animals can only be found on our application. *An inquiry, questions or introduction through Petfinder is NOT an application* All known details about our animals are posted on their profile and updated daily. Other info will be discussed in detail with the foster during the application review process. Due to the high volume of introductions/questions received we ask you to submit an application (that application can be used for any dog with Take Paws Rescue). The adoption fee for adult dogs covers age appropriate vaccinations, microchip, spay/neuter if not yet performed, heartworm test & appropriate heartworm treatment by the rescue's vet. All dogs in our care are also kept up-to-date on HW/Flea Prevention. For more on this, or for additional information, including the adoption process and our adoption fee scale for all our adoptable pets (including an explanation about Benefactor Dogs), please see our FAQs page: https://www.takepawsrescue.org/faq Any breed labels used by Take Paws Rescue, its employees/volunteers, or on vet records provided cannot be guaranteed. Breed labels are given based on information obtained during intake and/or best guesses based on appearance and/or temperament of the dogs and Take Paws Rescue gives no assurance to the accuracy of these labels. Labels are necessary for postings to many animal networking sites, such as our website, Chewy, Pet Finder, and others. These are in no way a guarantee. Additionally, exact age and potential size cannot be guaranteed. ***Take Paws Rescue saves dogs from high-kill shelters across the South, owner surrenders, and discarded dogs with uncertain futures. All of our animals live in foster homes where they are socialized, and well cared for. An application will be required to make sure it's the perfect match!