Accepting applications at Duffysfriends.org from Rochester. NY . Profile written 12/23/25. She arrived 12/03/25 and is now spayed and ready for a loving family. Backstory: Cocoa was born in Georgia in April and her mother was a Maltese Poodle mix. All the puppies looked like the mother except Cocoa and the owner could not sell her so she gave her to a young girl who moved back to her home in Rochester in October 2025. The young girl was living in a basement with her two cats and Cocoa at a relatives house. She surrendered Cocoa because she could not housebreak her and kept Cocoa in a cage in the basement. Now the sweet story: We accepted Cocoa into our program and we had her housebroken within a week. She is very good but as it should be with a 8 month old dog, letting her out with routine, using a crate when you are out of the home is the successful path to success. She is very smart! We were lucky and were able to get her spayed 12/18/25 and she has all her vaccinations and tested Negative for heartworm and tick diseases. She is such a lovely little girl at 10 lbs and is very smart. She is a warrior to live thru her first home. We are so proud of her and her resume reads well. She was brought up with 4 year old child She was also living with 2 cats She rides nice in a car - just need to have a car seat or carrier so she does not wander into your driving space. She loves dogs and plays with two at her foster home. She truly is a happy girl and will make a good walking dog. She looks to be terrier such as Yorkshire or Australian terrier and we know her mom was a Maltese Poo so hair coat will be soft will be minimum shedding. She loves her caregiver and she will quickly bond to you as well. We think she should have a crate in the bedroom so she can be with you at night. Her prior owner had a crate near her bed. Donation request is $425.00 and includes all vetting from our vet in Rochester. She will need a second booster vaccination in January for distemper/parvo. Our application is our next step for a meet up at the foster home. PLEASE follow this link to complete our online application. The button on Petfinder does not take you to our application. Go to Duffysfriends.org Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!