LEMUR AND HER BEST FRIENDS PLAN TO ATTEND A PUPPY MEET AND GREET/ADOPTION EVENT AT PET EVOLUTION ON 1074 GRAND SAINT PAUL ON SATURDAY APRIL 4 12:30 -2:30. COME AND CUDDLE A PUP AND MAYBE GO HOME WITH YOUR NEW BEST BUDDY. Lemur is a delightful mystery pup. She might be small breed or mid size. We have no clue what her real breed is and we are guessing at age. The unknowns are interesting but the knowns are all good. Lemur was rescued in a tiny reservation town where she appeared to be a stray, hungry puppy. A Good Samaritan started feeding her and she kept hanging around. The GS contacted PUP to see if we could take her into our program. Lemur’s coat was in pretty tough shape when she arrived, but she was sweet and sociable and got along well with the other puppies and dogs in her foster home. She quickly became a favorite among the neighbors, both adults and children. She is playful, agile, and attentive to her humans. On March 30 the vet aged her at 20 weeks and she weighed 15#. He thought she wasn’t going to grow much more. We are not sure. Her adopter should be ready to love her whether she is a 20 pounder or a 30 pounder. Then there is the issue of breed. When we do DNA testing on dogs from the area they nearly always have some German Shepherd, some herding dog, some husky and a dab of Chihuahua. While she does look like a Belgian Malinois, she isn’t nearly big enough, so that is probably not it. We are clueless what the mix is, but she certainly is a mix. She is making great progress on housebreaking. She takes care of business outside if taken out on a schedule. She doesn’t yet send a clear signal when she needs to go out. She is crated at night and for 4-5 hours during the work day and keeps the crate clean. She is highly treat motivated. Lemur is very well socialized to people and other pooches. She is living with a puppy and two adult dogs who are providing adult supervision and TLC. The early months are when puppy learns the social skills needed to be a skilled dog in dealing with other dogs and a good citizen in the human world. Adopters should be committed to getting puppy into lots of new and different human social situations, hearing vacuums, trucks, and rattling garbage cans, meeting people who are clapping, laughing, with hats, tools, bikes and skate boards. AND puppy needs many opportunities to meet and greet dogs of all shapes, sizes and dispositions. Just sharing a home with another dog is not as much doggie socializing as puppy needs. If good canine social skills are not learned and maintained during these early months, it will be very difficult to ever master them. Puppy play dates, trips to the pet store, puppy socialization classes and later, obedience classes are particularly important. If all this doggie time and involvement seems like a good idea, you are up for a puppy! As always, a tired dog is a good dog. Puppy has been vet checked, is vaccinated including rabies, and de-wormed. She will need two additional puppy vaccinations at the adopter’s expense. We do place puppies outside the metro area if a firm plan for the alter surgery is in place; we do not ship. Her required alter surgery is covered by the adoption fee if it is done by 6 months at the PUP clinic. We require that she be altered by 6 months. If you are at least 21 years old and everyone in your household is on board with adopting a puppy, CALL 651-645-4370 between 7:00 am and 9:30 pm and we will return your call within 24 hours. We are pretty slow at responding to e-mail. Renters must provide proof that you are allowed to have a puppy. If you currently have a companion dog or cat please be prepared to provide a vet reference prior to adoption if requested.