Pickles is high energy, loving, intelligent 16 month old, 40 lb girl! She LOVES a tennis ball (and will ask ALL day to play with it!), knows at least two dozen commands already and is very eager to please! (Especially if food or treats are involved) She is so smart and athletic that she could easily be an agility/farmers dog and could be one of those pups who learns all of those fancy buttons to communicate. She picks up new commands and expectations FAST. She also smiles a little bit too! Pickles can be nervous when meeting new people, but warms up pretty quickly after a slow introductions. She benefit from a kind, patient family to help expose her to more kind and patient people that will help get her more comfortable in general. She LOVES kids of all ages but is still working on not jumping with excitement and may need more work here (and a leash or guidance when introducing her to smaller people) Pickles has spent time in a doggy daycare setting and has done great with other playful dogs and currently lives with a cat and a 10yr old kiddo. She can be reactive and over-excited on a leash and seems to startle easy, but overall is a very submissive and friendly dog. Having a fenced in yard with another playful dog is a must-have for Pickles to live her best life and helping manage all of her energy and keeping her mentally stimulated every day. She will literally hug you for it!! Pickles is truly the sweetest gem of a dog! Email us at AlmostHome4Dogs@yahoo.com for an application or more information. (Local adoptions preferred — Philadelphia and tri-state area [South Jersey and northern Delaware] only.) PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTACTING US! We are NOT a shelter: All of our dogs live in private homes with foster families. Come and meet the Almost Home dogs and their fosters at our Meet & Greet events, where you can learn more about our wonderful dogs from the people who live with them, find out which dogs are on their way and when they’ll arrive, and fill out an application to adopt or foster. We cannot adopt to homes where electric-shock fencing systems or training collars are used. For more information on the dangers of electric-shock collars, please visit banshockcollars.ca/studies.php . We do not have an online adoption application; to request an application, e-mail us at AlmostHome4Dogs@yahoo.com. To speed e-mail processing time, be sure to note the name of the dog you are inquiring about in the Subject line. For Meet & Greet times and locations, visit our home page, where you also will find information on our adoption process and fees. FOSTER FAMILIES ARE LIFESAVERS!! Can you open your heart and home for a few weeks to homeless shelter dog? Remember, by fostering a dog, you save TWO lives — that of your foster dog, and that of the dog who takes his place in the shelter! Come to a Meet & Greet and find out if fostering is for you — there's no reward quite like the feeling that you've saved a life ... or two!