Bella

My story

Hi! My name is Bella! I’m a 12 pound, 9 month old chihuahua mix girl who just wants to hang out, play, and love on you!! I love to play with toys, fetch and snuggle!! I want to be with you! I have to say I’m a little shy and timid at first, it can be confusing for me meeting new people and places. But give me some shredded cheese and an hour to explore my surroundings and I know I’ll love it with you! I am really good at going “potty! Outside!” Once I know where to go! I do need a securely fenced in yard. I am still learning to walk on a leash and if I get out of a yard I get nervous and run! In a fenced in yard I LOVE hopping around like a little bunny. I am soooo fast and I give Air Bud a run for his money with my high jumps! Oh yeah, my foster family thinks it’s super cool that I will sleep in my crate all night.  If you want me in your bed, I’ll sleep in your arms all night. But if you need your space, I am happy to quietly snuggle up in my crate. As for other dogs, I used to play at my old house with the other playful dogs. My foster dog siblings are all older dogs and don’t play at all so I keep trying and trying but they don’t want to play. I’m working on understanding other dogs’ social cues since I’m just a 9 month old pup! If there’s playful dogs, I think I might love that again…. Or if you just want to give me alllll the attention, that’s great too. My foster mom tells me I’m going to be a great playful and loving dog for the right family! I hope it’s you!  If you are interested in adopting/meeting this pup , please complete our online adoption application that you can find here: https://www.starfishanimalrescue.com/adopt/dog-adoption-application  . Your application will be reviewed by our team and if it is a good fit, we will send to the foster family to set up a meet! The adoption fee of $500 will include spay/neuter, microchip, age appropriate/required vaccinations, treatment for heartworm and any other necessary medical treatment to assure a healthy new pup for your family. IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Although we do our best to describe breed, since our pups all come from shelters we can not and will not make any guarantee on breed or size. We can tell you that they are 100% RESCUED! And that is the BEST breed! *please note that we are a foster home based rescue and we do home visits as part of the adoption process - we are unable to adopt to families who live outside of the Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Thank you for your understanding.Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.April 27, 2025, 10:43 am

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Bella, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.