Fresca Luna

My story

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.Fresca is a 5-month-old (vet’s best guess) mixture of Jack Russel Terrier and Bull Terrier. She weighs 17 pounds and will grow to be around 30 pounds. Some words to describe her are energetic, outgoing, spunky, and affectionate. She has big black eyes which give her that adorable, dreamy look. HAPPY DOG – YES Fresca is an “everyone” type of dog equally loving all members of her foster family (mom, dad, children, etc.). This dog is friendly to each person wagging her tail as someone walks by her or giving a greeting by getting up on her hind legs. Even people she just met get a huge greeting from her. And Fresca enjoys being told that she is a “good girl” wagging her tail even more. PLAYFUL – YES Play…play…nap…play…play…nap… is Fresca’s philosophy about life. Toys are definitely a must for Fresca. She likes playing with stuffed animals or putting them beside her in a dog bed. When a ball is thrown, she will eagerly run to get it (still learning how to bring it back). Chewing on a bone (or human socks when she finds one on the floor) keeps her occupied for a while. Also running or exploring in the backyard is one of her favorite things to do. GREAT ATTITUDE – YES Fresca’s goal is to be where the action is whether it is in a specific room in the foster home or the kitchen where food is prepared. She may try doing something wrong like putting her front paws on the kitchen counter, but the second time she is told “no” she looks guilty and will stop. The fosters are guessing she is thinking “darn I got caught again but it was worth trying”. She also figured out the toilet bowl is a great source of endless water for her to drink so giving warning to the adopter that toilet seats will need to be closed until she learns that is a no-no. DOG COMPATIBLE – YES She loves playing with other dogs. Fresca is a puppy so she considers every dog or person she meets as her friend. She would be fine living in a permanent home as an only dog keeping herself entertained with toys, or living as a companion for another dog playing with him/her. With other dogs she will get down on her front paws asking “ready?”. ADULTS AND KIDS  – YES Fresca will be at your feet so watch out! You turn around and there she is ready to see what you are doing. While the foster mother is working on the computer, she will lay quietly on the dog bed but when she sees her get up she gets up too ready to do whatever is next. Fresca also likes her foster dad and visits him frequently in his “man-cave” wanting to be pet or to see what he is eating or simply to lay on the dog bed next to him. And with Fresca’s puppy thought process she loves hanging out with kids considering them her dedicated playmates. POTTY TRAINED – WORKING ON IT Fresca is about 40% potty trained. She will go to the bathroom outside if she is taken out regularly and then praised for it. But she does have accidents in the house since she is a puppy and sometimes she needs to go right away. Once she is spayed that will help with her control. The adopter will need to continue with Fresca’s potty training especially since it will be a new environment for her. CRATE TRAINED – YES Fresca sleeps in a crate at night. She is a puppy with a lot of energy but once in her crate she is secure and sleeps very soundly! LEASH WALKER – LEARNING She is new to wearing a collar and being on a leash so is experiencing for the first time how to walk with them on. Everything is “fun and games” right now as a puppy. The adopter will need to continue to teach her this leash walking skill. VET NEEDS – IN PROGRESS Fresca still needs to be spayed (which is included in the adoption fee) before her adoption can be considered as final. She can go to her permanent home now, but the adopter must be willing to take Fresca to the rescue veterinarian clinic in Riverview, FL, for the spay surgery, care for her during recovery, and take to the vet again for the stitch removal. Fresca needs one more set of puppy shots which will also occur at the rescue vet office. READY TO BE PART OF YOUR FAMILY – YES Fresca’s adoption fee is $620. This dog comes up to date on all necessary vaccines/rabies shots, heartworm tested being negative, dewormed, microchipped, and spayed (which will take place after she in the adopter’s home but paid for by 4LD). She is currently being fostered in the Plant City/Valrico Florida area. The average lifespan for this breed is 14 years; therefore, Fresca’s adopter will need to be prepared to keep her for around 13 more years so she will not have to move to a different home again. ***We are a foster-based rescue with no shelter or facility to view our dogs, and our address is a mailing address only. Please be patient as we are an all-volunteer rescue, and our rescue dogs are in various loving foster homes throughout West-Central Florida. As a general rule we try to limit our adoptions to within the state of FL. If interested in one of our dogs, please fill out a foster or adopt application at www.4luckydogs.org, and we will contact you by phone/text if we feel your application is the best fit out of the ones received.***  Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.July 4, 2025, 11:28 am

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