RAINEY

My story

Hi From Picket Fence Poodle Rescue! Yep. This is NOT a Poodle. As you can see, she is a German Shephard and Labrador cross. And because we only accept Poodles, we are calling her a “Poodle Wanna Be” as she is a special girl with a story to tell. “RAINEY” and her 2 sisters were born on March 3, 2019, at the Tri County Humane Society. Sort of a sad way to start her life, but at 6 weeks old, Rainey was quickly adopted by a wonderful and loving family who deeply loved and cared for her until…… Rainey is an easy going, sociable, very smart, loving and quiet (rarely barks) cream puff BIG girl. Since Rainey has been with us, we found that she just LOVES to be with men, women and older children. This 6-year-old girl quickly became attached to my husband Mike and follows him everywhere. When Mike leaves, she transfers her attention and love to me. Rainey has always been a house dog, so if we are gone, she has free access to our entire home (housetrained). She then feels the living room couch and our bed is hers to sleep on. At night she wants to be near us, so she sleeps on the floor in our bedroom as she doesn’t like to sleep on any dog bed. Rainey considers herself a member of our family and NOT a dog. Did I tell you that this is a smart girl? That’s the “Poodle Wanna Be” in her! Rainey is just fine with (but ignores) all our gentle and easy-going Poodles as they also ignore her. She has been an only dog with cats around her all her life. Yet while on our walks and at various events, she is just fine meeting other older, gentle and easy-going dogs. Rainey greatly enjoyed going to softball games, meeting people at the Anoka Car Show, attending our recent neighborhood National Night Out, going to the beach, riding in a car, having her coat brushed and loves her food and treats! She will come when called, will “sit” upon command and listen to whatever you have to tell her. When Rainey first came to us, she was obesely overweight at 120 pounds. With instructions from our Vet, we have reduced her quality food intake and increased her daily walk to 2 miles a day, which she just LOVES to do. Just grab her leash (or say the w-a-l-k word) and she’s ready to go. When it’s hot, we get up early in the morning when it is nice and cool for her daily walk. She now weights a healthy 122 (yea, that is correct, 122 pounds) which my Vet feels is all muscle. Hmmmm…. Rainey was surrendered to us by a family who we know. Sadly, their special needs child was physically abusing and beating Rainey even though Rainey did nothing wrong. Finally, it was tearfully decided that for Rainey’s safety, she needed to go to a new home. Rainey has been checked by our Vet and found healthy with no physical or emotional problems. She is spayed, has been recently Heartworm, Lymes and Ehrlichia tested negative, Home Again microchipped and registered. All her vaccinations and worming are up to date. *You must be physically able to handle a 120-pound dog. *Preference will be given to a family with past large dog experience. BUT PLEASE: *NO puppies *NO aggressive or assertive dogs. *NO young children. *Like most rescue groups, we do not adopt our Poodles to homes more than 1 day’s drive (round trip) from our location here in central Minnesota. If you feel Rainey would fit into your family, her adoption fee will be $300.00 which includes the Minnesota sales tax, her leash and collar, a large bag of quality dog food, a new bag of Dasuquin MSM joint supplement (great for all large dogs), her dog food dish, a dog food bin, a large dog pillow and a couple of dog brushes and some toys. For MORE pictures, information and our required “Adoption Application”, please visit our website: https://picketspoodles.com/

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