Date into Rescue:  02/01/24 (originally rescued 7 years ago and now being rehomed) Reason for being in rescue: Owner release/owner has had a baby and Sadie is not reacting well to a baby in the home Foster location: Dreamweaver Farm, Pacolet SC Special Needs?  No small kids.  No dogs or cats - Sadie is the queen and wishes to only shower her affection on a select few humans . She has no desire to share with other animals.  She is up to date on routine vaccinations and is spayed.  She has been on a daily dose of Prozac for many years.  We think she needs this.  Her dose is 10 mg once per day.  At 1800petmeds, you can purchase 100 for $17.59 or roughly .17 cents per day.   Weight: 18 lbs Height: 14 in at the shoulder Spayed/Neutered: Yes Adoption Fee: $200 Fence needed? No What kind of home would be best for me?  Homebodies needed! Sadie is loving ,affection and adorable.  Sadie was adopted several years ago and returned after her family welcomed a baby into the home.  It stressed Sadie terribly so with tears, they returned her.  They are working with us to find perfect for Sadie since they can no longer offer her the home she wants.  These are their words to describe Sadie and what her heart wants. We are seeking an only dog home for Sadie.  Sadie cannot be around other dogs, pets, or kids at all, and is best in a quiet, calm house (quiet and lack of stranger traffic through and pets / kids much more important than a yard or anything). When we have guests, we just tuck her away upstairs or in a back room -- she barks but is fine. She's on daily Prozac and has been for years. We want, above all, for her to have a happy and healthy rest of her life. She's loving and cuddly with those she trusts, and has quite literally sustained both of us through some of our hardest moments over the past seven years.  She has so much love to give, and the only way we are both getting through this is by knowing that she'll keep spreading her Sadie joy. Her joys, first! Sadie is the most personality-filled, funniest, and loving dog we have ever met. She does not need that much exercise -- a couple of 20-minute walks and sometimes a longer walk (40 minutes) per day is more than enough. She does not need a fenced-in yard: she's fine on the leash unless dogs get too close (and then, again you can just scoop her up). She loves to play tug with her rope or her lamb toy, and a good play session will definitely wear her out. When we first got her, she didn't know how to play -- now, our games are so fun and joyful. Over the past seven years, we've worked very hard with her on her walking-past-dog skills, and she also knows the commands "look" and "find it" (for treats), sit, spin, paw, down, and wait / take it (for treats). She's a sharp one! She is tremendously healthy and hearty. She's never had any health issues at all. Our estimate is that she's around 9 but she shows no signs of aging or any health problems. She goes to the vet annually and has a full exam with bloodwork, and she comes from a loving and attentive home. She has no separation anxiety and can be left on her own for up to eight hours: she knows the command to go into her little back room (my office) where she gets a couple of treats and hangs out 'til we get back. She is perfectly house-trained. She has never torn up a single thing, even when left alone, chewed anything that shouldn't be chewed, or been in any way destructive. So she's perfect for someone who might need to work or be out of the house for short / medium-length periods of time. She is also great with dogsitters. We travel a lot and she's been fine for periods from an overnight or weekend to a month or two with someone house/dog-sitting. If she meets this person while we're out, everything goes swimmingly. Every single dogsitter we've ever had has reported that she's a total joy, a love, and that they love and are comforted by spending time with her while working, reading, watching TV etc.. She doesn't love the car, although she's done long road trips in her crate and weekends away to cozy cabins. We describe her as an "indoor cat": most of all, she likes to stay home on the couch with her people. Which brings us to her best quality.  She's the most loving dog I have ever met. We both work from home some of the time, and when we're home, she spends her days cuddled up against one of us on the couch, if that's where we are. She loves belly rubs and will ask for them shamelessly.She loves naps in the sun and naps, period. She loves to put her paw on you or hold hands. She sleeps in bed curled up against us (though she will sleep in her crate if necessary). Her tail doesn't wag -- we don't know what injury or trauma caused this -- but she expresses all the love she has with her eyes and her affectionate cuddles and small funny noises (grunts, groans, moans when you rub her in the right places). Being greeted by Sadie when you come home is a continual joy: she leaps and rolls and makes funny happy cries. Waking up with Sadie is also such a joy: every morning, even if she's slept beside you all night, she greets you with glee. In our hardest moments (the past seven years for us have been stressful ones) she intuits that comfort is needed and becomes extra affectionate, not leaving your side. Her issues: When we adopted Sadie, her back story was someone found her living in an abandoned store on the side of the road in NC and there was some speculation that -- as awful as it is -- she had somehow been used in dogfighting. So we don't know where she came from, but she is reactive and fearful / aggressive around other dogs. After a lot of training, she knows the "look" command and will turn for a treat when we see other dogs on walks. She also reacts if they get too close (closer than across the street), although treats help.The good thing is that she's small enough to scoop up if anyone gets too close, and she doesn't mind that. She gets very stressed and upset in close proximity to them and needs to be in a no other pet household. No group boarding, obviously no doggy daycare (which she doesn't need) or kennels. She's best in a house, rather than an apartment where she can hear other dogs close by.  Strangers.  When she bonds to a person, she becomes protective in her space. She can be introduced to new people with the right protocol (a walk outside, lots of treats, the person remains calm and does not make sudden movements towards her). She is fearful / aggressive with sudden intrusions, and can be barky with new people who are around her chosen person / people. She does remember some new people (my parents, her dogsitters). After a lot of training, we have learned that if we have friends over or entertain, or even when we have to have someone to work on the house etc., she needs to go into a back room or upstairs -- best for everyone's comfort and sanity. Note: she is perfectly fine meeting people in our home when we are *not* home -- more on that below. Like many dogs, she barks like crazy and gets upset when the mail carrier or delivery person comes.  Kids.  We weren't sure about this but now we are. The person who turned her in to you had kids, and I remember hearing that she would be fine with them. We've noticed that she will bark and lunge after small children the same way she does with dogs. When we introduced her to the baby, who is still a newborn, she reacted as she would with a small animal: sniffed, then lunged and snapped. It was, to be honest, tremendously scary. Her reaction is the kind of reaction that we know isn't something we can train out of her -- more like an instinct. She is very upset about his smell in the house and, again, acts like there might be a small animal. She needs to be in a home with no children under 18, period. Meds: Prozac (10mg) for the past seven years (it helps). Prozac can be purchased from 180petmeds for $19 per 100 capsules of 10 mg.  Heartworm / flea & tick meds orally. Current on all exams, bloodwork, and vaccinations. For the past seven years, she's had the most loving, stable home. As her owners, we're heartbroken to give her up and only getting by by knowing that she'll keep paying her love forward, and that we are doing the only thing possible to keep both our son and Sadie safe. Dream situation is a single person or couple with a quiet, calm house, above all no kids no pets, who will keep her tranquil environment and enjoy loving her and being loved in return. What is my personality like?  Sadie has her issues but has been a dream dog for us -- we both work from home and she is the best cuddler and comfort animal and totally trustworthy around her adult people. Her two great loves are games of tug and belly rubs. She only has a moderate amount of energy, is perfectly housetrained, never destroys household items or chews things other than toys, and has no separation anxiety -- she can be left on her own for up to 8 hours no problem. She adjusts great to dogsitters if you need to travel (she herself does not enjoy travel much). We would be so happy to talk to you about her. Aside from the baby she is the love of our lives and we are heartbroken but have no choice and cannot risk our child's safety -- we've been working for her whole life with us to train her but she is the dog she is, and we know she needs a new person or couple to love. How do I act when I first meet new people?  Cautious at first.   Other tips and tidbits: Sadie's exact birthdate is unknown.  We estimate her arrival on this earth as 9/16/2014.   House trained? Dogs can be house trained if they are in the right environment and are allowed to follow a schedule as long as a physical reason doesn't keep them from being trained.  A dog house trained in my home may not be in yours. We will help you teach your new dog this necessary skill and based on your schedule.