Adopted
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Name: Coco
Breed: Boston Terrier Age: 3 (July 16, 2018) Sex: Female Adoption Fee: $400 Foster Location: St. Louis, MO Cats: Unknown Kids: Mostly Other Dogs: Yes House Trained: Mostly Demeanor: Love bug, velcro dog Energy Level: Low to high Health Issues: A wonder pup! Read below! Behavioral Issues: Just reaaally loves her stuffed animals. |
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Between our neighbors who have 3 and 4-year old kids, my kids who are 7 and 10, and my sister's teenage kids, we've seen that Coco is wonderful with children. She may chirp if she thinks someone (not just a child) wants her beloved stuffed animals, but she loves to be held and cuddled by kids. Just like any smooshy-faced pup, she doesn't exactly play fetch, but she loves to chase any ball thrown by kids.
We believe it is essential that Coco go to a home with at least one other dog. Coco is a retired commercial breeder who was terrified of everything, but especially people, when she was rescued. She sought comfort in other dogs, mostly by sitting on their butts or heads. While she has utterly transformed from the frightened, insecure pup she was into a sweet, loving, velcro dog, Coco needs the comfort of other dogs when she feels scared or presented with a new environment. Coco is only 3 and has plenty of vivacious energy to run zoomies and play with puppies but when she wants to rest, she loves to be with dogs with calmer energy.
Coco is mostly house trained and rarely urinates in the house anymore, but she sometimes experiences separation anxiety and will poop in the house when everyone is gone. She has never had an accident in her crate.
Coco is a lovebug! She's a velcro dog who loves to cuddle and who's obsessed with stuffed animals. Whether you're gone for 5 minutes or 2 hours, Coco greets you with the wiggliest of tushies to demonstrate her thrill at the return of her people. While we haven't explicitly taught Coco commands, she knows to come when called and to stop if she's being disobedient (which rarely happens). Coco has resisted leash training but I feel confident that she will get more comfortable with it, so long as her teachers are patient with her. It's important to remember that Coco did not live life as a pet before being rescued and that many situations are unfamiliar, and therefore uncomfortable, for her.
Coco is a wonder pup! At Coco's intake vet appointment, the vet detected a grade 4 heart murmur. To determine the severity and prognosis of the murmur, we took Coco to a veterinary cardiologist, who diagnosed Coco with cardiomyopathy and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which is a heart defect that occurs when part of the heart fails to close at birth. Coco had heart surgery to correct the defect by inserting a device through a catheter in her leg up to her heart. The cardiologist is thrilled with the success of the surgery and expects Coco to have a very long and beautiful life. The procedure cured Coco, for all intents and purposes. Coco will remain on Vetmedin until December 2021 and the cardiologist would like to see Coco for a follow-up appointment in December 2021.
Coco has transformed from a timid, insecure, easily frightened pup into a loving, loyal, secure dog. She is one of the sweetest dogs we have ever known. Coco has fans wherever she goes--the regular vet, the cardiologist, the groomer, and the neighborhood kids. If Coco has any flaws, aside from leaving an occasional Lincoln Log in the house, it is that she chirps whenever anyone, whether dog or person, is in the vicinity of one of her stuffed animals. She doesn't resource-guard and she has never jumped on or instigated any kind of skirmish with either people or dogs, but we just want her forever family to be aware that Coco's stuffed animals are very dear to her.
We are amazed by Coco's transformation from a dog terrified of grass (because it was so unfamiliar to her) and people (because she did not live life as a cherished pet previous to coming into LBR) to a loving, sweet pup. She is resilient! Any pup that recovers as beautifully from heart surgery as Coco did is a wonder pup. We love her dearly and have treasured our time with her. We know that she will thrive in a forever home full of love, patience, kindness, and peanut butter.
We believe it is essential that Coco go to a home with at least one other dog. Coco is a retired commercial breeder who was terrified of everything, but especially people, when she was rescued. She sought comfort in other dogs, mostly by sitting on their butts or heads. While she has utterly transformed from the frightened, insecure pup she was into a sweet, loving, velcro dog, Coco needs the comfort of other dogs when she feels scared or presented with a new environment. Coco is only 3 and has plenty of vivacious energy to run zoomies and play with puppies but when she wants to rest, she loves to be with dogs with calmer energy.
Coco is mostly house trained and rarely urinates in the house anymore, but she sometimes experiences separation anxiety and will poop in the house when everyone is gone. She has never had an accident in her crate.
Coco is a lovebug! She's a velcro dog who loves to cuddle and who's obsessed with stuffed animals. Whether you're gone for 5 minutes or 2 hours, Coco greets you with the wiggliest of tushies to demonstrate her thrill at the return of her people. While we haven't explicitly taught Coco commands, she knows to come when called and to stop if she's being disobedient (which rarely happens). Coco has resisted leash training but I feel confident that she will get more comfortable with it, so long as her teachers are patient with her. It's important to remember that Coco did not live life as a pet before being rescued and that many situations are unfamiliar, and therefore uncomfortable, for her.
Coco is a wonder pup! At Coco's intake vet appointment, the vet detected a grade 4 heart murmur. To determine the severity and prognosis of the murmur, we took Coco to a veterinary cardiologist, who diagnosed Coco with cardiomyopathy and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), which is a heart defect that occurs when part of the heart fails to close at birth. Coco had heart surgery to correct the defect by inserting a device through a catheter in her leg up to her heart. The cardiologist is thrilled with the success of the surgery and expects Coco to have a very long and beautiful life. The procedure cured Coco, for all intents and purposes. Coco will remain on Vetmedin until December 2021 and the cardiologist would like to see Coco for a follow-up appointment in December 2021.
Coco has transformed from a timid, insecure, easily frightened pup into a loving, loyal, secure dog. She is one of the sweetest dogs we have ever known. Coco has fans wherever she goes--the regular vet, the cardiologist, the groomer, and the neighborhood kids. If Coco has any flaws, aside from leaving an occasional Lincoln Log in the house, it is that she chirps whenever anyone, whether dog or person, is in the vicinity of one of her stuffed animals. She doesn't resource-guard and she has never jumped on or instigated any kind of skirmish with either people or dogs, but we just want her forever family to be aware that Coco's stuffed animals are very dear to her.
We are amazed by Coco's transformation from a dog terrified of grass (because it was so unfamiliar to her) and people (because she did not live life as a cherished pet previous to coming into LBR) to a loving, sweet pup. She is resilient! Any pup that recovers as beautifully from heart surgery as Coco did is a wonder pup. We love her dearly and have treasured our time with her. We know that she will thrive in a forever home full of love, patience, kindness, and peanut butter.
While in foster care, all our dogs are thoroughly vetted. Any discovered medical issues will be disclosed above. Our Lucky Bulldogs (and their smushie-faced buddies) are cleared by their vet for adoption prior to us accepting applications. All our dogs will be up to date on Rabies & DHPP vaccinations, up to date on Heartworm preventative after a negative Heartworm test, and spayed or neutered prior to being adopted out to their forever homes. Often times, our dogs are given dentals and sometimes nare-widening surgery if needed while under anesthesia. All surgical and medical history we have will be shared with adopters. Further details can be discussed with the foster volunteer during the phone interview for the applications that are chosen to proceed to the phone interview part of the adoption process.
All our dogs are crate trained unless otherwise noted on their "All About" pages.
All our dogs are crate trained unless otherwise noted on their "All About" pages.
We will accept applications for our available dogs for 1-2 weeks except in cases of overwhelming popularity where we may stop accepting new applicants sooner. Once we have stopped accepting applications, we will review them and proceed with a phone call with our top two applications to chat about the dog being applied for, go over the adoption process, and answer any questions the potential adopter has. After phone calls take place, we will decide on our top applicant choice and proceed to contact them to schedule a home visit (in person or via video chat), and check vet and personal references before the adoption is ready to be completed. This process can take up to 6 weeks.