All About Cricket
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Name: Cricket
Breed: French/English Bulldog Age: 3.5 Years Sex: Female Weight: 31 lbs Adoption Fee: $450 Foster Location: Ashland, NE Cats: Yes, as long as they are dog savvy Kids: Yes Other Dogs: Submissive dogs with slow intro House Trained: Yes Demeanor: Affectionate, loves attention Energy Level: Medium. Health Issues: None Behavioral Issues: None |
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Cricket is very curious about all that is going on in the world around her. Cricket is new to the pet life, and she has not been around items and activities that are normal to us and most other dogs. Partly because of this, she has decided the vacuum cleaner is a trained assassin and will run and hide from it as soon as she hears it come on. As long as the vacuum is safely locked up, Cricket can generally be found by your side whether you’re folding laundry, doing dishes or trying to have a few minutes of privacy! She is happy to meet all people of all ages and has no qualms about begging for pets from anyone she meets. That being said, if you become Cricket’s’ “chosen human”, be prepared to have a constant shadow, no matter where you go. And if she is not with you, but can see you, she will be watching you’re every move. She is a loving, affectionate and playful young lady, who is happy to snuggle on the couch or in bed with a movie. She does have some boundary issues and likes to lick faces, so if you have littles she could easily knock a little human over. Her manners are, let’s say, a work in progress!
She loves toys and will happily chew on all the bones she can find, chomping on one for a few minutes and then racing for another one until she has a nice pile that she then wants to sleep on. While she has gotten better at knowing what she can and can’t chew on, she still needs to be checked on to make sure she hasn’t grabbed hold of your socks or slippers…. especially if they belong to foster ma (who is NOT her chosen human)! Foster Ma reports that Cricket is actually the trained assassin who was brought to the house to singlehandedly take out all of her house slippers, believing wholeheartedly it’s to get her out of the house so she can have Foster Dad to herself. During the day Cricket enjoys the workday with foster dad, snoozing away and chuffing in her sleep. Her foster family is fairly certain that during this time Lionel Richies ‘Endless Love’ is playing in her head as she dreams of a day when the spare human will leave the house in search of new slippers and never return- leaving foster dad to just her.
Cricket is a sweet girl who wasn’t necessarily well socialized with other dogs when she came into rescue. She tends to posture with other dogs and attempt to assert her dominance. This can be problematic with other dominant dogs, and is something to keep in mind if you have other fur babies. If her chosen adopter does have other dogs, slow intros are a MUST in order to have a successful adoption. Cricket will be great as an only dog as well! Just be prepared, someone will be the spare human—and the slipper assassin will be on the prowl!
She loves toys and will happily chew on all the bones she can find, chomping on one for a few minutes and then racing for another one until she has a nice pile that she then wants to sleep on. While she has gotten better at knowing what she can and can’t chew on, she still needs to be checked on to make sure she hasn’t grabbed hold of your socks or slippers…. especially if they belong to foster ma (who is NOT her chosen human)! Foster Ma reports that Cricket is actually the trained assassin who was brought to the house to singlehandedly take out all of her house slippers, believing wholeheartedly it’s to get her out of the house so she can have Foster Dad to herself. During the day Cricket enjoys the workday with foster dad, snoozing away and chuffing in her sleep. Her foster family is fairly certain that during this time Lionel Richies ‘Endless Love’ is playing in her head as she dreams of a day when the spare human will leave the house in search of new slippers and never return- leaving foster dad to just her.
Cricket is a sweet girl who wasn’t necessarily well socialized with other dogs when she came into rescue. She tends to posture with other dogs and attempt to assert her dominance. This can be problematic with other dominant dogs, and is something to keep in mind if you have other fur babies. If her chosen adopter does have other dogs, slow intros are a MUST in order to have a successful adoption. Cricket will be great as an only dog as well! Just be prepared, someone will be the spare human—and the slipper assassin will be on the prowl!
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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.