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LAYLA HAS A NEW HOME

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LAYLA HAS A NEW HOME AND FAMILY

UPDATE LAYLA MAY BE GOING INTO A FOSTER FOR ADOPTION HOME TOMORROW LAYLA is currently at EARS, a rescue in Englewood FL. She was rescued some years ago from MD and she was traumatized from the day she arrived. She was a breeding bitch at a back yard breeder in Miami. Her owner Stacey loves her dearly but because of some issues cannot take her with him to his new home. He has cared for her and she loves him unconditionally. She does have severe separation anxiety and when he leave she gets upset, so much so that crating here has not been possible. When she is with him she is letter perfect. Layla loves people and just wants to be around you. Her main issue is small dog aggression wherein she becomes quite agitated and upset in the presence of small dogs and therefore cannot come to work with Stacy as he is in a shelter with dozens of small dogs. I personally had her in Fishermans Village today with 20 little dogs and 2 of my GSD's and 100 kids and 500 people. She was petted and handled repeatedly and she was affectionate with kids and somewhat reactive with some (not all) smaller dogs. She did se a golden puppy and was letter perfect with the puppy. She is a good dog and can be rehomed readily to the right family or person. Being left home has not been an option and therefore Layla needs to be re-homed.
Layla is about 9 years old and in good health. She is housebroken and trained and obedient. She loves people and touch and walks well on a leash. He has spent a great deal of time training her but has never been able to address and modify her behavior with small dogs. After exposure to some she did calm down 90 percent and was fine with me for 1 hour and a half this afternoon in the presence of smaller dogs.
Anyone who would consider her must be aware that she needs to go inter training immediately with the new owner in the hopes to change that behavior as much as possible in a social training setting. We believe that she can have this behavior tempered with a new care taker but that it probably will not ever resolve. Because she is a senior dog, we would like to find a person or family that has the ability to deal with these issues and who could take her in for the remainder of her life in a positive setting with kind people. She is not the dog you can take to the dog park but rather be a home body where she can love you and get love in return without the need to be around smaller dogs and negative stimulus.



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