Tiger Lily has a bite history.

Tiger Lily is a lovely 7 year old brindle girl who is ready to find her forever home. Tiger Lily spent the first 7 years of her life as a breeder, and she lived in a concrete kennel run, with very little socialization with other dogs. She was surrendered along with two other dogs when her owner began having health problems and realized she could no longer care for them. Since coming into FBRN, Tiger Lily is learning what it means to be a family pet, a companion, and a good little doggie who must behave herself in the house. She is doing very, very well with all of these lessons—so well that her foster mom thinks she’s ready to try it out in the real world with a family of her own.

Tiger Lily has no health problems to speak of, which is very nice indeed! She’ll probably need a teeth cleaning relatively soon, but other than that, she’s tip top. Lily loves, loves, LOVES her humans. There is nothing better in the world than a good scritch behind the ear and a nice belly rub! She frequently shows her belly for pets and loves nothing more than sitting by her humans. She works hard for human attention.

Lily does have some pretty amusing little quirks about her. First, we’re pretty sure she could have done very well as a pickpocket. Her foster family finds all manner of things in her kennel—clean clothes, dirty clothes, shoes, magazines, leashes, linens, etc, etc, etc—and she manages to get them there without anyone seeing. What a silly girl! She also has taken up all the throw rugs in the kitchen and arranged them into a nice, cozy bed for herself. Perhaps the most impressive little trick this minx can pull is to unplug the electronics. She goes right behind the furniture and pulls the plug from the wall. How does she do it, you might ask? This little girl has very gentle, nimble lips. She doesn’t damage a thing, but she manages to sneak around and cause a little bit of mischief.

Aside from her cute quirks, Tiger Lily does have some personality traits that will be important for potential adopters to know. Lily had a very solitary life for most of her 7 years, meaning that she didn’t get the kind of interaction and socialization with other dogs that she needed to learn how to communicate with them. As a result, she can go from 0-60 in no time flat, without showing signals that she’s getting upset. This can sometimes manifest in resource guarding, but her behavior is inconsistent. Sometimes, the Nylabone is worth starting a fight about, and sometimes she could care less. It is for this reason that Lily would be best in a home without young children. In fact, she probably be happiest in a home where she could be the only kid, fur or skin.

Lily does have a little bit of separation anxiety, which normally shows itself when she is crated while her humans are in the house. Because she loves her people so much, it tears her up to not be with them if they’re around. The protest doesn’t last too long, and then she seems to do fine, but she will definitely let you know that she’s not the biggest fan of that idea.

Another side effect of having lived in an outdoor kennel for so many years is that Tiger Lily hasn’t fully made the mental connection between outside and potty time. She will go to the bathroom outside when you tell her to “go pee,” but she’ll also just go where she is when the urge hits. So, it will be important for Lily to be kept on a schedule (outside about every two hours) to make sure she continues to learn where pottying is and is not appropriate. Lily does a good job when crated and can go through the night without having an accident in her crate. She currently has a mid-day break when her people are at work, and she does just fine as well. When she is out in the house, she must be taken out every two hours, have her person next to her, and be given the “go pee” command, and all is well. She must go out directly after eating, or she will find a place inside to take care of ALL of her business.

Tiger Lily is just a joy. She’s learning about toys and how to play. Lily enjoys chewing on her bones and hard rubber toys. She likes to chew on plastic, so her new family might want to keep an eye on household items like hangers, Tupperware, and the like. She is now giving play bows to come and play with her, so that is excellent progress indeed. Rarely will she play tug, but her favorite thing to do is snuggle with her humans. Lily would thrive in a home with a single person, a couple, or maybe even a single parent with an older child. She needs to be in an environment where she will be loved for who she is and be with someone who is comfortable setting parameters. She would do best as an only pet. If she were the only critter requiring attention, we think she would be fine with a first time Frenchie owner, as long as they understand that she must be kept on a consistent schedule. She will reward her owner with lots and lots of love, and they will be able to smile and laugh at her silly personality.

A fenced yard would be best for Lily because she is having difficulty adjusting to the leash and walks about one block before pancaking and refusing to go on.

She would do well if someone can come home at lunch or have a sitter to come and let her out, and she would probably also adjust well to going to work with her human if it’s a fairly quiet workplace.

Tiger Lily’s foster mom has this to say about her:

"Tiger Lily has a lot of love to give. I think she will blossom in an environment where she can be the center of attention. She is a gentle soul with a quirky personality, and really blossoms when I get her away from all the other critters.

She talks and grumbles and lets you know how her day is going. She lets you know when it is time to eat (she keeps walking to the dog food bin and then comes and gets you. Kinda like Lassie telling you Timmy is in the well!) Lily is very expressive and gives some of the best "face" I have ever seen! I never know what item she is going to claim as her new "treasure" and I am regularly surprised by what I find in her kennel."

If you think Tiger Lily might be the dog for you, put in your application now. She is being fostered in Arkansas and will not be shipped.

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