Tinkerbell (aka Tink, Tinker, Tinky)

foster update: 09.07.07
She lives with 3 cats [maine coon, manx and am. short hair] as well as my 7 mo. pit/lab x, and gets along great with all of them. She knows Sit, stay [to an extent] and we are working on down. she walks better on a leash when she is walking with another dog. Alone she wants to explore and you can get caught standing at bushes, or exploring everyones yards.

She is smart and gets bored easily. She will need to go to a home with either another dog, someone who is home, or LOTS of 'intelligent' dog toys. She loves to chew, I have been giving her 'butcher bones' - basically pig femurs, you can find them at pet people. I try to give her one a week, and keep lots of chew toys handy. When she is bored she digs - she is after all a terrier, or will find something on her own to cut her teeth on.

She is on a diet of Eagle Pack Holistic Large & Giant Puppy and gets Brewers Yeast vitamins everyday.

Shes extremely sweet, with a quiet [so far] disposition. Shes not huge on overly affectionate people and would rather just hang out with you. Affection for her is letting her take a nap sprawled across your lap, or next to you.

She LOVES squeaky toys and will squeak and squeak and squeak. Mostly the latex rubber ones, but stuffed animals with squeaks are not beneath her. :]

intake notes:
Tinkerbell lives in a home with one adult pitbull two kitties and three kids. Shes super friendly and oh so very lovable!!!

She is very active as most pups her age. However she catches on quickly when I let her know shes being too nippy or mouthy.

Here favorite toys are anything she can chew on!

Shes quite the cuddle but!! She is absolutely lovable. She follows me where ever I go. Sleeps with my 4 year old. Chases the cats around the house in a playful manner.

I have a 11 month old female pitbull and they play all day!! She has a passive agressive play style....

She gets along well with my two male kitties. And is indifferent to our snake, tarantula, sulcata tortoise and crested gecko.

The ideal family would be one with other doggies and or children that kahlua can play with!

She is the most beautfiul little girl and would make a great addition to any family.

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Note about puppies: Many people want to adopt pit bull puppies because they feel that, by adopting them younger, there is less chance that they will be aggressive as they get older. While human aggression is not a predisposed standard trait of this breed, a very real likelihood of maturing into canine aggression does exist. Good socialization will certainly help with the aggression that any unsocialized breed might have as they get older. This aggression can be bourne from the fear of the unknown and socialization early and often is the best solution to this. Unfortunately, there is also a component of some pit bulls that is a genetic canine aggression (aggression towards other dogs). This cannot be socialized out and generally does not manifest itself until they reach maturity, which can be anywhere from 6 months to 2 years of age. If you are adopting a puppy to include into a multi-dog family, be aware that, through no fault of his own, this puppy can mature into a dog that might be unpredictable with the other dogs in your family and out in the world. This is not a certainty by any means but something that a responsible pit bull owner should know and be aware of.

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