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Beckham’s Story

Beckham came into the SNAFU Rescue via a breeder release. Her breeder wanted her to be placed in a loving home and spend the rest of her years being a spoiled pet.

Beckham is a sweet but timid, smart, active yet calm little Frenchie girl.  She takes a cautious approach to life as she is still building her confidence in her foster home. Beckham requires a little bit of time to warm up to new people/environments before she is comfortable sharing the same space with them but once you are in her radius she is all in!  She prefers to stay close to her humans but once the human-to-dog ratio increases she tends to get a bit unsettled.  Becks (as she is affectionately referred to in her foster home) happy place is in the presence of her people and around her furry friends!  She takes to sniffing around and loves to get her foster bros to play with her.  Although she is an overall reserved dog with a mellow temperament, she will partake in LOTS of play with her foster siblings (she will gently initiate the play). Becks has a lot of play-type energy and tries to get her furry friends to engage in some playtime.  Playtime is the BEST time.  She will stop at nothing to display her outgoing/active personality with her furry friends.  Becks enjoys all toys but has an affinity towards the harder, more durable toys.  She will insist on nibbling on them whilst passing the time until she is ready to start the playtime party again.  She really is such a happy dog around those she loves the most. She has such a curious personality and insists on investigating her surroundings and all the perimeters in the home and outdoors.  Becks is still learning the joys of pet life and can be apprehensive around new people/situations, she requires a patient, low-key/calm, and understanding family that can help her build confidence in a new environment and around strangers.  She will also need a family who is willing to spend extra time with her, provide the space she requires, offer her ongoing patience, and introduce her slowly to new things to build her confidence.  Becks currently lives with several furry foster siblings and enjoys interacting with them.  She likes all of them and gets along with them and her confidence shines when in their presence.  Becks is experiencing a big change and because of that, she needs consistent leadership, and positive reinforcement to help her learn proper dog manners in her adoptive home.  She seems to get along well with every human she meets after warming up to them.  Becks can be shy at first but can easily be won over with some time.  Due to her overall calm, sweet yet passive disposition, we think she would do best in a home that has dog-savvy, calm, gentle children of any age.  She has spent time with a VERY young child and was gentle, kind, and patient.  Slow introductions and supervision around children are a must to be sure they and she are kept safe.  She is slowly learning manners and we believe should benefit from a balanced, playful fur buddy in her adoptive home.  This is NOT optional for Becks,  she thrives around other dogs and would excel in a home that has a buddy for her to emulate and learn what pet life is all about.  

Beckham’s foster family happily reports she is making great strides in potty training when kept on a consistent schedule and when taken out with the other resident dogs.  Although she is still working on perfecting the potty training game, she is making progress every day!  She will greatly benefit from a signal for potty.  Her adoptive family must be willing to continue to keep her on a regular and consistent schedule to help with potty training in her new home.  Beckham is completely crate-trained (when offered a yummy treat) and only is crated when her foster family is away from the home.  For her safety, we recommend a similar crating arrangement when her people happen to be away from the home.  She does not know danger and is still learning what is expected of her inside the home.  

Medically, Beckham seems to be in great health!  She has been spayed, updated on vaccinations/dewormings, heartworm tested, and has been given the okay to adopt by our veterinarian. 

Beckham would be happiest in a house with a fenced yard (as opposed to a multiple-floor, shared-walled apartment-style dwelling with no yard) because she is still potty training, and also loves to roam and explore the yard with her best friends in tow. An apartment-style home would be okay for her ONLY IF there was an adjacent quick-to-access fenced-in area that would allow Becks to head outside when needed.  She is leashed trained so if a fenced-in area is not available she would be comfortable leashed up and secured with a harness for some outside time.  Becks has mastered the stairs (Olympic style) so a multi-level home would be okay for her!  Ideally, Beckham is searching for a family that has a work-from-home or stay-at-home parent (one that is not gone a lot during the day) however we do think she is a candidate for an office environment as she loves being around her people all day!  Beckham has been spoiled by a stay-at-home foster mom.  Cannot stay at home or take her to the office, that is okay! Beckham will be completely happy sleeping a few hours away in her crate as long as she has a fur buddy to keep her company and a soft blanket to rest her precious head on.  Again, Beckham is still learning the ways of pet life, and learning to trust, and needs a family (and a dog best friend) to help build her confidence.  She would love a family that can offer her companionship, and a home to help her overcome the timidness towards larger groups of people.  She has made tremendous daily improvements and just needs a little extra patience as she learns how to “pet”. Beckham is coming out of her shell more and more every day!  She has TONS of love to give, thinks dog friends are the best friends, and will make a loyal and loving companion.  Becks is such a little doll that has come such a long way and is eager to let her personality shine!  

If you feel like your family might be the perfect forever home for Beckham, please submit an adoption application for her today!!