Brava's Bio

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Spayed/Neutered
Yes (Spay & Neuter Information) Microchipped
No (Microchipping Information) Nickname(s)
Bruiser Came From
Shelter/Rescue Personality
Catlike couch-potato, very affectionate and cuddly, demanding, stubborn, proud, smart, independent. Can be good with children. Learning not to bite. Favorite Toy
Stuffed squirrel, and stuffed small animal. Dislikes, fears balls and hard or plastic chew toys. Favorite Hobby
Sleeping! Favorite Food
Chicken! She knows the word. Or shrimp. Favorite Treat
Chicken! Shrimp! Favorite Trick
Act CUTE to stay on bed by lying down and rubbing her eyes; likes to stand up and dance for treats. Favorite Place To Sleep
Bed when she can get away with it. Plays at acting CUTE to stay. Her bed is box with sheepskin bed inside. Favorite Place To Play
Indoors after walk; she shows me what she'd do to all those other dogs and people by taking it out on her squirrel. Favorite Place To Walk
Local park. Dislikes walking in the rain or cold. Refuses to go on long walks or uphill. Likes
Chicken! Sleeping! Cuddling! Running! Face nuzzling. Throwing her squirrel around. Probably riding in cars. Dislikes
Strangers while out on walk, and may bite indiscriminately (it's a long training process, MUCH better now.) Having her ears touched. Sudden lifting. Brava's Story & Details
Brava was rescued from a high-kill shelter, I suspect for her biting strangers but she may have been neglected, and may have not been properly socialized when young. She was a year and a half, estimated by her teeth, and going into her first heat when I volunteered to foster her for a week. I fell in love first night. I tried to return her to Wonder Dogs in San Francisco after she bit people, but we both knew she would have been returned to the shelter and killed. So I kept her (for 3 years) and never officially adopted her. I've tried to train her not to be so aggressive on the leash, as best I can. She could use someone with better skills or she'll act different with someone else, as she only does it when I walk her. Since she was slow to place, she's accustomed to being with other dogs and might do well with a larger household besides me. I'm looking for a new home for her, now that she's better socialized, as I may have to move soon.