Hi! My name is Arbor (aka Izzy). I am loving, cute and housetrained (although I am struggling with it during this cold snap). I am learning so much from my foster family. I am learning patience when it is treat time and when to come in from outside. I love to go for walks, but will pull a little when I get excited and want to see or smell something. We went on an adventure to Home Depot and I did great! I did not bark at other people or other dogs in the store.

I appreciate sleeping with my people and I do not hog the bed. I sleep all night and will give you space, but sometimes like to have my body against yours. When you are sitting and watching TV, I will either sit on my doggie bed or lay alongside your lap. I am not a fan of sitting on your lap, but that could change as I learn to trust you. Speaking of trust, I have some trust issues and may seem nervous when I first meet you. I need you to give me a few days to learn to trust and appreciate you will be my people.

I get along with the dogs in my family, but have not learned how to play with them yet. I play with toys and will get extremely excited and ZOOM around the house when you get home! I also get so excited when you get home that I seem vicious, show my teeth (I am smiling!) and nip at you, but that is just my excitement showing. My foster family is teaching me to be excited, but to sit and calm down when I get too excited and want to nip.

I will also alert you to people at the door. That is the Chihuahua in me. I am a great security system!  

I am a slow eater and do not show protectiveness with food or toys. I will show some protectiveness over my people and need to be corrected when that happens. I need some boundaries, but am learning very quickly! I do GREAT in a car. If you give me a blanket or bed in the back seat, I settle in and love the ride.

I would be great as a single dog in the household, but am fine with other dogs. Will you love me and give me my forever home?