MEET UBU!
Available for adoption at Austin Pets Alive!
1 Year Old Chinese Shar-Pei Mix!
Ubu is a bit like a magical creature from a fairytale. His soulful eyes have the power to reach into the hardest heart and fill it with love and compassion. He can make the crankiest person laugh and the grumpiest person smile. And once he finds that equally magical person (or family) who will take the time to gain his trust, he will reward them with enormous riches of love and gratitude.
Ubu has a somewhat mysterious past. We do not know much about his back story, but it seems that he did not have a lot of contact with humans before he came to us. When he first arrived at his foster's home, she could see nothing but two enormous eyes staring out of the blanket. It was clear that he had never worn a collar and was not accustomed to human touch. But even though he was very frightened when he arrived, Ubu was never defensive or aggressive at all. Instead, he responded to each kindness with shy, grateful kisses.
He has made enormous strides in his foster home and continues to show progress every day. He has transformed into a joyful, spirited boy in the home who is learning how to be a puppy again. He loves to play with toys, wrestle with his foster brothers, and chase them around the back yard. He always remembers to kiss his foster mama's hand to say "thank you" when she gives him food or a treat, and he shows his love in myriad sweet and funny ways.
Ubu is learning to walk on a leash, and slowly getting used to the sights and sounds of the outside world. He is crate trained, happy to go into his crate, and can entertain himself with a toy or a bone--but he is still working on his housetraining outside of the crate. He is shy with new people and he needs to go to a home with patient, gentle people who will use only positive training techniques and who understand that, while it may take Ubu a while to feel totally safe, the process of gaining his trust and opening up his world is a profoundly rewarding experience.
Ubu loves other dogs of all sizes, and they help him to feel secure, so he MUST go to a home with at least one other friendly dog. He likes kitties too!
If you need the magic of Ubu in your life, please contact us.
Visit his profile at the Austin Pets Alive! Website:
http://www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/available-dog-details/?ID=19564863#
Email: adopt@austinpetsalive.org
Website: http://www.austinpetsalive.org
Location: 1156 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78703
Phone: 512-961-6519
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/austinpetsalive
Twitter: @austinpetsalive
To find out how you can take Ubu home with you, reply to this ad and an APA! volunteer will be happy to help you! To meet Ubu today, click here to see where he'll be: http://www.austinpetsalive.org/events/daily-dog-locations
And check out APA!'s other available dogs: http://www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/dogs.
All APA! dogs and puppies are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, tested for heartworms (if over 6 months old), microchipped, and have a 30-day health insurance plan.