Annabelle English Bulldog Rochester, NY

ANNABELLE is a two year old spayed bulldog/bully mix. She is a little tank weighing around 40lbs, with a short and stocky build. Her tongue is slightly too large for her mouth and adorably sticks out most of the time. She loves her people and is up for a good game of tug anytime.

She was a local surrender and is recovering wonderfully from her recent emergency spay and her goofy personality is showing. She loves affection, toys, bones, and snuggles. Her doggie purrs and cheek flutters will melt your heart. She is crate and potty trained. She has some separation anxiety, so short crate periods are helping her through that.

Annabelle seems a little unsure how to act with other dogs but she is learning quickly. She does well with the male Frenchie in her foster home but is unsure about the larger female dog in the household. Her foster family is taking things slow with dog socializing, and letting her gain confidence. She currently resource guards from other dogs so it is very important that no toys, bowls, or bones are left out if dogs or kids are around. She must be fed in her own area as well. She is okay with humans being near "her things" although she gets tense if you try to take a toy away. She is working on trading for something better so that she learns it's a good thing to let humans take things. She's becoming very receptive to this.

Due to her resource guarding it is probably best that she finds a home where she is the only dog. Although, the right dog and experienced owner(s) will be considered. Due to her high prey drive, she should not live with young children or cats. She shows signs of wanting to chase kids playing in the yard because it excites her. These behaviors will likely improve with time and training. She will absolutely thrive with a training program immediately - she is incredibly smart and wants to please. She would excel as a sporting dog with her strength and athleticism... yes she's an athletic bulldog!

If you are looking for a super special sidekick with tons of potential, please consider meeting this awesome girl.

Adoption fee INCLUDES: all vetting to age (including deworming, flea & tick etc), spay/neuter and microchip (if the dog is under 6 months alter and chip will occur by ~7 months covered in full at our clinic or reimbursed partially at a vet of your choosing). If the dog is older than 6 months and not yet altered, we will schedule ASAP (normally within 30 days) at our clinic . We also provide as an incentive a $60 rebate for completion of positive-based training classes. Adoption also includes lifetime support of the rescue.

Please fill out an APPLICATION here for consideration: www.tinyurl.com/appshdr (copy and paste link into browser window if link is not active in your browser).

We do most application processing virtually and dog meets will be individually by appointment with ONLY APPROVED APPLICANTS. We are not a shelter and are completely volunteer foster-based, so there is no central place to come see all of the dogs available.

PLEASE NOTE: If a dog is listed as Adoptable, he or she is still available at that time. Also, our adoption area is within a several hour radius of us in Rochester, NY (NOT including Canada for puppies who haven’t yet gotten their rabies shot - sorry! They need rabies vaccination to cross the border.)