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Truffle Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix Billings, MT

  • Young
  • Female
  • Medium
  • Black, White / Cream

About

Coat length
Short
Health
Vaccinations up to date, spayed / neutered, special needs.

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Meet Truffle

Truffle is a pit-mix. We are not sure what the mix is as she is so small. Her name is Truffle because when we first got her into our Rescue she would grunt and snort like a pig. Hence, Truffle, which sounds much better than piggy. The vet is guessing that she is about 6 months. She is pretty small to be that old.

Truffle was picked up in Hardin by Animal Control. Her left front leg had a very weird angle to it. Her other legs are bowed and she didn't have much strength in them. We decided it was best to have her leg removed as it seemed to slow her down. It was removed up to her shoulder. It took her a few weeks to adapt to the missing leg. The first week she feel down more than she stood up. She had to have her large drain removed and run around in t-shirts so it could drain. There is a bit of a pucker where the drain tube was and she will always have that. She seems to like having that side rubbed and massaged. Her hair is finally starting to grow back in that spot. A few weeks of good food and exercise she can keep up with other dogs pretty well.

Surprisingly, she can hop on a couch with the ease of a gazelle. Getting down on her own is not very pretty. Sometimes she ends up sliding down and falling on her face. Then she just sets her self to rights and keeps going. She is a very, very determined little gal. When she gets excited and feels as if you are not paying attention to her she hops up on her back legs, boing, boing, boig. She is crate trained and does not whine about having to go into it at night for bed. If nobody will play with her she will just go in there on her own. She is used to being in there during the day while we are at work. She is darn near potty trained, she has slipped a bit lately. She is good about going to a door if she needs to go out. She loves to chew rawhides and balls and shoes and feet. She has jaws of steel. We are working on training her not to chew on shoes while people are wearing them. She can sit for a treat and look up at you before she gets it. Truffle can be a bit of an alpha girl with other dogs until she gets to know them. She likes to give our dogs and the foster dog kisses. She is a big snuggle bug. She likes to curl up on the couch between 7 and 8pm and snuggle up for a nappers.

Like all girls, Truffle can tend to be a hoarder. If she has one rawhide and there are several others and balls laying around she wants them all. What girl isn't like that with purses and shoes? Her hoard of choice is toys and rawhides.

Cats are an interesting story. She is VERY interested in cats. She barks at them and tries to get to them when she sees them. We have 3 cats who stay away from her. The rare occasions they do come out when she is around she chases them and barks. We do have one cat that has seemed to bond with her. He rubs up against her and lets her sniff him. We think that he comes out to rub against crate while we are at work. If the cat is not running or doing anything else cat like she will try to visit. So as far as a home with cats, it could go either way. She has never tried to hurt them but she is a bit too interested in them.

She likes everyone so chances are she will like kids.

Truffle has had her rabies vaccine, her parvo/distemper shots, vaccinated against kennel cough and wormed twice. Her adoption fee is $150.00 You must have a fenced yard or live in the country.

Miss Truffle will make her debut at Tractor Supply in Laurel on Saturday, May 17th.

If you are interested in Truffle, contact her foster Momma, Bernie, who will be very picky: bernie@onemixedbag.com or 406 672 2513

The first picture is Truffle with her big bandages on. She doesn't need pain medication.

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  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • Young
  • Female