Calliope (Calli) Pit Bull Terrier & American Staffordshire Terrier Mix San Francisco, CA

**This dog has a bite record-- Please read below thoroughly before applying!**

Calli was thrown from a truck on a freeway, and immediately afterward was clipped by oncoming traffic. A good samaritan stopped to try to catch her, and once he did he rushed her to an emergency vet where luckily they found she just had superficial scrapes and a bruised lung which would heal on it’s own. Calli's all healed now, and is ready for adoption!

Calli’s background is a mystery, but the vet confirmed she’s about a year old, 42-ish lbs (she should be around 45-46 lbs once she puts on more weight). She’s timid at first with new people, but warms up quickly (especially with women) and easily becomes a velcro, cuddly, dog. She’s young and energetic, and would benefit from a family that can give her a good amount of exercise and basic obedience training.

She needs slow introductions to new dogs, and can be defensive (gives warnings by showing her teeth) if cornered by a pushy unfamiliar dog. If she’s in a home with other dogs, she should be separated at meal times and when she has something high-value. She has gotten into tussles and a fight with her previous foster sibling over chews, and her foster mom was bitten and scratched up in the process of breaking up the fight-- no puncture from the bite, but it did break skin and warranted her label as having a 'bite history'. In her new foster home, she has had zero incidences with the resident dog and humans.

Calli is not kid-tested. She is OK with dog-friendly cats but should be supervised at all times around cats, because she does try to play with them. She will need obedience training and structure in her new home to make sure she matures into a great canine citizen. So far she’s good in her crate overnight and between walks, knows 'place', sit, and 'wait', and is working on her loose leash walking and recall. On walks she only reacts to other dogs if they bark at her, but it's easy to get her attention back on her handler.

If you want to give this sweet girl a second chance at life, apply at harasf.org/application!