Fonzy Husky & Great Pyrenees Mix Kiowa, OK

Fonzy's Story
-Written by Fonzy, a 14-week-old, 27lb male Husky/Great Pyrenees mix.
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Finding your family should be the happiest time of your life. And for me, it was...at least for a short time. I was an adorable fluffball that my family just had to have. They wanted to cuddle me, they wanted to play with me, and they didn't really think things through. So, as I grew older and became more demanding of their attention...suddenly I was not so cute. It was no longer okay that I was still having potty accidents despite my age. It wasn't okay that I was getting into things, even though I was only doing it because I was bored. They were tired of me and the responsibility. The weird thing is...I could feel it. I could feel their love turn into something else. I could feel their annoyance. I could feel them start to resent me and the extra work I made them. You think that would make me take a step back, but I didn't like it. I wanted things to be okay, so I tried ever harder. To cheer them up. To be a part of their life again. I did not want to be shut out. I didn't understand why they were suddenly so cold to me, but surely this was just a phase? I could...no I would try harder to make them happy.

As it turns out, I got through to them. One day they ended up loading me up in the car and I was so excited. Finally, a road trip. An adventure with my family. This was just what we all needed. I patiently looked out the window while we drove. Then, suddenly...everything changed. They stopped in the middle of the road, opened the door, and tossed me out. I was so stunned I just stood there a second. What the heck had just happened? The sound of the car door closing broke my stupor and I turned around and tried to run back to them. Surely, they hadn't done that on purpose. This was all a mistake. It wasn't. I realized that when they drove off and left me alone. Still, I tried to chase after them. Other cars were coming and going and after a close call, I retreated back into the grass. I had no idea what I was going to do. I ended up venturing back onto the middle of the road when someone saw me and stopped. They were so nice and I needed nice then. So, I let them load me up into their car and take me home with them.

I had some minor scrapes and cuts on me and was a bit rough looking when she brought me home. She helped nurse me back to health and I was with her for about a week. During that time, I started to open up again and become a playful puppy once more. My cuts healed and soon that horrible and cruel day started to fade from memory. Once I was doing better, the lady who rescued me off the street reached out to this rescue me. While she would have loved to keep me, one of her dogs was not the biggest fan of me and it just wasn't the right time. When this rescue heard my story, they welcomed me to their fluffy butt family. I am now living it up in my foster home and am very excited to find my forever family!

I am a playful guy. It is now settling in just how close to death I was that day..and that my owners had put me in that position. I don't ever want to waste a single day though. I want to LIVE. I want to play. I want to chase. I want to play with the other dogs. I want to play with toys. I want to splash around in the water. I want to cuddle with my people. I want to go on walks, and once I am older on hikes. I want to do everything that life offers me, and I want to do it with my family. I am a very big fan of other dogs and will need at least one other playful dog in my new home. That is an absolute must. I feel so much more at ease when they are around and they really help me get my energy out. I am good with cats but I want to play with them. I will give chase, paw at them, bark at them, and beg for them to play with me. I would do fine with them if I had another dog in the home to keep me busy but would be too much for a family that only had cats. I am good with kids, but I love to play. The kids will need to be at least 5+ and be able to keep up with a bigger puppy that loves to play with them.

I am the kind of dog that believes everyone that comes over to my foster home are coming over to see me. I cannot wait to say hello to them because I know it means more pets and love for me! I very much enjoy meeting people when out in public and would make the perfect choice for someone looking for a dog that they can take everywhere with them. I am working on my potty training but am kennel trained. So far, I have not been a big chewer in my foster home. Everything is puppy proofed and there are plenty of toys around, so that definitely helps. I absolutely love having a yard to explore and play in so would not be a candidate for apartment living.

I know that many of you have been waiting to hear if I am a talker or not. Well, I sure am. I will talk to you quite often so my new family definitely needs to be okay with a more vocal dog. As far as barking goes, I don't do it all that often. I am still young though so I am unsure if that will change or not.

My former owners were not ready for the responsibility. So much so, that the only option they saw to get rid of me was to toss me out of the car and drive off. I know not all people are so heartless, but I also know that some people jump in with their hearts instead of thinking everything through. I have already been failed in one of the worst ways possible, so before you apply to adopt me...please make sure that you can keep me forever. That includes you moving, getting a new job, working through things with me if I do something wrong, and never letting me go. I want to be someone's forever, not their until.

If you are an active family that has another playful dog that needs a new brother, please apply to adopt me at
https://www.pyrpawsandfluffytailsrescue.com/adoption-app

Once this app comes in, it will be sent on to my foster family. This is to help ensure that not only am I a good fit for you but that you are also a good fit for me! ?

I am currently residing in Skiatook, OK. If you have fallen in love with me and are out of state, how about a road trip? I won't go on a long transport run, so the only way I am relocating to another state...is if we are in that car together ?

My adoption fee is $300.
That will include two sets of puppy shots and wormings. I will also have had a bordetella. I will be micro-chipped, have a fecal done, be de-wormed, be spayed/neutered, and will be current on heart-worm and flea/tick prevention.
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EPILOGUE
-Below is an excerpt from Fonzy's foster family.

"When we first brought Fonzy home he was very nervous and did not want to let us out of his sight and we thought, “Uh-oh, here’s another one with separation anxiety.” Boy were we wrong, lol. Once this guy figured out that the other 4 legged fur babies in the house were something he could play with he forgot all about us humans. Fonzy absolutely loves to play and be a part of a pack. He’s like, “I was made for this!” And to make things even better he has a big backyard where he can run around and check things out and smell all sorts of new smells and pounce on unsuspecting bugs. He doesn’t even have time for us humans with all of that going on, lol. But don’t worry, after an afternoon of running around and playing hard he will happily rinse himself off in the kiddie pool and make himself nice and clean for you again, that is if he can make it back up to the house without getting distracted by a bug that needs a good pouncing"