Lucy

MEET LUCY!<br/><br/>LUCY is an adorable 4-year-old, female mixed breed who was transferred to Charley's from an overcrowded shelter in the South. For some reason, her records from the sending shelter say that she is a Labrador retriever mix, but she looks like a Cairn terrier mix us. She weighs approximately 40 lbs.<br/><br/>Lucy is a very shy girl. As a result, she should go to a quiet, adult-only home (no children). It takes her awhile to warm up to new humans. She is also fearful of leashes being put on/over her head. Her new humans will need to make sure that her leash is securely on before opening doors (car or house) to the outside. A slow approach with treats and patience is the way to win Lucy’s trust.<br/><br/>This is what a one of our volunteers said about Lucy:<br/>"Lucy is very timid but cute. It took her a few minutes to take a treat from me. She came to life outside in the yard and went over to say hello to Bubba. She looks like a brown Toto from the Wizard of Oz."<br/><br/>Lucy is noted to get along well with other dogs and would benefit greatly from having another (confident) dog of equal or greater size in residence to help her feel at ease. According to the originating shelter, Lucy plays too rough with dogs that are smaller than she is and should not go to a home with dogs under 30 lbs. As part of the adoption process, any resident dog(s) will be asked to come to the shelter for a meet and greet. <br/><br/>*** Lucy also needs a cat-free home. ***<br/><br/>Lucy is spayed, up-to-date on vaccines, tested negative for heartworm and is on prevention.<br/><br/>This is a sweet girl who will make someone a wonderful companion. <br/><br/>IMPORTANT <br/><br/>As a “southern” dog and due to the high rate of heartworm infection in the warmer climates, it is critical that Lucy be kept on monthly heartworm prevention ALL YEAR LONG not just in the summer months. It takes 6 months for heartworm larva to turn into adult worms that then are visible on a heartworm test. <br/><br/>Monthly prevention will kill any larva. Adoptive parents must commit to this prevention schedule as well as heartworm testing every 6 months for the first year and annually after that.<br/><br/>Heartworm prevention costs about $120 a year. Compare that to treating a dog for heartworm (a deadly disease) an expense of thousands of dollars for a treatment that is dangerous and difficult for the dog.<br/><br/><br/>*** COVID ADOPTION PROTOCOLS ***<br/>1) Please complete and return our adoption application to charleysstrays@yahoo.com prior to arranging a meeting between your family and dog of interest. Link to application below.<br/><br/>Copy & paste into the body of an email, or WORD/text document to complete.<br/><br/>ADOPTION APPLICATION<br/><br/>https://charleysstrays.us/application.htm<br/><br/>2) AFTER the application has been received AND you hear back from Charley’s volunteer, Gabi. Please schedule a time to visit the shelter to meet the dog of interest. 207-426-9482.<br/><br/>3) Although not required, we would appreciate it if you would wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose and social distance while visiting the shelter.

MEET LUCY!

LUCY is an adorable 4-year-old, female mixed breed who was transferred to Charley's from an overcrowded shelter in the South. For some reason, her records from the sending shelter say that she is a Labrador retriever mix, but she looks like a Cairn terrier mix us. She weighs approximately 40 lbs.

Lucy is a very shy girl. As a result, she should go to a quiet, adult-only home (no children). It takes her awhile to warm up to new humans. She is also fearful of leashes being put on/over her head. Her new humans will need to make sure that her leash is securely on before opening doors (car or house) to the outside. A slow approach with treats and patience is the way to win Lucy’s trust.

This is what a one of our volunteers said about Lucy:
"Lucy is very timid but cute. It took her a few minutes to take a treat from me. She came to life outside in the yard and went over to say hello to Bubba. She looks like a brown Toto from the Wizard of Oz."

Lucy is noted to get along wel

MEET LUCY!

LUCY is an adorable 4-year-old, female mixed breed who was transferred to Charley's from an overcrowded shelter in the South. For some reason, her records from the sending shelter say that she is a Labrador retriever mix, but she looks like a Cairn terrier mix us. She weighs approximately 40 lbs.

Lucy is a very shy girl. As a result, she should go to a quiet, adult-only home (no children). It takes her awhile to warm up to new humans. She is also fearful of leashes being put on/over her head. Her new humans will need to make sure that her leash is securely on before opening doors (car or house) to the outside. A slow approach with treats and patience is the way to win Lucy’s trust.

This is what a one of our volunteers said about Lucy:
"Lucy is very timid but cute. It took her a few minutes to take a treat from me. She came to life outside in the yard and went over to say hello to Bubba. She looks like a brown Toto from the Wizard of Oz."

Lucy is noted to get along well with other dogs and would benefit greatly from having another (confident) dog of equal or greater size in residence to help her feel at ease. According to the originating shelter, Lucy plays too rough with dogs that are smaller than she is and should not go to a home with dogs under 30 lbs. As part of the adoption process, any resident dog(s) will be asked to come to the shelter for a meet and