Things to know about Dixie:

•   No small children.

Dixie is an adorable and sweet-natured 9-year-old dachshund mix with a short black and tan coat. She weighs approximately18 pounds. Dixie is house trained. She does not use a crate in her foster’s home and is allowed to free roam when no one is home. She needs to be taken outside every 4 to 6 hours for potty breaks.

Dixie’s favorite activity is snuggling on the couch. She would love to have a yard in her new home. But, she doesn’t require much exercise, and would be happy with walks on her leash around the neighborhood. Dixie is always happy to jump in the car and travel wherever her humans want to go.

Dixie loves people. But, she cannot go to a home with small active children. They frighten her and she gets nervous when they are around. She will be fine in a home with respectful preteens and teenagers. She gets along with the other dogs in her foster’s home. Although Dixie barks to alert her people when strangers come to the door, she is not a vocal dog and will be fine living in a home with shared walls including apartments and townhouses.

When we asked her foster mom what she likes most about Dixie, she said, “Her snuggles. She’s very loving and well behaved, She’s the perfect dog. Dixie has had many litters of puppies in her life. She deserves to live out the rest of it in comfort with a family that loves her.”

Dixie is currently living in Newland, NC with her foster mom Charlotte. For additional information, please contact her at cmixon58@gmail.com. If you would like to adopt Dixie, please complete an adoption application form by clicking on https:// www.littlepawsdr.org/adoption/adoption-applications/.

The adoption fee for Dixie is $200.00 If the dog is adopted over a state line, there will be an additional charge for a health certificate (required by law) of anywhere between $45.00 and $100.00. The amount depends upon what the veterinarian charges LPDR.

Transportation Help: If you see a dog that is a match for your family a LPDR volunteer transport may be arranged to bring the dog to you. However, some of our dogs have distance restrictions and need to be adopted within a specific number of miles from their foster homes. We ’ ll inform you if the dog you ’ ve applied for is not able to travel long distances by car. A paid transport can also be arranged for any dog that does not have travel restrictions.

Dogs adopted in New England are subject to additional rules and regulations by state departments of agriculture that may include a short stay in quarantine. Complying with these regulations is expensive for our rescue and some dogs going to New England states may be charged an additional $175.00 to cover costs of compliance.