Elsa is sweet and shy girl. She requires a patient adopter who will give her the time and space she needs to adjust and feel safe in her new environment.

Elsa enjoys pets but dislikes being handled and picked up. She prefers to the company of other dogs and her new home must have doggie siblings for her. She has been doing well with house training and will use potty pads.

Like many dogs with her background, Elsa prefers to be a pack dog. For this reason, Elsa's new home must have one or more dogs for her safety and success. Her pack gives her confidence and will help her adjust to her new environment more quickly. Most of the foster dogs from the January hoarding case have the following requirements:

• A house with a securely fenced yard.

  • Most are flight risks and new to collars, leashes, and harnesses.

  • Many of these dogs can climb chain link fences or slip between the slats of other metal fence styles, which means those fence types are not secure for them.

• Several confident dog siblings as they prefer to be a pack dog.

  • Many these dogs must be fed separately from their fur-siblings.

• Patient adopters who allow them time and space to acclimate and socialize to their new environment.

  • This includes the time and space to acclimate to the their new human family members.

  • Many of these dogs do not enjoy being unnecessarily handled or picked up and will be skittish and standoffish until they trust you.

  • The understanding that in some cases, gaining their trust is taking weeks and not days, leading to a longer than average adjustment period.

Note: Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for specific foster dogs.