Sugar Plum

Sugar Plum is a 12-year-old Rat Terrier with a tiny body, a big personality, and a serious love for snuggles. At just 10 pounds, she's happiest curled up in your arms or cozied next to you on the couch. She's a spunky little senior who will absolutely make sure she's included in whatever you're doing (preferably from your lap). This sweet girl has been through a lot, but now that her medical needs are managed, her joyful personality is shining. She is diabetic and requires insulin injections twice a day, which she handles like a pro. She's also mostly blind and has only one eye, so she'll need a little help navigating new spaces--but she learns her environment quickly and even responds to cues like "careful." She also only has a few teeth left, so she'll need wet or softened food for life (which she is VERY enthusiastic about), and often wakes up with her tongue hanging out. Sugar Plum is fully house trained and sleeps peacefully in her playpen at night. She settles well when left alone, especially with a treat or two. She's not much of a barker unless she needs something--like being picked up now, thank you very much--or if meal service is taking too long. She's unfazed by other dogs and cats, mostly because she can't see them, and would do fine sharing a home with calm pets. Don't expect long walks--Sugar Plum is more of a professional lounger. She prefers staying inside, staying warm (sweaters encouraged!), and staying close to her humans. She has plenty of toys in her foster home but no use for them. Sugar Plum is looking for a calm, loving home that will appreciate her quirks and funny spirit. In return, she'll be your daily reminder that the best things really do come in small, slightly sassy packages!

Ideal Home

Sugar Plum would do best in a calm home that will appreciate her quirks and funny spirit. Because of her need for calm roommates, she cannot live with small children (no kids under 13). She prefers staying inside, staying warm (sweaters encouraged!), and staying close to her humans.

Ongoing Health

Sugar Plum is diabetic and requires insulin injections twice a day. She is also mostly blind and has only one eye. She only has a few teeth left, so she will need wet or softened food for life.

Training & Support

Sugar Plum is fully house trained. She settles well when left alone, especially with a treat or two. She's not much of a barker unless she needs something or if meal service is taking too long. She'll need a little help navigating new spaces due to her vision impairment, but she learns her environment quickly and responds to cues.

Application Details:

• Applications start by contacting us through Wags.
• The adoption fee is $250.
• The adoption fee includes spay/neuter, heartworm/Lyme test, all age-appropriate vaccinations (distemper, rabies, and Bordetella), heartworm and flea/tick preventatives, microchip implant (including registration), and a mandatory sales tax of 7.525%.
• Age and breed are based on veterinarian and intake professional's recommendation and not guaranteed as a rescue animal's history is often unknown.

Transporation

Sugar Plum is located near the Twin Cities. We prefer to adopt within a 150-mile radius of the Twin Cities, but will consider up to 250 miles if the foster agrees to travel requirements and staff approval.