Update On 11-20-2022 : Macie has found her way back to the available page. She was lovingly surrendered to FBRN so her owner could focus on Macie’s canine brother’s recovery and rehabilitation. Her previous family couldn’t keep the dogs separated and Macie’s attempts at Frenchie wrestling with her brother was not helping his recovery.

Macie is a healthy and active girl! When she first came to us, she had a small tumor removed from her back leg with wide and clean margins. To assist in new lumps forming she takes Benadryl twice a day and Pepcid one a day. Her new family should keep an eye out for new lumps and have them checked by a vet.

Macie gets along with other dogs with proper slow introductions. This may take some time so her new family will need to be very patient. She’s not however a fan of dogs larger than her. She is currently Queen Bee in a kid, cat and dog free home. She’s been around old kids and loves them! Due to her high prey drive she will no be placed in a home with cats no matter how dog savvy or other small pets.

Macie is an avid lizard and frog hunter. She will patrol the perimeter of your house and fence to ensure no unwelcome critters enter your home. If they do, she’ll let you know where they’re hiding. She loves being outside zooming around the yard. She insists her new family has a fenced in yard and it must be a privacy fence. If she can see her neighbors or the street, she feels the need to patrol those areas too for unwanted critters.

All that patrolling and zoomies can make a girl tired! It’s a good thing Macie absolutely loves her crate aka known as her apartment. She puts herself to “bed” when its time for a nap, she relaxes quickly in it when she gets overstimulated from her lizard hunting and when her foster parents go to work, she willingly goes to her crate where she patiently awaits their return. The only time she objects to being in her crate is when you’re outside lizard hunting without her and she has no problem advising you and the rest of the neighbors that she objects to being left out of the fun.

Macie is housebroken, but she does have accidents while she is adjusting to her new environment and training her new subjects what her potty cues are. She will initially need to go out every couple of hours when her family is home, but she is okay to wait in her crate up to 8 hours while her people are at work/school. She would be eternally grateful if midday breaks were apart of her routine, but not required at this time.

You might be wondering about Macie’s personality. She is a curious dog. She always has her nose to ground outside and if you’re in the kitchen she’s right there to clean up any crumbs or scraps that may have fallen on the floor. If there is a man in the house, she will make him her person, but she loves everyone that will pet her and give her belly scratches. Macie would do well with both an experienced owner or a new Frenchie owner, but either one will need to be patient, willingness to work with a trainer if need be and understand that Macie is a special girl that may take a little more time than most to feel secure and safe in her new home.

Macie would do best in a single-story house or one with minimal stairs as she tends to favor the leg she had surgery on (even though the vet checked it and there’s nothing wrong). Macie needs a home that has a secure privacy fenced in yard; to help her do her business and discourage her escape artist tendencies! Macie loves to go for walks even though her leash manners are lacking, and she gets tooinvolved in nature she forgets to potty. She would be willing to earn her keep and go to work with you, but if you’re near the door you should have a way to gate off any entrances and exits to keep her safe.

Macie’s foster mom had this to say about her, “This sweet girl loves to cuddle in her donut bed, get pets and snuggle up in her crate when its time to wind down for the day. She has a ton of energy and is a complete joy to have in our home. She has some quirks that make here even more loveable and she loves being outside when the weather cooperates and isn’t too hot.”

If you think you’re ready for a lizard huntin’ Frenchie to make her way into your home, all you need to do is click on the link and apply for Macie. After that be ready to pick her up should you be selected as her forever home! FHP does not ship dogs as cargo, so adopters are expected to pick up their dogs from their foster family.

FBRN dogs are in foster care in people’s private homes. For the foster families safety, we do not disclose specific locations, and we don’t set up meet and greets prior to applications. For detailed information about the dogs in our care, please read the extensive bios on each dog.