The lovely Phoenix has made her way to the available page. This adorable, fawn, three-and-a-half-year-old girl came to FBRN when when caring for two dogs became too much for her previous owner. Phoenix came to FBRN with her sister Steffi.

Phoenix loves to be the class clown in her foster home. Most of the time her curiosity gets the better of her as well. She wants to know what you’re doing at all times. Why must she know this you ask? The answer is simple, you could secretly be preparing food or sneaking a snack, and that just won’t do for her since she would love to help you eat it. Phoenix isn’t the type of girl to be all up in your face for attention. If she wants attention, she will simply sit on your lap and use her soulful eyes to stare into yours. This is her way of asking for some ear or chin scratches.

Phoenix is a resource guarder. As you can tell, she is very food motivated, some might even say she is obsessed with food. She has improved meaningfully by being put inside her crate before dinner is given to her. For this reason, small children would not be a good match for her, as she might think the food they have would be worth stealing. She would have no shame in knocking them over and running away with their snacks. Phoenix also does not find cats amusing and should not be in a home with cats. In terms of other dogs, Phoenix should be an only dog, unless she is adopted with her sister Steffi as part of a bonded pair.

While at her foster home, Phoenix found a stuffed chick toy that turned into her favorite. She used the chick for self-soothing until it was compromised…sadly the chick is no longer with her so she would love a replacement. Phoenix will play with small toys by herself. This game usually involves her laying on the floor and throwing the toy around. She has taken a fancy to cow hooves as well.

Phoenix is crate trained and house broken. Don’t tell this young lady, but she seems to have a small bladder. Due to this issue, she benefits from having a very regular schedule. Her current schedule is predictable and if she is not let out, she will have accidents. This little lady also happens to have a taste for her own poop, so should be watched closely when going potty. Phoenix would do best if someone could at least give her a mid-day potty break. Of course, she would love it if someone was home with her all day — there would be more opportunities for you to drop a snack for her!

Phoenix would do best in a home as the only dog, or as one of two dogs if her sister Steffi comes along for the ride. There should be no small children and someone that has experience with Frenchies would be helpful to monitor her breathing. Airways surgery dramatically improved her breathing, but she should still be monitored during exercise. Phoenix could do well as an apartment dog, but that would only be if she is let out on a regular schedule and did not have to wait to potty first thing in the morning. As for the office, she loves people and would love to solicit pets from your coworkers. If adopted with her sister, there is a distance consideration to the twin cities metro area or a short reasonable drive, as Phoenix’s sister Steffi can get anxious on car trips.

Phoenix’s foster mom had this to say about her, “Phoenix is so funny and she is as animated as they come. You will never do anything alone again as she will follow you everywhere. She has been working on going potty outside and if she is kept on task, she will get the job done. However, she becomes easily distracted trying to find things to eat while outside. If she isn’t kept on a potty schedule, she will have accidents in the house. We are getting better at picking up on her signals. She is also now able to enjoy simple things like visiting the local pet store for a puppuccino. Prior to her airway surgery this wasn’t possible as her breathing wouldn’t allow it for her safely. She does need a bit more leash training, but it went much better than I anticipated. She needs to be watched around any visiting young kids as she is so food driven that if they had a cookie in their hand, she wouldn’t be able to contain herself and would go for it. She is learning no, but is easily tempted. She isn’t an in-your-face attention getter, but when she does need some she will ask by sitting on your lap. She does love to nap on the sofa or in her crate. The even better place to nap is her sister Steffi’s crate.”

If you believe that you have the perfect home for Phoenix and possibly even her sister Steffi, then look no further. All you need to do is click on the link below to apply. If you are interested in adopting both together, please fill out an application for each one. After that, be ready to pick one or two of them up should you be selected as their forever home.

FBRN 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.