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　　Please go to our website at  to find out more about this pet and to submit an adoption application.  Please DO NOT call or email us; all information about current dogs available, adoption donations, vetting, and this specific dog are on our website. We are a non-profit organization and we are completely 100% volunteer run. We DO NOT have a shelter and only approved applicants can make appointments with our foster homes to meet the dogs we have.Our volunteers will not discuss dogs we have available for adoption UNTIL you have an application on file and are approved to adopt.General Notes | Want to adopt this dog?  Please do not email us.  Please fill out the Adoption Application ASAP.  Athena LOVES every person and dog she meets! She loves attention and learning new things. She is a tall and graceful girl who can be both playful and calm when she has time to get her wiggles out. She is working on building up her trust for scary things like car rides and loud noises, but with the perfect person she will find her confidence.Health Notes | Other Dogs | Athena lives with her older foster sister and has really enjoyed having someone to show her the ropes. She loves meeting new dogs on walks and hikes. ‍  Athena likes to make friends everywhere she goes! She's still very much a puppy and will paw at them to try to get them to play.

　　She loves her food and is working on understanding that not every other dog is out to steal her yummy food.  Cats | Unfortuantely Athena and cats will not do well together.Children | Athena has met kids at the park but is currently in a home without then. Foster mom is planning to introduce her to more kids soon.  Training | Athena is well on her way to being a perfect citizen. She responds to "come" and "come here" and will "sit" (she backs way back to sit). She just learned "paw" (or shake) and is quickly working on "down". Her foster mom thinks she has the potential to learn even MORE tricks.   She has lovely manners and doesn't beg for food and is motivated by love more than treats. She's definitely a lover and leaner.   She does well going to the bathroom outside and has only had two accidents in the house...the first was day one after a long plane ride and the second was after a long car ride. Athena free roams when her foster mom is out and has done great!Leash | Right now we are working on not pulling but this lady is SMART cookie! She does great walking in a group especially with another dog but also loves going for runs alone with someone.Activity Level | This gal LOVES fetch!   She would be an amazing running or hiking partner   but also knows when it's time to snooze.  Personality | Athena is such a sweet and goofy girl. She reminds us of a gentle giant mixed with a floppy puppy. She's a little clumsy at times and has some silly quirks like hiding treats.Story | She's between 1-4. Her teeth look pretty pearly white and her puppy-like mannerisms make her seem young. She has some gray fur on her belly and it wouldn't surprise us if she was mixed with some sort of pointer. She loves chasing squirrels and will sometimes lift up one front leg to point.Thank you! | Please reach out if you think you might be Athena's perfect person!

　　 Adoption Donations | Our adoption donations are $425 for dogs 8 weeks to 1 year, $375 for 1-6 years, $325 for dogs 7-10 years, and $175 for 11+ years of age. Purebred dogs regardless of age are $475. These minimum donations help to defer the costs of initial vet care, food, and supplies while in foster care that currently average over $700 per dog).Meeting Dogs | Foster dogs may have meet & greets by appointment to approved applicants only.  To become an approved applicant - please complete the application process.Please know | Available dogs are updated as soon as possible and we do our best to keep it up-to-date, but occasionally dogs shown may become unavailable without notice due to a pending adoption.We encourage you to put in an application even if you don't see your new family member currently, as once you are approved, we can place you on the waiting list for first priority on the selection of the dogs we do bring in. That means you can often meet a dog upon transport arrival and adopt before they even make it to this page!We can not guarantee that a dog you wish to adopt is available by the time your adoption application is submitted, processed, and approved. Your application is good for 90 days from the time of approval for any dog as long as it is a good fit for your family and your lifestyle. December 2, 2022, 9:27 pm

　　If you have any questions or would like to adopt Meeteetse / Athena, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.