Lola — Sixty Pounds of Calm, Sweet, Blanket-Burrowing Perfection
We need to tell you about the hops.
When Lola gets really happy — genuinely, can't-contain-it happy — she does these tiny little jumps. Not big, not dramatic, just these small joyful hops that her body produces completely against her will because she simply cannot hold all of the happiness inside. It is the most endearing thing we have ever seen and it will absolutely undo you. Consider this your only warning.
Lola is a five year old blue nose Staffy mix and she is, without exaggeration or creative license, one of the calmest, most genuinely sweet dogs we have ever had the pleasure of fostering. She moves through her days at a pace that can only be described as deeply intentional. Walks, couch time, a strategic nap, more couch time. She has figured out exactly what a good life looks like and she is ready to share it with someone.
She is crate trained and walks into it at night like she invented the concept of a good bedtime routine. She knows sit, stay, off, take it, and her toys by name, and she can high five, which she will absolutely do on request and with full commitment. She communicates when she needs to go outside by whining and pacing — no accidents, no guessing, no drama. She is, frankly, already very well put together.
Now, the fetch situation, because it deserves its own moment. Lola will retrieve the toy. She will bring it back. She will drop it directly in your lap. And then she will watch your hand from the corner of her eye with the focused patience of someone running a long con. The second you reach for it she pounces. Every single time. She invented this game, she has never lost a round, and she is not about to start losing now. It is a whole thing. You will love it.
She is also food motivated in the way that dogs sometimes are when they have not always been fed the way they deserved. She will counter surf if something smells particularly compelling, but the moment you say off she stops. Every time. No attitude, no negotiation, just immediate compliance and a look that suggests she was not doing anything anyway. She is very easy to work with.
At the end of every day — and also in the middle of the day, and honestly whenever the opportunity presents itself — Lola will burrow completely under a blanket and sleep with the conviction of someone who has genuinely earned it. She sleeps through the night and then sleeps some more, and she would very much like a person willing to share their blanket and their couch and their general slow, comfortable life with her indefinitely.
She does need patient, set-up-for-success walks — she is dog reactive on leash, likely from a lack of early socialization, and she does best as the only dog in the home. Continuing her training and keeping up the structure she already responds so beautifully to will take her far.
Lola just needs someone to keep her warm, keep up the good work her foster started, and let her do her little hops in a place that is finally, permanently hers.
That is the whole ask. She has already done the rest.
Adoption is $275, which includes spay/neuter at our vet, vaccines, dewormer, microchip, and clean bill of health. Although we work to potty train all of our dogs, we cannot guarantee full house training before adoption. Regression is a normal part of transitioning to a new home.
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SUKI
Pit Bull Terrier
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Detroit, Michigan
male, medium, baby
Pit Bull Terrier
Detroit, Michigan
