74-pound Senior Foster Dog Thinks She's A Chihuahua

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74-pound senior dog who thinks she's a chihuahua needs a home. We talked to his foster mom about taking her to In-And-Out for a special treat and what type of home she'd do best in!

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00:00I'm here for my mystery mutt.

00:01You're here for your mystery mutt?

00:03OK, well, we have definitely picked

00:05our favorite mutt for you.

00:06Turn around and close your eyes.

00:08This was my first time going in knowing nothing about the dog,

00:11none of their background.

00:13And this is Sunday.

00:15They surprised me with a 74-pound retriever

00:18mix named Sunday.

00:19Oh, you're so big and fluffy.

00:22You want to come home with us?

00:23I was shocked because that's the largest

00:25dog that I've ever fostered.

00:27I was super excited to try something new.

00:29Bye, Sunday!

00:30Bye, Lisa!

00:32The Muttville staff let me know that Sunday

00:34was a 12-year-old retriever.

00:36She had come from another shelter in the area

00:38where she was surrendered after her owner passed away.

00:42So I knew that she had had a rough couple of weeks.

00:45She was really ready to go into a foster home

00:48and just really be loved.

00:50Although she's 74 pounds, she thinks she's a chihuahua.

00:54She is just the sweetest soul.

00:56We have three senior chihuahuas.

00:58And she was so sweet and gentle with them.

01:02Are you a good dog?

01:03There is still such a stigma around senior dogs

01:07that they're just old and have health issues.

01:09Senior dogs need love, too.

01:11They have so much love to give.

01:13And a lot of times, senior dogs are the first to be euthanized

01:17just to make space.

01:24After three weeks of fostering Sunday,

01:27she did spend some time in a home with a family.

01:30And we found that she does amazing with kids.

01:38She would greet the kids every day after school

01:40with a huge smile on her face.

01:42She absolutely loves children of all ages

01:45and does really well with them.

01:51She's just such a lover.

01:52We did find that Sunday would not

01:54do well in a home with cats.

01:56Cats are not her favorite.

01:58So she would do best in a home with just dogs, no cats.

02:01But she would be great in a lot of different environments.

02:06As long as she has humans to love, she's going to be happy.

02:10We did discover that Sunday has some health issues.

02:13But she just has to take some pills every day.

02:15And it's really easy.

02:17She takes them no problem.

02:19Because we've been trying to find an adopter for her

02:21with no luck so far, we wanted to do something super special.

02:25So we took her on a little in-and-out trip.

02:33Wow, look what I got you.

02:36And of course, she absolutely loved it.

02:40Sunday deserves the best family that's

02:43going to spoil her every single day

02:46and just help her live her best life.

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