Home to Home: Jazmin
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
By: Animal Friends

A young and playful black Lab

Meet our Jazmin. That's right, no "e" at the end. AKA Jazzy-girl, Jazmina, and the list goes on.  We found this sweet girl back in Sept., abondoned and starving in a junk yard so we decided to take her home. The photo above was taken on Jazmin's first day home with us. We took her to the vet and got her all fixed up. She has gained the weight she needed, has a shiny black coat, is spayed and housebroken, and has turned into the beautiful girl we knew she was.

We have tried finding a home for her before, but then stopped trying so hard because we love her so much. The only problem we are running into is Jazz is only about a year or 2 old and, like most labs, has a lot of energy and LOVES to play!  We have 2 Puggles and after we brought her home they were fine, but after Jazz got comfortable she started wanting to rough house with our pups. This would be fine if they were those kind of dogs, but they more or less would rather play on their own terms and cuddle up with you so they tend to get very annoyed by this. We have noticed this behavior has started to make our dogs show more aggression towards Jasmin and since we want to avoid any problems, we feel that she needs a home where she can be free to be the only pet of the house and get all the attention. We also have 2 cats that she likes to chase, but has never tried hurting. 

Since Jasmin was a stray she has never had to share anything before so she does get protective of her food and toys. Same goes for toys and bones, so we recommend keeping her out of a home with young children. We make a trade-off to get something off of her, but if you have a big rope toy she will happily play tug with you, fetch balls, and swing around her toys.  I know with some training she would be flawless!

Jasmin thinks she's 10lbs. and loves to crawl on your lap, lay on top of you on the couch, and cuddle with you in bed. It breaks my heart to have to let her go. She will thrive in an environment where someone could give her the love that we do, but without being put in uncomfortable situations with other animals.  We just want her to be happy. 

If you are an active person ready to love our special girl, please contact me as soon as possible. *Jazmin must live indoors only.* Fenced in yards are a plus.

Thank you so much for opening up your home and heart.

If you can help, write to Bethany Burke at bburke910@yahoo.com.