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Wheaton Terrier Mix Ready for Adoption

The 8-year-old female is full of "love and affection" and available through Angels Among Us Pet Rescue.

 Meet "Rolo"....or, as we call her, "Rowen." You see, Rolo or Rowen is a female Wheaton Terrier mix who is approximately 8 years old and weighs in at 30 pounds of sheer love and affection!  

Rowen is up to date on all her shots and medicines; was recently spayed and microchipped, and is currently on prevention medicines as well as medication for her thyroid.  She is crate-trained and totally loves her "crate cave" as we refer to it as sweet Rowen will sometime voluntarily go into the open gate and take a nap or even spend the night in her little cozy crate. 

She is a very good girl about barking and/or alerting her humans when it's time to go outside and "take care of her business."  This precious girl had an awful, rough start in life and was scheduled to be put down before Angels Among Us Pet Rescue rescued her from a suburban Atlanta shelter. 

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At the time she was pulled, precious Rowen was found to be emaciated down to skin and bones, blind and sick from three very serious eye problems - all of them extremely painful.  She also required immediate treatment for a low thyroid problem.  In addition to her health conditions, Rowen was severely matted and it was obvious she had been neglected for quite some time before being dumped at the shelter and left to die.  

But the great news is this girl has come so far in terms of better health!  All her mats are gone and her hair is now silky and clean and beautiful!  This girl, even though she has some years on her, still has lots of good years ahead of her, thanks to the vets and Angels Rescue, and a very caring couple who are her foster family. 

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She loves to go on walks where she sports her excellent skills at walking on leash, and she adores being petted and loved on - this girl is just happy and content to be near her humans, and to know she is safe, loved and adored each day of her life. 

She gives back just as much love and affection as she gets...maybe even more!  She is a content, very sweet girl who just wants a family to love her, and one she can love back with equal affection.  

Rolo/Rowen would be an ideal companion dog for an "empty nest" couple, or a retired couple who are still active, or even someone who works mostly from home.  She would be very happy to just sit with her owners and be a true companion dog. 

We also feel Rowen would make an excellent therapy dog to take to visit in hospital or extended stay, retirement homes, as she is very calm, loving, and adores pets, hugs and being loved on.  We would also recommend her owners have a fenced-in, secure yard so she would not wander out by accident and become lost. 

It doesn't take much at all to make this girl happy: food, a good place to sleep, lots of affection and a loving, willing, patient heart and open arms to let her know she's "finally home."  Are you Rowen's special someone and the heart she's longing for?  

If you'd like to meet Rowen or find out more about her, you may contact her foster mom, Dawn, by email at visionteacher@aol.com, or you may contact Angels Among Us Pet Rescue directly via email at info@angelsrescue.org

To see more animals up for adoption through Angels Among Us, please visit their website at www.angelsrescue.org/adoptables, and please like and follow their page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/angelsrescue.

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