the Princess
Adopt Ellena
Girl • 7 years old • Sagittarius • Beige • 17kg • Mixed Breed
My story
Ellena was rescued and brought to PACK in 2015 when she was only 8 months old. She’s always been so lovely, companionable, and energetic that everyone fell in love with her right away. Hence our ray of sunshine Ellena has started her journey with us ever since.
Personality
Ellena is very active and affectionate. She could get really excited when she sees someone she's familiar with. When it comes to meeting strangers, she would first observe you from a distance for some time, but once you’ve earned her trust, she would become really attached to you! She's also very expressive and always wears her heart on her sleeve. It takes Ellena longer to adapt to a new environment with her high sensitivity to sounds. Especially when she is left alone without her owner, she tends to be uneasy and shows obvious signs of separation anxiety. Ellena is also possessive of her owner.
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Energy Levels
She needs activities arranged to burn her energy.
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Temperament
Ellena tends to be more timid when going out and meeting new people or other dogs, but she could get super excited when seeing someone she likes.
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Role
Highly sensitive, Ellena tends to be nervous when going out so she would walk slowly and always stay close to her owner.
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Adaptability
With high sensitivity to sounds and the environment, Ellena gets nervous easily and would bark to react. It takes her some time to get comfortable in a new place with a variety of sounds.
Medical History
My health has been checked:
- Spayed/Neutered
- Microchipped
- Vaccinated
- Regular Worming Treatment
My Behavior
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Tolerance Levels
At PACK Academy, we socialize our dogs by exposing them to different stimuli and recording their tolerance levels for each one. These oservations help us understand the dogs better, which then helps us find suitable homes for them.
Strangers
Ellena will keep her distance at first but once you’ve earned her trust she will become attached to you.
Dogs
Ellena tends to be a bit nervous and vigilant when facing other dogs. She also tends to get jealous when sharing her owner with another pet.
Cats
Ellena tends to keep her distance from cats out of unfamiliarity.
Kids
Same with strangers.
Noise
With high sensitivity to sounds, Ellena gets nervous easily and would bark to react. She might need some time to get used to all kinds of sounds.
Touch
Ellena enjoys being pet and massaged!
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Behavior observations
There are some common behavior issues that we see in dogs who have spent a significant amount of time in a shelter. We assess our dogs for these behaviors and provide training plans for adopters to help manage them.
Barking
Tends to relieve her stress by barking and running when excited or anxious.
Seperation Anxiety
Show signs of separation anxiety when left alone, such as staring at doorways.
Aggression
There may be warning behaviors if other unfamiliar dogs approach.
Resource Guarding
No food aggression, will play with toys but no possessive aggression.
Destructive Chewing
There might be destructive chewing behaviors due to separation anxiety.
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Obedience Training
Obedience training is critical for nurturing healthy dog-human relationships and having a well-behaving dog. Our dogs receive basic training at PACK Academy, which provides a foundation for communication between dog and human.
Name
Ellena knows her name and responds when you call her.
Yes & No
Ellena understands “yes” and “no” but may not listen every time.
Potty Trained
Ellena hasn’t had any accidents at home.
Good on Leash
Ellena tends to be nervous when going out so she would walk slowly and always stay close to her owner.
Sit
Ellena understands the command.
Down
Undestands the command but may not always listen.
Stay
Ellena understands “stay” but may not listen every time.
Come
Understands and will come.
Paw
Understands and may offer her paw sometimes.