How I Arrived At NHS: I am a transfer from Safe Hands Rescue. It was found that I had heartworm so while going thru treatment, I am spending time in a foster home.
Notes from my foster mom: Tillie is a medium sized mixed breed dog. She has done very well in treatment for heartworm and is now allowed normal activity. Tillie is slow to warm up to people (especially men) but give her a little time and she's a warm and loving dog. She's very intelligent and will be a great dog to do training classes with (which are recommended). Tillie looks to you for direction and needs to understand what's expected of her. She likes to please and is motivated by food, which makes her very open to training. One foster that she spent a long weekend with thinks that she would be great to train in agility because she's happiest with a job.
She is housebroken and has gone up to 7 hours in a kennel without an accident. Tillie is high energy and would do well as an only dog in an active family.
Tillie will be a great companion for an active person/family that loves all things outdoors as she loves to be on adventures with you.
Good With Kids: not small children due to her mouthiness but possibly teenagers.
Good With Cats: no, has a strong prey drive for smaller animals
Good With Dogs: no, resource guards and becomes the alpha in the house.
Between 9 and 10 months post-treatment (12/25 & 1/26), Adopter's should call Northwoods at (651) 982.0240 to schedule a heartworm retest at no cost to the adopters. If the test is negative, no further treatment is required. If the test is positive, we will consult our Veterinarian and any treatment will be covered by Northwoods Humane Society. This is the responsibility of the Adopter to call Northwoods. If the call is not completed between 9 and 10 months post treatment, the Adopter assumes all responsibility for any future treatment.
All the dogs at Northwoods Humane Society have had a basic exam by NHS veterinary staff. They have been microchipped, tested for Heartworm (if over 6 months of age), had at least their first distemper combo vaccination (2nd if here longer), dewormed with a general dewormer, and had a flea and tick treatment applied if applicable. All the dogs will be spayed or neutered before they are adopted to their new permanent homes. Visual breed identification in dogs is unreliable, so for most of the dogs we are only guessing at predominant breed or breed mix.
