#AdoptDraxAndMia

Drax and Mia are absolute sweethearts! These babes are super easy to care for.  A decent sized yard, doggy door, and couch cuddles will make them pretty content! Throw in a couple car rides and a few walks a week and you will win them over heart and soul!

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The Details: 

Breed: 100% American Pit Bull Terrier

              (so say Embark test results)

Age: 5 years 

DOB: February 6, 2019 

Gender: 1 Male, 1 Female 

Size: Large (Mia 85lbs, Drax 110lbs) 

Color: Gorgeous 

Hair: Short

Spayed & Neutered, Vaccinations UTD

House trained 

Transport available to any of the 48! 

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****Bonded pair****

Must be adopted together. 

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Transition:

Drax and Mia came to us in May 2021. They had only been in the shelter for a couple of weeks and quickly re-acclimated to living in a house and they love it!

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Mia has a happy and playful personality.  She loves everyone (including kids!).  That chunky monkey will take belly rubs from anyone! She is a little tank that isn't afraid of anything. 

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Drax is a bit more reserved in the beginning but loves getting the pets. Once you are in his circle, you are golden. He will give a low growl warning if someone approaches (particularly male) that he's not feeling, but Drax has never snapped, or been aggressive to anyone the whole time we've had him. 

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A day in the life... 

They will acclimate to your hours. Currently, we weekday rise around 0530/0600, and tuck in around 2230; weekends we sleep in until 0730 or so before they wake us for breakfast. 

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We get up in the morning to Drax whining because he's awake and wants us to be.  Then we're greeted by his Chewbacca imitation (it's hilarious) letting us know how excited he is that we are up. They get their breakfast and then go outside. Part of our morning routine is pupper snuggles.  Yes, I know, but we can have morning snuggle time if we want!

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FYI - If for some reason we have to skip morning snuggles, I will hear about it.  There will be whining, confused looks, and I will feel massive guilt. 

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This is the part of the day where the pups recognize if it's a work day or not. When I'm in gym/casual clothes, they cry and want to go with us, if I'm dressed for work, they lay on the couch and couldn't care less if I am leaving. 

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We have cameras in the house so I can check on them while we are at work.  Spoiler alert - they sleep most of the day! They do entertain themselves while we are gone. Sometimes this means our foot stool or area rug is moved when we come home.  There has been soooome damage done while we are out. Stuffies, any paper/notbooks/magazine on the coffee table, their beds, a couch cushion or three.  

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Their favorite toys are their bones. We get them big bones with some trimming still on them. Long after finishing off the trimming they still enjoy chewing on the bones.  I've yet to see a stuffy or squeaky that will survive them. Ha! 

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The highlight of the day is coming home to these babes.  They are thrilled to see us! Mia does this thing where she jumps a little but not much and snaps her mouth in the air like she's trying to catch a fly. (she doesn't ever bite, it's just her way of showing excitement).  Drax happy whines and good-boy sits so I can give him loves. 

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We feed them supper (usually a 12 hour gap from AM feed) and chill together in the evenings.  

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They sleep in the living room on the couch. When we had beds for them, we brought them in the bedroom at night but we started leaving the door and letting them choose. We've never let them on our bed, not because we mind, but we don't know what their forever family will choose. (This was supposed to be the rule with the couch too, but I couldn't stick with that one.)  

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Exercise & Outings: 

 

The LOVE going on walks. They get super excited when they see the harnesses coming out because they know it's either walk or car ride and they love both.  

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Getting on harnesses was a bit tough in the beginning (from their excitement) but they have learned that if they sit still, we get out the door faster.  Winning! 

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Sometimes we go for walks in the evening (depending on the weather). I don't mind walking them alone at night because NO ONE approaches me when I have them. 

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They do great on car rides. Really great! Except for the farts. Whew! Prepare to roll down the windows! What? I can be honest here, right? I mean, if you're planning to being these pups into your family, you should know it all! 

 

Other random bits: 

As for their diet, they both gained a few or more pounds since their arrival.  We're putting them on a diet now. They are going from 6 oz to 4 oz dry kibble with a tablespoon of wet food both in the morning and evening.  We use about one bag 34lb bag of Purina Pro dog food a month. We feed them at the same time and in separate bowls/crates but they don't have food aggression with each other but they aren't fans of any other animals near their. food.  Occasionally they get a bit growly with each other but they sort it out alright. It's just a sibling thing - they always get over it.  

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They will eliminate mole from the yard! Though they will leave trenches from digging them up.  

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Drax occasionally gets an allergic reaction to an unknown source in our yard. A home-administered shot will fix him up! (Exploring preventive allergy meds and will update). 

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They love big sounds like thunder and fireworks.  Oh - caution there - Mia WILL try to eat fireworks and she will plow you over trying to get to them. 

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They love looking out the front windows and watching the neighborhood. 

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Ideal fur-ever home: 

Drax and Mia need a house with love, a yard, and a doggy door.  Having  family that will take them on walks and car rides would be fantastic. 

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They can be left alone for a work day if you're 9-5 it in the office, but they need access to go in/out. At their first home, they were in the yard all day and Mia would dig out of the yard, but she's never done it here. I conclude it is b/c she can choose in or out.  

Drax and Mia LOVE to be around their humans, they do pretty well out in public to events etc. The more often you go, the better they will acclimate. At first, there will be pulling, to see and smell, but they get in the groove fairly quickly.

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Kid are acceptable, but not required. (We currently have 8 & 10 year old girls in the home). Their first home had three kids, no issues with the children were reported when they were surrendered.

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No cats. Like for real.  They will not live in harmony with a feline.  Do not pass go - do not collet $200. 

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They tolerate other dogs when they visit but constantly sniff. I DO think they could acclimate to other dogs, but it's GOT to be the right energy and introduction. Ideally, they will be your main-fur-characters. 

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Their backstory:

Mia and Drax were adopted together as puppies.  They grew up in a home with three children and their grown ups.  They were surrendered so we could find them a family that had more space and time for them. Their family said their yard was too small, and Mia kept getting out. They had to be away extra long hours for work and school activities too. Since they didn't have a doggy door, the pups had to be outside unless the weather was extreme. It's a tough decision to surrender a fur-family member. We'll keep them comfortable here until we find just the right home for them. Will it be you? 

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To submit an application to welcome Drax & Mia to your home, click here.