About this Dog
Taco was born about May 13, 2016 and weighs just a bit over 10 lbs. He is super adorable with those large pointy ears and such a wonderful, portable, size! He is with us because a young lady was renting where the owner decided to turn it into an Air BNB and she was unable to find another place she could afford for her and her dog. Taco is not one of "those" Chihuahuas and was very friendly to us upon first meeting. He is just fine with all the other dogs, but he is mainly human oriented and would be fine living as an only dog. Taco is good on leash and travels fine in cars. We were told that he barks when something beeps in the kitchen but have not been able to duplicate this behavior as yet. Update: So, humans lie about the dogs they are giving up on a routine basis and "barks when something beeps" is a bit of an understatement, but here is the truth about his reactive behavior. Taco pays no attention to normal kitchen noises, but when the smoke alarm goes off (OK, so I'm not the best cook) he sure does bark, but more importantly he nips the legs of the nearby human or other dog! The only other time we've seen this behavior is when there is a huge commotion....let's say if you have a dozen guests and the Bills win a very important game type commotion. We have also seen a small reaction when opening/closing windows and they squeak, but this is very manageable and we correct any reaction and this is fading. Other than this oddity he easily meets new humans and is a really loving, little lap dog, that ADORES us and will also ADORE you! We are also told he is house trained, but want to be sure to stress that we feel most of these tiny dogs struggle with house training and benefit from having a potty floor pad handy for those just in case moments. We are told Taco has been fine around children, but he's soooo small that we don't feel they should be so young as to grab at him, try to pick him up and drop him, or fall on him or....if a smoke alarm goes off. So, here he is in all his adorableness hoping to find another family to LOVE him and this time forever! The Adoption Fee for this dog is $__350.00__. Adoptions fees vary based on adoptability. In general our fees include spay/neuter, all age appropriate vaccines, Home Again micro-chipping & registration, worming & flea control - a "complete" pet. We accept CASH or Visa/Mastercard ONLY. Joyful Rescues has no funding except for our adoption fees and miscellaneous donations. Pet care and vet bills are expensive - you must be ready to take on this financial (as well as emotional) responsibility. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OF AGE TO ADOPT A DOG FROM JOYFUL RESCUES We keep our pet list as up-to-date as possible. As soon as a pet is adopted, it is removed from the list. If a pet is still showing, it is still available for adoption. Can't Adopt Me? SPONSOR ME Look for the Link "Special Instructions to Seller" if you want to note a particular pet
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Adopting a pet can be expensive, and we're trying to help by fundraising for each individual in need of adoption. After verifying the adoption, Taco's new family will receive the funds that their pet has raised.
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For adoptions in which nokillnetwork.org was the matchmaker and we have contact information for both parties, we make every effort to contact the adopting family. For adoptions that were not facilitated by nokillnetwork.org, we still encourage the adopting family to claim the contribution by submitting the necessary information.
The adopting family is the only party eligible to receive the contribution. The adopting family will be required to provide proof of adoption between 4-6 weeks after adoption. This is to ensure that the home is a good match and Taco was not returned. After we have verified the adoption, Taco’s balance will be sent to the adopting family. Our staff provides instructions and help throughout this process.
We want the Taco’s balance to go to the adopting family as a way to say thank you for providing a loving home and to help with pet care expenses. In the unfortunate event we cannot contact them and verify the adoption, Taco’s balance will remain in our general fund. This fund may be used to match contributions made to other adoptable pets, incentify other adoption-related actions, promote our mission, or support the operating expenses of nokillnetwork.org. If you would like to make a direct contribution to nokillnetwork.org to help us help other pets in need, you can go here. We appreciate your generosity and help!
Contribute to Taco's Stash!
100% of Taco's balance will be sent to whoever adopts Taco.
About this Dog
Taco was born about May 13, 2016 and weighs just a bit over 10 lbs. He is super adorable with those large pointy ears and such a wonderful, portable, size! He is with us because a young lady was renting where the owner decided to turn it into an Air BNB and she was unable to find another place she could afford for her and her dog. Taco is not one of "those" Chihuahuas and was very friendly to us upon first meeting. He is just fine with all the other dogs, but he is mainly human oriented and would be fine living as an only dog. Taco is good on leash and travels fine in cars. We were told that he barks when something beeps in the kitchen but have not been able to duplicate this behavior as yet. Update: So, humans lie about the dogs they are giving up on a routine basis and "barks when something beeps" is a bit of an understatement, but here is the truth about his reactive behavior. Taco pays no attention to normal kitchen noises, but when the smoke alarm goes off (OK, so I'm not the best cook) he sure does bark, but more importantly he nips the legs of the nearby human or other dog! The only other time we've seen this behavior is when there is a huge commotion....let's say if you have a dozen guests and the Bills win a very important game type commotion. We have also seen a small reaction when opening/closing windows and they squeak, but this is very manageable and we correct any reaction and this is fading. Other than this oddity he easily meets new humans and is a really loving, little lap dog, that ADORES us and will also ADORE you! We are also told he is house trained, but want to be sure to stress that we feel most of these tiny dogs struggle with house training and benefit from having a potty floor pad handy for those just in case moments. We are told Taco has been fine around children, but he's soooo small that we don't feel they should be so young as to grab at him, try to pick him up and drop him, or fall on him or....if a smoke alarm goes off. So, here he is in all his adorableness hoping to find another family to LOVE him and this time forever! The Adoption Fee for this dog is $__350.00__. Adoptions fees vary based on adoptability. In general our fees include spay/neuter, all age appropriate vaccines, Home Again micro-chipping & registration, worming & flea control - a "complete" pet. We accept CASH or Visa/Mastercard ONLY. Joyful Rescues has no funding except for our adoption fees and miscellaneous donations. Pet care and vet bills are expensive - you must be ready to take on this financial (as well as emotional) responsibility. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OF AGE TO ADOPT A DOG FROM JOYFUL RESCUES We keep our pet list as up-to-date as possible. As soon as a pet is adopted, it is removed from the list. If a pet is still showing, it is still available for adoption. Can't Adopt Me? SPONSOR ME Look for the Link "Special Instructions to Seller" if you want to note a particular pet
