About Me

UPDATE - 16 OCTOBER 2019: Pasha is still looking for her furever home. According to our kennel manager, she is a real sweetheart but needs to be an only dog. She usually tries to avoid other dogs and will snarl if they get in her face. She’s very affectionate with people, loves attention and is fairly low energy. Her new picture with the pumpkins was taken right after she had a bath. UPDATE - 27 AUGUST 2019: Poor Pasha continues to live her life at the kennels. Unlike most of the dogs who love to romp and play in the kennel yard while their kennels are being cleaned, Pasha prefers to find a corner where she can hide from all the action. She is easily overwhelmed by too much activity. She doesn't like others dogs getting in her face. However, she does like human attention. When she is in her kennel, she always comes up to the front to say "hello." She wants to be loved, but the other dogs and their noise can be too much for her. Pasha reminds us of a young child who prefers to go to her bedroom to be alone and read quietly while all the other kids are out playing ball. Pasha is just different, but she is also a very special girl, and we hope to find her a special home soon. UPDATE - 15 JUNE 2019 (from our kennel manager, where Pasha has lived for 7 months): There is something about Pasha. I don’t know if it’s the way she looks at me with that gleam in her eyes or the smile she has when she looks up at me. Maybe it’s the way she dances around me when I show her a little attention. She’s warm and affectionate, unique, a real beauty in her own right. She holds herself with grace and dignity. You need to understand her. She’s a loner and prefers to stand alone, avoiding other dogs if possible but a force to be reckoned if others (dogs) gets in her face. There’s just something about Pasha that is very special, and I hope someday she will find a deserving home. UPDATE - 10 DECEMBER 2018: Pasha is back to looking for a foster home or adopter. She came to the adoption event today and was completely overwhelmed when surrounded by so many other dogs and people. She did not want to be around the other dogs in this setting (barked/snapped at many), so she needs a quiet home with humans who understand she may prefer to be the only dog in the house. She was doing very well in her prior foster home, so we are not sure what set her off - probably too much noise and confusion.

UPDATE - 5 NOVEMBER 2018: Pasha is like a lovely desert flower that blooms with only a little attention and rain. With only a little encouragement, Pasha has left the confines of her crate and is sleeping in the comfy bed out in the living room. She is very laid back and has gotten used to the routine in the house quickly. She is very respectful of the other dogs. Pasha just loves kids, it is always surprising to see how tolerant she is of kids grabbing or yelling. Check the sweet girl out next adoption day!

UPDATE - 30 OCTOBER 2018: Beware! Pasha is a counter surfer par excellence! But she hates yogurt (it was really hard not to laugh at her reaction to it!), in fact her eating habits are far from daring. She loves to rub her forehead on her foster dad's knees or gaze up adoringly at him. Pasha has bonded quickly with her foster brother and sisters, but seems quite independent of them. She has made a little bed in an open crate and there she goes to luxuriate or sleep. Proud to report she has had no potty accidents in the house.

UPDATE - 28 OCTOBER 2018: Pasha went off to a foster home today. Here is what her new foster family has to say after her first day: Pasha came to live at our house today and had a hard day's night. She is currently sleeping in the tiniest bed she could find in the house. Pasha made Chewbacca noises as she reconned her new digs, with a lot of groaning, moaning, and sighing. The only time she barked outright was when she saw a squirrel running across the street. Speaking of which, what is it with all these cars? Pasha likes to ride in them but each time one passed her, she had to stop to consider it. Pasha is a slim girl and is about 17 inches tall. Pasha has pottied while on the leash, and she walks pretty well, with a minimum of bumping into knees or walking in your shoes. Pasha would make an excellent only dog, as we noticed her growling at the more bossy dogs in the house today. Kids appear to be her favorite kind of people. Pasha vaulted up the stairs, even though it appeared to have been maybe her first time doing so. As we learn more about this sweet girl, we will duly report it.

UPDATE - 19 OCTOBER 2018: Pasha joined us at our adoption event on the 13th and found herself a little overwhelmed. She is a sweet girl, but there was probably a little too much action for her at the event. She would run with the other dogs for a bit, but then she would search for a quiet corner where she could take a break. She would do well in quiet home where her people would be patient with her as she adjusts to a new life.

NEW - 4 OCTOBER 2018: Pasha is a 4 to 5-year-old spayed and fully vetted beagle that weighs a little under 30 pounds. She’s a taller beagle. She is friendly and good with other dogs. She was a stray from Amelia County Animal Shelter in Virginia, so her history is unknown. She is available for fostering or adoption.