Poppy

About Poppy (Poodle) in Cuba

Poppy is waiting for you at Joyful Rescues, Inc. in Cuba, NY 14727. Update: Poppy is over a year old and has been here since just a pup and although she loves all us humans from a distance she doesn't care to be touched and if cornered, will nip. It is very unusual for us to decide to make a dog so young a Joyful sanctuary pet but that is what we've decided to do for Poppy. She is amazing with all the other dogs, she comes when called and acts just like a normal dog until someone tries to touch her. The most touch she's welcome has been on her own terms and she will give a quick lick of a hand to the humans here with it on her terms and she will lie against Joye's legs, but still no touchy, touchy. If by some miracle this girls turns around with time we will alter her description. Poppy was born about May 15, 2025 and will likely top out about 25 lbs. This girl came to us as an 8 week old puppy that a breeder couldn't sell because she had a "bit" of an attitude. A concerned person knew of this and took Poppy home to try to find a home for her but things weren't going very well with her "attitude" and this person gave us a call the day before she had an appointment for behavior euthanasia. Joyful does love a challenge now and then so we were glad to give her a soft place to fall. We will never understand what happened to this baby to make her so protective around humans when she was so fantastic with all the other dogs. Could the behavior been caused organically??? It's been several months now and we are just getting her on line because one of us can touch her now. Yes, just one of us and it is always on her terms. She can be sleeping next to the person (me) and I can pet her face, her body, legs and fondle her adorable little paws. She will wake sometimes and look at me as if to say "if you must" and then falls back asleep. She adores rough housing with the other dogs and when I reach out and touch her unexpectantly when doing so you'd think had got