12/08/2026
🩷💛💜 FOSTER CARE SORTED - THANK YOU TO HER NEW FOSTER MUM AND EVERYONE WHO SHARED - MALI WILL BE SAFE WITH US🩷💛💜
SUPER URGENT CARE NEEDED FOR MALI! 💔
We have only ONE WEEK to find very shy Mali 🌸 an experienced foster home. 🏠
She is an itty bitty, 17kg staff x, who is urgent need of somewhere to go by the 20th!!The deadline cannot be extended and she will not cope in kennels.
Mali is an extremely anxious dog with new people, but is particularly scared of men.
We have spent time with Mail and she will bond closely with a calm, patient and consistent female carer, that is confident with dogs.
We prefer this is be female only, but will consider a home where there is a gentle male present. However the primary carer needs to be female and both people need to allow her to set the pace. It is important that Mali is given time and space to decompress in the new home, so she isn’t put under pressure or flooded. ✅
Sorry no kids please. ❌
Sadly Mali’s one safe person in this world, her beautiful mum, has gone into full time care and her dad is moving to a retirement home. Sadly we believe she has been abused 💔 by men at some time in her early years. As a result Mali has never really bonded with her male owner since she was given to them at 2 years old.
Mali is not reactive to calm dogs 🐶 and may possibly go with a very calm social male medium dog who will ignore her (must have the ability to do slow intro over a few days so separate area to begin with).
As you may notice Mali also has pretty severe skin issues. The vets believe this is due to being fed an all meat diet and stress since her mum went into care. Since her diet has changed a week ago it is already shown signs of improvement and she is now on anxiety meds. Blood tests have thankfully so far ruled out other endocrine disorders such as Thyroid or Cushings.
Mali has a lot going on behaviour wise, so does get some storm anxiety, settling in anxiety (this should resolve in time) and vets. She is sadly very fearful of leads and harnesses so will shut down, but she overcomes this out on walks. Mali also loves her car rides and is very happy to sit nicely watching out the window.
At almost 10 years old this darling girl, is a low energy dog and very much house trained. 💖
Mali is food motivated, but over all is already a well behaved dog, and responds well to gentle reassurance. She will need someone willing to give her time to come around, and use positive reinforcement to build her confidence. As she is so anxious, it’s best Mali has a small yard she can retreat to if she wishes.
Mali does desperately want to bond with females and will attach herself quite quickly from our interactions with her. 💞The poor darling didn’t want to go home the two occasions we have had her out, which shows us that she prefers females to men.
We are looking for a home in Perth, who are prepared to work with us and follow our instructions. Someone home part time is needed initially and is committed long term.
We know this kind of home we are asking for is rare 🍀, but we have to try for Mali’s sake, as we feel she will thrive in the right home.🌷
If you can open your home to the sweetest little poppet (she is staffy size), please email [email protected] for a form.
Mali is already desexed, but will need a dental at some stage and has some arthritis. Full support will be provided and vet costs covered while Mali is in foster care.
Please share for Mali - we know this special girl will make a lovely companion for a lady owner. 🩷💜🩷💜
