| Hospice! Update! | |
| Gender: Female Age: 6 months old |
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Needs to have a fenced environment and would benefit from obedience training. 
Bella is a new intake and we love her! She’s just a pup, and sweet as can be. Her previous owner only had her for a few days, and their resident dogs didn’t take kindly to the addition. As a puppy, she is going to need training, guidance, and lots of love. This peach has a heart murmur and is scheduled to see a cardiologist. She’s off to her foster! We’ll update!
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Update: 9/29/25
Hello again! I'm Bella and I'm almost eight months old now. Quite a bit has happened since my first letter. I had to go see a heart specialist last month for further tests and an exam. They looked very serious and sad when I was done. I was told that I have extremely severe sub aortic stenosis, which makes my heart work a lot harder to pump my blood to my body. Unfortunately, surgery can't fix my problem. They say puppies like me usually live an average of eighteen months. I'm on daily medication now for the rest of my life to help slow down my heart so it works as best as possible. I need to be very careful not to get too active or excited or I'll get tired and weak, have difficulty breathing and could faint, or suddenly die.
I'm now called a Hospice Dog and I've been with my new family for a month now and am very happy here. They say I'm a treasure to be with. I'm still full of puppy energy but I'm getting better at doing everything in moderation. I'm very affectionate and love to have company to pamper me. I especially like going on short walks and meeting my neighbors and their dogs. I'm very inquisitive and learn lots of new things every day.
