Duchess is a youthful 12-year-old, who loves her toys! She gets along perfectly with all people and other dogs. She knows her commands, has very nice manners and won't touch her food until you tell her it's okay.  Her foster mom brought Duchess to an event at Rural King and she had a blast!  She loved the attention, and appears to love children, as she would seek them out for petting. Duchess was also smitten with GRRSWF’s vice president, Denny… every time there was a lull in the attention, she'd have her head on his leg with her tail wagging madly.

Duchess arrived here at GRRSWF very obese; the initial thinking was that arthritis was the cause of the difficulty she had getting up. But her foster mom Maryann now believes it was more that she was overweight. “I could barely get her up off a dog bed (she did better on the floor) and sometimes it took many tries.  She's been on the green bean diet since I brought her home, and already Duchess has much less difficulty getting up. I can't wait to see how well she does once she reaches her ideal weight.“

This royal Duchess will fill your hearts and home with love and joy. Is she the one for you?

All GRRSWF dogs have undergone a full examination by a veterinarian, and any health concerns have been addressed. If you are interested in learning more about Duchess, please contact us at applications@grrswf.org, or you can read about our adoption process in detail and download an application from our website at http://www.grrswf.org/index-2.html         PLEASE NOTE: We serve Southwest Florida from Naples to Ocala. If you live OUTSIDE of our service area and are interested in adopting one of our dogs, please note that we will only consider an application for senior dogs (over the age of 8) or dogs with special needs (usually medication).  BEFORE submitting your application, send an email to info@GRRSWF.org to request an exception to our service area. If that approval is given, you will be asked to complete an application, clearly stating on it that you are interested in a special needs or senior dog.  However, please be aware that, unfortunately, there are some locations we simply cannot cover because we do not have sufficient representation in those areas to perform the required home visits prior to the adoption, or follow-up visits afterward. If that is the case, we will be happy to refer you to a local rescue or shelter.