Sugar

Sugar


pekingnese
Male
Small (6-20 lbs)
Status: Adopted

Sugar the Pekingese is about 11 years old and 20 pounds. Sugar asks for nothing more than some good food, belly rubs, and a little exercise. Sugar was adopted from the shelter in 2001. After 7 years of loyalty to his family, Sugar was dumped at the same shelter. During that time he lost the vision in one eye and is partially blind in the other. He’s now on eye drops twice a day and will need to be for the rest of his life. Despite being mostly blind Sugar enjoys life. He’s a happy guy who loves to eat, get petted, and just hang out with this foster family. Sugar isn’t a couch potato but he’s not a marathon runner either. He’s got deformed, arthritic elbows which means he can walk short distances before he tires out, and he walks S L O W L Y (a walk around the block takes about 30 minutes). Walking Sugar requires some patience but it’s worth it to watch him enjoy the smells and sounds of the outdoors. Sugar has started to get a little cranky in his senior years and will tell you when he doesn’t want to be picked up. This behavior won’t faze an experienced Peke lover, who might be familiar with this kind of crankiness, but it does require some patience and understanding.