Age: born app. June 2021
Gender: female
Neutered: yes
Height: app. 40 cm / short legs, long body
Sociable with: male and female dogs, puppies and cats


The parents' house of Seby, one of Anca's helpers, is located on the outskirts of a small village near Trusesti. Seby's parents are very fond of animals and always shelter dogs for short periods of time when Anca has absolutely no more room in her "safe place".

Seby's mother was on her way home from work. She was only a few metres away from her garden gate when she saw two puppies squatting in the drainage ditch next to the road. The little furry noses were only a few weeks old and actually much too young to be without a mother. Someone must have simply "dumped" the two puppies there. Perhaps in the hope that Seby's family would find the two puppies and take them in. If this had been this person's plan, it worked. Of course, Seby's mother took the two puppies home with her. Ioana and Seby, as the two puppies were now called, were allowed to stay with their rescuer for a while.

Ioana has grown up to be a friendly, open-minded and bright young dog. She now lives with Anca in her "safe place" with other dogs of both sexes without any problems. Ioana likes to be in the middle of everything and is almost always available for a game of tug or other playful activities. If a dog friend finds something exciting, like a feather or leaf, it is examined and tested to see if it is suitable for playing with.

Ioana is very devoted to humans. She loves us humans more than anything, it doesn't matter if it's a man, a woman or a child, the main thing is to cuddle her, stroke her and caress her. Most of the time Ioana is the first one at the fence when a visitor approaches her enclosure, to greet him friendly and sometimes a bit stormy. In the first few minutes, her joy knows no bounds. Ioana turns onto her back so that the visitor can stroke her. Giving kisses, licking hands, Ioana wants to show "her" humans how much she likes them.

Weeks, months, years go by and Ioana is unfortunately still with Anca in the "safe place". This leaves its mark on Ioana. On the outside, Ioana's face has turned white, although the cuddly dog lady is not yet that old. But inside, her love for us 2-legged friends is unbroken. We hope so much that Ioana will one day find her humans and be allowed to travel to them, into a dog's life with activities, lots of cuddles and lots of love.
 
Ioana is curious about everything and she wants to get to know the world. She wants to know what else is out there and she would like to do this with her human, with her family. We are looking for people for Ioana who would like to "work" with their new companion. People who want to encourage and challenge Ioana. It seems that Ioana is very interested in smells and sport/play activities. Possibly Ioana's new people would enjoy developing Ioana's liking. Children should be of a stable age as the young lady can be too boisterous at times. Attendance at a dog school would be desirable.

Ioana will be completely vaccinated, chipped, castrated and dewormed by the time she embarks on her journey.