Ella

Meet ELLA!

On 5/29/2022 we received a call from one of our veterinarians with a plea to help an 8 month old puppy who was in immense pain and literally dying, but her owners refused to pay for her vet care. 

Approximately one month earlier ELLA had been hit by a car and had to have hip surgery to remove her femoral head. The fur hadn’t even fully grown back from that surgery when this happened, and that's where we came in. ELLA had emergency surgery to remove a large, hard object that the vet was unable to identify, but which saved her life.

ELLA lost her puppyhood because of this, and now she is 3 years old and 65 lbs of energy. ELLA needs an experienced large-breed person or family that will spend time with her, exercise her a lot, and continue her training so she can become the best version of herself.

ELLA loves to run, swim, and play fetch. It's hard to capture a photo of her without a toy in her mouth. ELLA is all about her people - she adores peoplle - and LOVES car rides and to ride on the tractor with her foster dad. ELLA is super cuddly and callm when she's 1 on 1 with her people, but she really needs to be an only pet, as she is unpredictable with other animals. She is not good with cats or small dogs, so being at our shelter (which is typically cage-free is challening for her.



A fenced in yard would be ideal so ELLA can run and run and burn off energy, but she'd prefer if you were outside with her playing fetch. She loves to chase her ball.



ELLA has trained with renowned dog trainer Paul Deschamp at Wild Harbor Canine (wildharborcanine.com). Paul concurs that ELLA is a great dog and is impressed by her abilities. If you live in the Cotuit, MA area, you could continue to work with Paul.



Kids wouldl be fine, just no small children because ELLA has no clue about her size whatsoever, and will knock a little kid right over without even realizing it.

ELLA is spayed, vaccinated, dewormed, negative for heartworm & tick born illnesses, and she's microchipped.



ELLA had a rough beginning, so a patient, loving home is exactly what she needs now.



To adopt ELLA, please go to passion4paws.org/adopt and submit an online application to adopt a dog. ELLA is currently being fostered in Dayville, CT, but she also travels regularly to Cape Cod with her foster family.

She is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and negative for heartworm and tickborn illnesses.