Birdie
Rescue City
- Food$38–66
- Insurance$47–85
- Routine vet$25–45
- Supplies$15–30
- Grooming$10–30
A NYC estimate for a dog this size and coat. Excludes the adoption fee and anything unexpected.
Still growing. This breed usually reaches 65–75 lbs.
- ✓Good with kids
- ✓Good with dogs
- ✓Good with cats
- ✓Spayed / neutered
- ✓Vaccinations up to date
Birdie’s report card is in: sleeps through the night, plays nicely with her friends, and may have a slight shoe obsession. Birdie is a GORGEOUS 5 month old, 25 pound Yellow Lab mix is making herself very easy to fall for. She’s living in a foster home with three dogs, has claimed their Great Pyrenees mix as her best play buddy, and is equally happy playing or hanging on the couch with her foster siblings, or cuddling with her humans. Birdie is a very sweet and smart dog, who is going to grow into a wonderful best friend to the family who decides to adopt her and make it official! She sleeps eight quiet hours in her crate, walks nicely on leash, and is making progress with potty training. She’s very smart, affectionate, and still learning her puppy manners. She has been vetted and spayed, and arrived at our partner shelter very skinny, so has been gaining healthy weight in her foster home. Her foster calls her “a true joy." and she is oh so patiently waiting for someone to call her their forever pup!
🧠 Temperament
Birdie is a very sweet and smart dog, who is going to grow into a wonderful best friend to the family who decides to adopt her and make it official!. Friendly, people-focused and famously food-motivated, which makes training straightforward.
🎾 Exercise
She sleeps eight quiet hours in her crate, walks nicely on leash, and is making progress with potty training. High needs — 60-90 minutes daily.
✂️ Grooming
Short double coat that sheds heavily year-round and more in spring and fall. Weekly brushing helps a lot.
🏙️ In a NYC apartment
Can do well in an apartment if genuinely exercised. Size and shedding are the main constraints; most are elevator- and crowd-tolerant.
