MEET SQUISHY!
Okay, okay… save the eye rolls. We know Squishy is right up there with Wrinkles on the Shar Pei name list. But when you're this adorable, you can pretty much get away with anything, including a name that sounds like a stress ball.
Squishy came to us as a stray in Phoenix, AZ, and apparently had some STRONG opinions about her post-entropion treatment at the shelter. Let's just say when she jumped into our car, we could practically hear her telling the shelter to ✌️… and if dogs could actually give the middle finger out the back window, we're pretty sure she did.
But wait, there's MORE! The shelter was also convinced Squishy was having an ALLERGIC REACTION because her face looked swollen.
Seriously, guys… have we never seen a Shar Pei before?! That's not necessarily a medical emergency; sometimes it's just a face with more wrinkles than a shirt left in the dryer for three days. Those folds are factory-installed features, not a software glitch!
Now, of course, any genuine medical concern deserves attention, but we're pretty sure Squishy's face didn't come as a surprise to her parents. She's a Shar Pei, not a pufferfish!
Here's the funny part: we haven't seen a single bit of the behavior they described. So either she genuinely disliked everyone at the shelter, or they simply weren't fluent in Shar Pei. There's a difference, people!
They listed her as six years old, and if that's true, we need her skincare routine, her supplement list, and the name of her dermatologist. Because this girl is aging better than most of us with a 12-step skincare regimen. Seriously, what's her secret?!
Squishy is great with other dogs, but her true happy place is wherever the PEOPLE are. And when we say people, we mean ALL people. Even the person she met five minutes ago? Yep, best friends. She's not here to play hard to get. She has love to give, and she's not wasting any time getting it out there. ❤️
She's also got a killer fitness routine. Her secret to staying trim? ZOOMIES. Lots and lots of zoomies! We're currently on a mission to put a few pounds on this little lady because, despite what her pictures might suggest, she's a petite little short stack weighing in at just 38 pounds. Basically, she's a whole lot of personality packaged into a compact, wrinkle-covered body.
Squishy will see our vet before adoption, and she's currently fostering in Tucson, AZ.
So, if you're looking for a dog who will love you immediately, make you laugh daily, keep you company everywhere you go, and possibly judge your life choices with one deeply wrinkled expression… we might have found your girl.
Apply for Squishy today! Because life is too short not to have a little extra Squish in it. ❤️
