Meet Paprika!  She is a 12 week old Basset Hound/German Shepherd mix.  She came to the rescue with her mom, Abby, and 5 brothers and sisters from a local animal shelter.  Paprika (Rika) had a rough start to life and was failure to thrive, but she is currently gaining weight and weighs about 9 pounds and could be 25-30 pounds full grown.  You would never know now looking at her that she had a rough start! She has a lot of bassett features with german shepherd coloring. As with any puppy, she has sharp baby teeth and careful supervision with young children will be needed.  We highly recommend puppy obedience classes to continue socialization and support as you and your puppy work to establish boundaries and appropriate house manners.  Rika would do best in a home where she will get lots of attention.  She is working hard on house training.  Rika is a true cuddler and loves to sleep with you at night.  Her adoption fee is $200.  She will go home with a spay certificate.   The adoption fee helps allow Perfect Paws to provide all animals with current, age appropriate vaccinations which include, DHLPP, Kennel Cough and Rabies (if the pet is at least 16 weeks old), and spay/neuter when necessary.  The fee also helps with the cost of deworming; heart worm testing (if the pet is at least 1 year old), heartworm prevention as well as flea and tick prevention for animals cared for through the rescue. She will go home with a collar, leash, and vaccination record. If you would like to adopt this very special K-9 kid, complete our convenient Online Adoption Form on our website www.perfectpawspetrescue.org  Email any questions to Tammy Derickson at tlderickson@yahoo.com   or Jayne Biehl at jbiehl3@gmail.com  NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.