| Dex-adoption pending
Name: Dex
Age: 1 year plus
Gender: Male
Neutered: 9/09
Weight: 44 pounds
UTS on vaccinations: 9/08
Heartworm Status: Tested heartworm positive
on 9/08
Update from his foster momma on Oct 11, 2008:
Dex has been in our family for three weeks. When Dex first
came, he was a bundle of energy that didn’t have any idea
how to live in a house. His changed behavior 3 weeks later is
a testimony to his intelligence and willingness to please. At
first he lightly jumped on people and gently mouthed us, just
like a puppy would play with his litter mates. He now rarely
does either, though every once in a while he forgets. He goes
into his kennel when told, and has never bothered us with barked
or pawing to get out. He is halfway to mastering waiting for
a command before going out the door.
He continues to love every person and dog he meets. While he
may be excited for a minute when a new person comes into the
house, he quickly calms down. He spends a large part of each
day following us from room to room and laying at our feet. Another
large part of the day is devoted to getting our older dog to
play. He occasionally tries to get on our laps or the couch,
but when pushed down he goes back to the floor. When we come
home, we are greeted with moans of happiness from a wiggling
bundle of joy.
Dex will be a joy for a family that will continue positive
training methods that are very easy with a responsive dog like
Dex and that will also commit to exercising him once to twice
a day. Call us to see if Dex is the right fit for your life.
Dex came to us as a stray living in a shelter
in Baton Rouge. In the month that he was at the shelter, he
went through evacuations because of hurricanes and being attacked
by another dog during the evacuation due to over crowded conditions.
He came out of the fight with a puncture wound on his ear and
some on his body, which are healing well with antibiotics.
Being attacked has not made him afraid of other dogs. Dex immediately
went and played with our resident golden retriever, and later
with a 6 month old German Shepherd twice his size. Dex also
loves people. We took him to a pet store and he ate up the attention
and petting from everyone he met.
On his first day with us, Dex didn’t want to enter our
house. When he realized we wanted him inside, he was so happy!
He has not had an accident inside the week he has been here,
though we take him outside regularly or crate him when we are
gone. He loves bones and treat filled kongs. He has picked up
shoes and towels and carried them around the house, but so far
has not damaged them. We are working on curbing his puppy enthusiasm,
which translates into lightly jumping up on people and gently
mouthing us in play. However, he is learning to stop when corrected
and will then sit at our feet for petting. Due to his jumping
and mouthing, we do not recommend a home with small children.
Dex is fast and agile. His ideal home would be someone who will
recognize that he is still mostly puppy and needs lots of love,
exercise and obedience training to become an excellent family
member. He is responding well to his first week of training.
Contact us for more information on this sweet and lovable dog
waiting to shower his love and devotion on a new family.
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