Cash is a male white, red, brown and tan short-haired standard with one beautiful blue eye and one beautiful darker-coloured eye. He is approximately three years old and weighs about 17 pounds. Cash was surrendered to CDR because his owners have a young child and are separating.
Cash is nervous around new people and doesn’t like being picked up by strangers, but who does really? His previous owner indicated that he is more fearful of men but his foster mom hasn’t witnessed that so far: when he’s protecting the home, he doesn’t care if you’re male or female. But he will stop barking and carrying on when asked to do so. Other than those times when people come over, Cash doesn’t bark a lot, and is a calming canine presence when compared to his foster brother and sister.
Cash really loves his people. He follows behind his foster mom and waits patiently for her at the bottom of the stairs, often lying on the back of the couch with his chin resting on his front paws facing the staircase.
Cash has no problems with other dogs, and has not once exhibited signs of aggression towards his foster siblings, even when his sometimes-aggressive brother tries to take his favourite blanket. As he gets used to his new home, he initiates play more and more. He has seen a couple of cats at the vet and did not react, but it should be noted that his previous owner said he did not like cats.
Cash doesn’t have any destructive tendencies and therefore, does not need to be confined at home. Even better, he is mostly housetrained, only having the occasional number two accident inside. If taken out regularly, this can be avoided. He really loves sucking and chewing on his favourite blanket, likely because he was taken from his mom at too young of an age. Cash is also a great walker; he loves walking, doesn’t pull much on-leash and is easy to handle.
At night, Cash likes to be on a bed with his person, sometimes on top of the covers and sometimes burrowed, depending on how he’s feeling that night or the temperature of the room. He sleeps through the whole night, which is a nice change for his foster mom, who is used to two squirming doxies.
Cash will need work with socialization (with strange humans not strange dogs). He already knows a few English (“Up!” And “No!”) and French commands (“Assis!” And “Non!”). Although Cash isn’t overweight, he could use some more muscle tone, which should be easy to obtain with some nice springtime walks. Cash would probably do best in a house with other dogs, but given his nervousness around new people, he shouldn’t go to a home with small kids, just to be on the safe side. He will make a great addition to most homes.
