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My name is Riley!

Posted over 7 years ago

My basic info

Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
Color
Gray/Silver/Salt & Pepper - with Black
Age
Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Riley’s adoption fee is $375.

Hi! My name is Riley. I’m a Yorkshire Terrier mix, and I’m neutered, up to date on vaccines and am micro chipped. I weigh about 9 pounds. I’m 2 years old and full of young dog energy. I would play ball for hours and hours, and if there is no ball, I will play tug. But I do prefer balls! If you don’t want to play I may whine for a couple minutes, but will eventually find a spot to nap like your knee or on the back of the couch or on the floor at your feet.

I have never been left alone much, so I cry when you leave but stop in a little while. I don’t go in my crate at my foster home, but I am supposed to be crate trained. My foster mom is going to try to see how I do in the crate at night now that I am comfortable here (I had chosen to sleep under my foster mom’s bed up to this point). I have only had two accidents (my first day) in my foster home, but once I knew the routine I am really good.

I am a good boy with other dogs, but I do not like to share my toys – we’re working on that.
I like to run and sniff in the fenced yard and on walks - my nose is to the ground most of the time. Long walks are not my thing, as I had a broken leg as a puppy and it gets pretty tired after a while, but I still like going for walks. Although I walk pretty well on the leash, I could use some fine tuning. I know sit and down commands, but have a really hard time with ‘stay’ because I am a busy boy, but if someone took the time (and treats) I am sure I could learn anything – training classes would probably help me a lot.

I’m a good eater and am treat motivated. I do have a habit that my foster family is working on – when I go outside I screech and scream for about a minute, and it’s really loud. My foster mom is teaching me to go out without announcing to the neighbours where I am, LOL. The treats sure are helping – my new family will need to continue working on this with me.

My friends at Tiny Paws feels that I’d be best suited for an active family living in a single home because of the noise I can make when going outside and when left alone, and a fenced yard where I can run and play would be ideal. I’m a great little guy with lots of love and a willingness to please – I just need a family who can work a bit with refining my behaviors. Would you be my teacher?

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