Simcoe, ON - American Bulldog/Cane Corso. Meet Cookie Crunch a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

American Bulldog/Cane Corso

Color

Black - with White

Age

2 years 7 months old, Young

Size

Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)

Weight

60 lbs (current)

Sex

Female

Pet ID

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My details

Good with kids

Good with dogs

Not good with cats

Needs experienced adopter

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

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

Available for Adoption!

Cookie was pulled from a shelter in mid-March, where she found herself at risk due to overcrowding. With her being a black dog and high energy/dog reactive, she didn’t have a fighting chance where she was. We are so grateful a wonderful woman came forward to foster her, and offered to take her into her board and train facility, to work on her manners and to get her prepared for being a family dog! Cookie has shown how resilient she is, and is proving every single day that she is so deserving of this second chance!

Name: Cookie Crunch
Location of dog: Minden, Ontario
Breed: Cane Corso X/Bulldog Mix
Weight: 60lbs
Gender: Female
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Age: 2 years
Energy Level: Medium to High
Medical (shots etc): UTD
Microchipped: Yes
Good with dogs: Selective, would do well with a larger balanced dog who won’t challenge her.
Good with cats: No, prey drive is far too high Good with kids: Older kids (14+ recommended), just due to size and lack of manners
Good with strangers: Yes, loves everyone, but can be vocal if someone she doesn’t know approaches her kennel. Initial Meetings should be outside of her space. Take her for a walk or throw a ball and she will be your best friend for life.
Guarding issues: None can take high value items from her without an issue.
House Trained: Yes
Crate Trained: Yes, love’s her Crate.
Destructive: She is still very puppy like and currently should be crated or tethered when unattended.
Leash skills: Good, working on better! She was a huge puller with zero leash Manners and has made tremendous progress with her “loose leash” walking and heeling.
Okay with manipulations: Yes
Known commands: Sit, Down, come, Focus, Place, out, heel, wait and to walk on a loose leash – she is currently working on stay.
Behavior Issues: She would do best as an only pet or possibly with a larger balanced dog, who’s not going to challenge her. Cookie would need to be muzzled initially as her excitement can get the best of her. She can be reactive towards other dogs, at fences and on leash. But since being with her foster, she has seen very minimal of this behaviors; as long as her mental and physical needs are met, she is very easily redirected. She is highly food/toy motivated which certainly aids in the training. Would do best in a rural or rural like setting.
Medical issues: None
Other Observations:
From Cookies Foster: This loveable firecracker is the life of the party, no matter what time of the day she will keep her humans and even herself entertained. She’s a smart cookie who now knows sit, down, come, focus, place, wait, out, heel and to walk on a loose leash. We are currently working on staying in her place, Cookie would do best with someone who can keep her on a consistent routine and can continue working on her training. She is crate trained and does loves to go in her crate, she is content staying in it when the focus can’t be on her. She gets a frozen bone or frozen stuffed Kong during the day and always has a NylaBone to chew on. I wouldn’t recommend she have unattended free range just quite yet; rules and boundaries will be essential to cookie thriving in a home setting.

Cookie has done exceptionally well at board and train and is consistently exceeding my expectations. She is quick to learn and thoroughly enjoys her training sessions.
Cookie is an amazing girl who I promise, will make you laugh daily. She LOVES to play, and she has recently caught on to bringing her ball back to you for another toss. She also loves to play tug, and is doing great and releasing on command. But if you want to pull up a chair she’s happy to entertain herself as well!

A typical day for cookie at board and train is we hike though the property trails twice a day for about 30min where we practice loose leash walking, then we do about 10min of training exercises after. We almost always play some soccer every day in the yard and practice some obedience while playing.

Before bed me and cookie have nightly party! She will choose her favorite squeaky toy, and you can engage with her or just sit back, and laugh. She will play and her hearts content out!
Cookie will then come to you for a snuggle sesh, she loves coming up close to lean on you or will even try and lay on you for cuddles, you will receive lots of face kisses while she snorts away lol
If you’re looking for a playful, loving, smart, athletic dog this is your girl!

Previously from Shelter: Cookie Crunch radiates a contagious joy that brightens even the gloomiest of days. She was picked up as a stray and never claimed, and now is needed out of the stressful shelter environment. For reasons known only to her, she is not particularly fond of other dogs. While she may not be the life of the dog park party, she compensates with an unparalleled loyalty to her human pack. She absolutely melts into you when you show her the slightest bit of attention, and will lean on you with her full body weight while covering you in kisses to show you just how much she appreciates it!

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