My name is Bear!

Meet Bear! Bear is 4 years old and weighs 25lbs. Bear's former humans said he is a "bernadoodle," which is a Bernese Mountain Dog and Poodle mix. Honestly, we don't know how accurate that is. Bear has fluffy gray fur like a poodle, but is more stout than a poodle. Bear loves to play ball and is great on a leash. He enjoys car rides too. He is good with other dogs, but unknown with cats. Bear looks kind of odd with his coat shaved down but he had matts so we had him totally shaved down. We have included a photo of him with full coat so you can see how he will look when his coat grows out. He did great with the groomer. He loves treats and attention. He likes to be around his person. Bear was surrendered by his family to a high kill shelter because he bit a neighbor kid. The bite did not break the skin nor did it require medical attention. His former owners noted that Bear did not like the wife in the family and was not fond of children in general. Bear has been a good boy with us, but he does have food guarding and will growl and bare teeth if his food bowl is removed. If the bowl is empty, then he doesn't care if it is removed. Bear is not crate trained and becomes very stressed while crated. Bear would do best as an only dog or in a home with submissive dogs who can be fed separately. Bear is housetrained but has not figured out how to use a doggy door yet. We will not adopt Bear to a home with children or where children will be visiting. Bear is a great dog who just wants love and his own person. For an application to foster or adopt Bear, please email stmartinsanimalrescue@hotmail.com