Dog Name: Killeen
Breed: Pyrenees mix
Sex: Male
Age: 1 year and a few months
Weight: approx 60 lbs
Medical Needs: none
Housebroken: yes, he’s great about alerting to when he needs to go. LIVES for being on a schedule.
Crate trained: Killeen loves his crate and will even lay in there to chew on a bone over choosing the couch
Good in the car: he will jump in without hesitation
Good on a leash: as long as he’s wearing his prong he’s a gentleman. Without it, you’d think he was trying to win the Iditarod
Energy level: medium-high… he gets zoomies and is always ready for an adventure
Does he need a fenced in yard: no, but due to his size and energy a fenced-in yard with at least a 6 foot fence would make your life easier.
Dog Friendly: yes, he thinks all dogs are his friends after a slow intro.
If yes, does your foster need another dog in its adoptive home? No
Cat Friendly: yes, however his foster home has VERY tolerant and dog-savvy cats. If your kitty doesn’t like being played with, or isn’t used to being chased by a big dog… Killeen isn’t the dog for you.
Kid Friendly: we do not recommend Killeen going to a home with kids, see his special traits.
Special traits that make your foster special or that we need to know about them:
Killeen has been adopted and returned twice, because in the beginning of his adoptive transition he is a VERY nervous Nancy, and requires experienced handling. Upon coming to his current foster home he was so nervous and panicked that he would pant and drool at the slightest noise outside during walks. When Killeen became more comfortable in his foster home and started to take drives, he would bark manically at anyone who dared make eye contact with him at a red light.
Fast forward two months, and he greets his foster humans with excited wags and prancy-toes. He play-bows with the kitties in the home and wants to play tag with the dogs. Are outings with Killeen a breeze? No; as he is still very nervous when people “sneak” up behind him in public, or approach with fast or loud movements. But every outing we see improvements and his confidence growing. Killeen is slowly learning how to greet people properly, and how to control his anxiety and fears. He will take treats from strangers that move slowly and softly.
His current foster home has a very predictable schedule. There aren’t “strangers” (aka people that our dogs haven’t met) coming and going. People don’t just walk in the house or “stop by”. There aren’t children of any age to have loud movements or noise.
Killeen’s ideal adopter will have similar breed experience, and be willing to continue working with him. EVERY. SINGLE. WALK out of the house is a learning and training moment for him. His adopter will have to be patient, consistent and firm, and with their direction we are sure Killeen will continue to grow into an amazing adult.
Foster’s Location: Dover, DE
Application can be found here: https://www.grrde.org/adoption-application (if you already have an approved application on file, email GrassRootsDE@gmail.com and ask the app team to pull your app)
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