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Do you love to be active and want a new best friend that can join you for adventures? Have you been looking for a dog that wants to learn anything and everything that you can possibly teach them? Austin is so ready to be your new bestie and he loves to work and learn as much as he can! Austin is the best mix of very high intelligence, super athletic and of course... STUNNING good looks!
Austin loves to be outside going for walks and exploring the big world. He would love to find a family that is ready to take on a new challenge with teaching him lots of new tricks or trying doggy sports and of course helping work on his manners so he can be a perfect gentleman (eventually).
IN-SHELTER NOTES & IDEAL HOME
SIZE: 47 pounds
HOME TYPE: No apartments - he can be very vocal at times
CHILDREN: No - must be an adult only home - he has a high drive to work and can become very jumpy and mouthy
CATS & SMALL ANIMALS: No - High drive large dog that can get very mouthy
OTHER DOGS: Yes - potentially compatible with other dogs of similar or larger size (no smaller dogs)
ACTIVITY/ENERGY LEVEL: Very high; will need excessive amounts of daily exercise, enrichment and mental stimulation.
HUMAN COMPATIBILTY: Family with previous owned large dog experience required, family with working/herding breed experience recommended
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/NEEDS: Minimum 3 in-person training sessions to work on the following; Basic training, Basic manners including jumping up and mouthing, Impulse control training; Learning settling and disengage, Work on over-stimulation, Resource guarding, Reactivity, Training with high drive dogs and in dog sports, agility, scent work, herding, etc.
HUMAN SOCIAL IN SHELTER: Very human social and content to interact with anybody he meets, not overly affectionate but has a high drive to work and learn with people
FAVOURITE THINGS: Puzzles, training, treats, frozen enrichment, being outside
**For more information on any behaviours stated above, please check out our behaviour fact sheet: https://kwsphumane.ca/BehavioursandDefinitions
**Please remember that animals are coming back from foster care to the centres for their meet and greets. They will be experiencing a new environment and meeting new people, which means they may not exhibit the same behaviours they did in their foster videos or while in foster care.
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Do you love to be active and want a new best friend that can join you for adventures? Have you been looking for a dog that wants to learn anything and everything that you can possibly teach them? Austin is so ready to be your new bestie and he loves to work and learn as much as he can! Austin is the best mix of very high intelligence, super athletic and of course... STUNNING good looks!
Austin loves to be outside going for walks and exploring the big world. He would love to find a family that is ready to take on a new challenge with teaching him lots of new tricks or trying doggy sports and of course helping work on his manners so he can be a perfect gentleman (eventually).
IN-SHELTER NOTES & IDEAL HOME
SIZE: 47 pounds
HOME TYPE: No apartments - he can be very vocal at times
CHILDREN: No - must be an adult only home - he has a high drive to work and can become very jumpy and mouthy
CATS & SMALL ANIMALS: No - High drive large dog that can get very mouthy
OTHER DOGS: Yes - potentially compatible with other dogs of similar or larger size (no smaller dogs)
ACTIVITY/ENERGY LEVEL: Very high; will need excessive amounts of daily exercise, enrichment and mental stimulation.
HUMAN COMPATIBILTY: Family with previous owned large dog experience required, family with working/herding breed experience recommended
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/NEEDS: Minimum 3 in-person training sessions to work on the following; Basic training, Basic manners including jumping up and mouthing, Impulse control training; Learning settling and disengage, Work on over-stimulation, Resource guarding, Reactivity, Training with high drive dogs and in dog sports, agility, scent work, herding, etc.
HUMAN SOCIAL IN SHELTER: Very human social and content to interact with anybody he meets, not overly affectionate but has a high drive to work and learn with people
FAVOURITE THINGS: Puzzles, training, treats, frozen enrichment, being outside
**For more information on any behaviours stated above, please check out our behaviour fact sheet: https://kwsphumane.ca/BehavioursandDefinitions
**Please remember that animals are coming back from foster care to the centres for their meet and greets. They will be experiencing a new environment and meeting new people, which means they may not exhibit the same behaviours they did in their foster videos or while in foster care.
Come into the Centre and if you see a pet you like, you are able to do a "Meet and Greet" with that pet. Spend some time in alone with the pet or take a dog out for a short walk. If you are still interested in adopting the pet you can meet with one of our Adoption Counsellors who will have you fill out and application and will ask you some questions about the environment in which you live. If you seem like a wonderful match and your envirnoment meets the needs of the pet then your application should be approved!
Come into the Centre and if you see a pet you like, you are able to do a "Meet and Greet" with that pet. Spend some time in alone with the pet or take a dog out for a short walk. If you are still interested in adopting the pet you can meet with one of our Adoption Counsellors who will have you fill out and application and will ask you some questions about the environment in which you live. If you seem like a wonderful match and your envirnoment meets the needs of the pet then your application should be approved!
Go meet their pets
Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society
Location: 250 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, ON, N2B 2E9
Phone: 519-745-5615
www.kwhumane.com
Kitchener Waterloo Humane Society
Location: 250 Riverbend Drive, Kitchener, ON, N2B 2E9
Phone: 519-745-5615
www.kwhumane.com
More about this shelter
We reunite families with stray pets, find new homes for pets, and care for the stray animals of Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford, and Perth
We reunite families with stray pets, find new homes for pets, and care for the stray animals of Kitchener, Waterloo, Stratford, and Perth
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