Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Location: Covington, KY
Food: Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe
Medication: NexGard Plus
If you love a short king, King Max could be the man of your dreams!
Before we get ahead of ourselves, no king is perfect and Max certainly has his quirks. Some of them are things that will improve over time with a good structured schedule, some of them are just going to be parts of life for him. But we all have our flaws!
When Max came to rescue, we were informed that he is allergic to chicken. While at his foster home he hasn't shown any signs of allergy symptoms, but we recommend steering clear of any food that comes from an animal with wings just to be on the safe side.
Potty training? He's working on it, and has definitely improved from when he first arrived, but there's still more work to be done. He's started to figure out that when we go for walks, we're going out to potty, especially first thing in the morning and right after work. In the evenings, after a few hours of hanging around at home together, he sometimes just wants to walk and enjoy the time together and not actually potty. The good news? He WILL use potty pads pretty consistently, so there's a solid back up option while he gets the hang of his forever home's schedule.
When it comes to his manners... while we marked object aggression, what he's shown signs of is more barrier aggression and specifically toward other dogs, not people. Max does need to build up his confidence a little more, and this could potentially be something that improves over time with training and adjustments. He does great in his crate otherwise, so it will be important that if there is another dog in the home, his crate is in a space that's just his. When he's out of his crate, he coexists wonderfully with his foster sisters and even will join one of them for her end of the day zoomies.
Speaking of other dogs, Max is a full time ladies man when it comes to four-legged friends. He'll ignore other boys as long as they don't get too close, but he will definitely be happier in a home either as an only dog, or with a Queen to his King.
Now onto the good;
Max loves his people. No, really, he LOVES people. If he could crawl inside of your skin, he still wouldn't be close enough to you. He's not the best snuggler, but that's only because he's so excited about affection that he can't hold still if you're petting him. Oh and toys? He doesn't really care about them. He does appreciate a nice benebone to wind down at the end of the day, but if you throw a toy he's more likely to just run over to you for some love than to chase after the toy.
King Max is still a little weary of strangers while on walks, but does walk with very royal poise while on leash and will occasionally decide to greet his loyal subjects who happen to be passing by. He has shown more interest in saying hi to people on walks the more he's been out with the resident Frenchie, so that interest may grow even more as he becomes a more confident dude.
If you're looking for a people pleaser, you definitely have it with Max. He gets more excited about attention and praise than he does about treats, so even though he is still working on learning a lot of basic obedience commands, he's very easy to teach even if he isn't the quickest learner.
Max is a whole lot of personality in a small package, and his ideal forever home will be with a strong and confident leader to help him learn the structure and boundaries he needs to live his best bulldog life. If you think you could be ready to handle all he has to offer, click apply!
***Adoption Process***
-All current pets in the home need to be spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccines and on veterinarian prescribed flea/tick/heart worm prevention.
-Everyone living in the home, including all resident dogs, must be present at the meet and greet located in the Southwest Ohio area.
-We DO NOT ship dogs!!!
