Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
Meet Apple Jacks!
This handsome man has a pretty harrowing background and because of that he believes people are pretty scary. Apple Jacks, or just Jacks for short, will need a special home. Lets get the requirements out of the way before we talk about how great this fella is!
1. His future forever home should have at least one other playful dog. Dogs give Jacks a lot of cofidence and are critical to his happiness.
2. A securely fenced in yard - because he was severly undersocialied, Jacks has no experience on leash and reacts poorly at this stage in his training. He gets very scared, flails, rolls, and tries to bite the leash off of him. While this behavior will improve with time, it's critical for his well being that he have a safe space that he can explore and use the bathroom while he's learning that the leash isn't scary.
3. A home with no young children - Jacks is easily startled and would not feel safe in a home that was excessively noisy or had little hands still learning to understand doggie boundaries. While he has never displayed any reactivity, he is jumpy and will attempt to flee (sometimes knocking down anything in his path) if he gets too startled.
4. Some fur pawrents to give him a whole ton of love and patience. Jacks is a beautiful dog, but he isn't a dog that is going to settle into your home the first day, the first week, or even the first month. His future home will need to be prepared to give him several months to fully decompress, learn routines, and feel safe receiving everyone's love.
Now that we've got the hard stuff out of the way, let me tell you all the wonderful things about Jacks! In time we have had the privlege of fostering him he has very quickly learned several important skills. Firstly, he leared where his crate is, that it's where hot dogs happen, dinner happens, bed time happens, and that he can use it as his safe space. He will now run right to his crate when you tell him crate. He has also picked up potty training rapidly and very rarely has an accident. He very much looks to the other dogs in his foster homes for social cues and learns rapidly from them.
In his current foster home there are two adults (1 M, 1 F) and 5 other dogs. He has warmed up more rapidly to the male in the home and within the very first day here his foster dad was able to pet him. Foster mom quickly followed and now he will comfortably approach for pets or ear scratches. He hasn't progressed to cuddling yet, but we think he's close! He does rest comfortable in the same room with both adult humans with no obvious discomfort and will sit comfortably between the humans while they enjoy evening TV.
Jacks is CRAZY for hot dogs. His foster family will cut hot dogs into small pieces and use them for high value training and Jacks thinks this might be the best thing he's ever experieced - the only thing better is rotiserre chicken! He takes treats patiently in the dog pack, doesn't push or shove, and takes them directly from human hands without incident.
If you think you might be the right person to give Jacks a new beginning, please visit our website for an adoption application: www.happyfeetpetrescue.com.
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