Dougie 10-329 [1]

I would like to introduce you to Dougie a 10 month old GR. He was living in Anoka with lots of fur brothers and his Mom. The family will be making some life changes so Dougie came to us so that we could find him a good home. I did not put him on the site when I first got him for the reason he was very timid and scared. He was very fearful of me and it was tough to even get close. Pretty hard to adopt a pup out when you can’t get close to him! He has been with me for a month and has made HUGE strides. He now follows me everywhere. Loves to come up for scratches and pets. Cuddles on the couch and will even try to be a lap dog. The transformation has been wonderful.

At 10 months you can imagine how playful and goofy he can be. He loves balls ( what GR doesn’t – I know ) and sticks. When he is really happy, he carries something around in his mouth, his tail is waggin’ so hard it could beat a drum.  And he makes this grunting/growling noise.  He sounds kind of serious, but he is far from being serious.  He is just so HAPPY he could burst.  He loves to play with the other dogs mostly running in the yard.  He does not wrestle with resident Max – yet. He loves to chase little Duster a Maltese/poodle mix.  Not sure about how he would be with cats, although there was a cat in his previous home.

He is still got some growing to do – but I think he will be on the smaller side.  He is UTD on all his shots and has been neutered.  He did really well at the vet with his visit, but resident Max came along to lead the way.

We have not been on too many outings.  To the vet and to another Fosters for Thanksgiving (Thank you Joyce!)  He is good on car rides.  When I first brought him home it took over a half hour to get him out of the car.  Now he is good about getting in and getting out.  He does well going into a kennel.  When home without human supervision he is in a kennel.  Otherwise he sleeps in the bedroom at night.  Usually starts out in the bed and then ends up against the door.  He has his spot in the dining room in the corner that he goes to when I am in the dining room.  He sits with his back to the corner looking out into the room.  This tells me he is still somewhat guarded and wants to keep a watch out.  He barks at strange noises. That has become less frequent the longer he has had to settle in. He will need time to settle into a new home.

I think he would be somewhat scared around babies and toddlers. Older kids should be great. He should have a fenced yard or be taken out on a leash.  Another fur buddy would be really helpful as he still needs some canine companionship.  He will be scared at first with new people, but I really believe in time, that will change. He is a handsome boy with beautiful white feathering on his back legs.  The rest of the feathering is still to come.  If you are interested in meeting this sweet boy, please contact your placement adviser.

See me pretty butt!

I have a stick but you blinded me with that camera flash!!!