Gunnar (Trooper 09-486) [1]

11/28/2009

After just a short while of knowing him since his arrival at his RAGOM foster home, all Foster Dad can say is "Trooper is SUPER!" He is the total package...........a very handsome, muscular, and larger (80#) purebred, up-to-date on all shots, a beautiful longer and darker coat, neutered, microchipped, and recently bathed and clipped. Did I also mention he knows all the basic commands of sit, stay, down, rollover, and shake AND is housetrained? May need some work with the "off" command since he is so happy to meet new people. Best of all, the people who took care of him until RAGOM "came to the rescue" also outfitted him with an Iowa Hawkeyes collar!! Thank you, Michelle, for taking such GReat temporary care of Trooper!

Trooper was found as a stray in Iowa. Such a loss for the family that had raised and trained him!  He has spent the past two weeks with a local dog rescue person who is also an employee at a vet clinic.  He had great treatment and care with her!!  He immediately settled into his new foster home surroundings of two other dogs, four cats, two kids, one fish, and lots of neighborhood dogs. He is 90% GReat with the Gentle Leader, with just a bit of learning to do to automatically sit when the walker stops. He is lousy without it, so you will need a Gentle Leader for him if you want to walk him with no whining, no pulling, no pooping, no peeing. Trooper is at the maximum limit for the "large" size.

Trooper is basically calm, but will need lots of walks, "jobs" to do (like retrieving), and loving attention. If we have him long enough, he will be a wonderful helper for me when ringing the bell at the Salvation Army kettle this year.

Perhaps I am premature in my assessment - it is still early in our knowing each other. Will keep you posted.