Milo 12-067 [1]

March 11, 2012

Puppy Love! Milo came to our house 5 days ago after spending some time in a shelter and boarding facility. He has a great personality and brings a smile to your face when you see the constant smile on his. He was surrendered to a humane society when his family was moving and couldn’t take him with. So, the best part is, he’s still young, but he has some great manners! We’re not exactly sure how old Milo is or what his mix is. His paperwork is showing him at 8 months old, but the vet was wondering if he was just over a year because of some tarter on his molars already. Milo weighs 34 lbs and I would guess him to be about done growing if he’s around the year mark, but he could surprise us. Right now, he’s the perfect size medium dog. He's also fixed and up-to-date on shots with a clean bill of health from the vet.

Milo is a happy puppy and knows basic commands. He will come when he’s called, sit, lay down and shake. He does jump up on you when he’s really excited, but we’ve been working on that. Since he’s smaller he can’t counter surf very well, but we have been working on “off” as well. Milo LOVES to play with our resident or with people. He’ll bring you his toys to play tug or he knows let go and will play fetch with you. We’ve been taking him on daily walks and he’ll pull on a collar, but does fine on a gentle leader or harness. With him being only 34 lbs, he’s pretty easy to work with.We have only had 1 accident in the house, so I would call him potty trained. It was more our fault that we forgot that after puppies eat, they need to go out pretty shortly after to take care of business. Lol… Milo sleeps in the kennel at night and will only cry for the first minute before pawing around to make his bed for the night. He respects baby gates, but will put his paws up on it when he’s excited. He definitely is a velcro dog and loves his people! Milo will cry sometimes if you go into another room for a minute and shut the door. He’ll also cry when you leave. He seems to be a little vocal in that sense, but he doesn’t bark a lot. He’s a great snuggle buddy and loves to be petted. He’ll melt into your hand and close his eyes when you rub his head sometimes. Milo would love a fairly active forever home. He’s young and will require daily exercise to keep him out of trouble. He seems to have pretty good recall, so a fence may be optional if you work with him. I have not had him around cats, so I don’t know if he would chase them or want to play too much. He would be good as the only dog or with others since he likes to play. I have not had Milo around kids, but with him being a medium size dog he may be good with all ages.We would like to thank some awesome volunteers also for helping to get Milo to our house a couple of days earlier than what I could have gotten him. We also appreciate the toy and blanket make by another volunteer to make Milo feel more comfortable while he was in boarding. RAGOM has the best volunteers and these dogs are truly lucky to have each one of them helping in different aspects. More to come as we get to know this adorable boy even better!