| HOOVER - Labradoodle |
Labradoodle
STATE: ME
AGE: 1 year
WEIGHT: 57 lbs
SEX: Male
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: Black
CHILDREN under 4: No (too much activity for him)
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes (better with older kids)
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Yes (MUST have another dog as
company)
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED:Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Learning
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Not
LEASH TRAINED: Learning
ATTENDING OBEDIENCE: No
MICROCHIPPED: No
ADOPTION FEE: $300
STATE: ME
AGE: 1 year
WEIGHT: 57 lbs
SEX: Male
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: Black
CHILDREN under 4: No (too much activity for him)
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes (better with older kids)
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Yes (MUST have another dog as
company)
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED:Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Learning
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Not
LEASH TRAINED: Learning
ATTENDING OBEDIENCE: No
MICROCHIPPED: No
ADOPTION FEE: $300
9/18/06 - Hoover has been at my house for just over a month now & he is doing very well! He has
come a long way from when I first got him & he will even run past me with the other dogs to go in or
out of the house without me having to hide completely! LOL He does not shake at all anymore, though
he still freezes if he is nervous, but you can then pet him & tell him he's a good boy. He
LOVVVVVEEESSS to play with other dogs & so much needs a VERY PLAYFUL dog that will
bounce & jump & rough house with him. My two boxers are old foggies & want nothing to do with
that type of play & it seems all the foster dogs I get in are not that type of player either. It is so cute to
watch him bounce around the yard like a maniac, trying to tempt each dog into playing too (which so far
never works, but Hoover doesn't seem to notice!-LOL!). He is perfect in his crate & you never hear a
peep out of him. Though Hoover would never hurt a flea, he is not going to be happy in a home with
little kids or even older kids that have too much going on. He would be best & happiest in a more quiet
household without a lot of visitors coming & going & with another young & playful dog. Cats would be
fine too as he doesn't care about them, but a fenced yard is a must too. Are you Hoover's new home?
Hurry & fill out the application if you think you are!
8/17/06 - Hoover is a 12 month old Labradoodle (Labrador, Poodle cross) that came into rescue
6/25/06 from a puppy mill in Missouri (this is one of the awful places were all the pet store puppies
come from). He spent his first 10 months of life in the mill and was rescued by a wonderful couple,
Julie & Jeff from Missouri, who rescue dogs from the mills & get them to rescues.
Hoover was neutered, tested negative for heartworm/lyme & was updated on his shots & got a clean
bill of health. He did have some type of injury in his back at some point as he has a big scar across the
top of his back/hip area (can see bald spot in the pictures). We are not sure what happened, but he
does not seem to have any issues with walking or being touched in that area. He is a very gentle soul &
is learning to be loved by people & not just left alone with dogs. Hoover MUST have another friendly
dog to be his companion too, as he gets so much comfort from the other dogs. If you take him away
from the other dogs, he gets very nervous & refuses to do much but hide or shake & quiver. It's so
sad how not having much (if any) human contact can make a dog be so scared of people and normal
every day things. He will also need a fenced yard as he is too much of a flight risk and may never
overcome that. The good news is I have had him here at my house for about 10 days to try to socialize
him more & he is now learning to walk a little bit on a leash. Before he would completely freeze &
shake & you could not move him without having to drag him. He is also getting the hang of my 4 steps
from the kitchen to head to the outer room to go out. At first he would not even try to go up or down
them, now as long as one of my 2 dogs are heading up or down the steps, Hoover is right there to
follow them! :) Hoover is going to need someone with a lot of patience to work with him. He is great
in his crate & goes in no problem (you actually have to CLOSE his crate when he is out of it or he will
try to hide back in it). He has never shown any aggressiveness or attitude, even when he is scared or
nervous, but since he is so skittish around activity in the house, it would be best for him to go to a home
without any young children. He is great with my cats (actually is scared of them!) & is learning to be
housetrained too. You can see by his pictures he does not have the curly poodle hair, more of the lab
style hair, but longer & whispy. Hoover has come a long way in the past couple months he has been in
rescue & is looking for that loving home to come along & ask for him.
come a long way from when I first got him & he will even run past me with the other dogs to go in or
out of the house without me having to hide completely! LOL He does not shake at all anymore, though
he still freezes if he is nervous, but you can then pet him & tell him he's a good boy. He
LOVVVVVEEESSS to play with other dogs & so much needs a VERY PLAYFUL dog that will
bounce & jump & rough house with him. My two boxers are old foggies & want nothing to do with
that type of play & it seems all the foster dogs I get in are not that type of player either. It is so cute to
watch him bounce around the yard like a maniac, trying to tempt each dog into playing too (which so far
never works, but Hoover doesn't seem to notice!-LOL!). He is perfect in his crate & you never hear a
peep out of him. Though Hoover would never hurt a flea, he is not going to be happy in a home with
little kids or even older kids that have too much going on. He would be best & happiest in a more quiet
household without a lot of visitors coming & going & with another young & playful dog. Cats would be
fine too as he doesn't care about them, but a fenced yard is a must too. Are you Hoover's new home?
Hurry & fill out the application if you think you are!
8/17/06 - Hoover is a 12 month old Labradoodle (Labrador, Poodle cross) that came into rescue
6/25/06 from a puppy mill in Missouri (this is one of the awful places were all the pet store puppies
come from). He spent his first 10 months of life in the mill and was rescued by a wonderful couple,
Julie & Jeff from Missouri, who rescue dogs from the mills & get them to rescues.
Hoover was neutered, tested negative for heartworm/lyme & was updated on his shots & got a clean
bill of health. He did have some type of injury in his back at some point as he has a big scar across the
top of his back/hip area (can see bald spot in the pictures). We are not sure what happened, but he
does not seem to have any issues with walking or being touched in that area. He is a very gentle soul &
is learning to be loved by people & not just left alone with dogs. Hoover MUST have another friendly
dog to be his companion too, as he gets so much comfort from the other dogs. If you take him away
from the other dogs, he gets very nervous & refuses to do much but hide or shake & quiver. It's so
sad how not having much (if any) human contact can make a dog be so scared of people and normal
every day things. He will also need a fenced yard as he is too much of a flight risk and may never
overcome that. The good news is I have had him here at my house for about 10 days to try to socialize
him more & he is now learning to walk a little bit on a leash. Before he would completely freeze &
shake & you could not move him without having to drag him. He is also getting the hang of my 4 steps
from the kitchen to head to the outer room to go out. At first he would not even try to go up or down
them, now as long as one of my 2 dogs are heading up or down the steps, Hoover is right there to
follow them! :) Hoover is going to need someone with a lot of patience to work with him. He is great
in his crate & goes in no problem (you actually have to CLOSE his crate when he is out of it or he will
try to hide back in it). He has never shown any aggressiveness or attitude, even when he is scared or
nervous, but since he is so skittish around activity in the house, it would be best for him to go to a home
without any young children. He is great with my cats (actually is scared of them!) & is learning to be
housetrained too. You can see by his pictures he does not have the curly poodle hair, more of the lab
style hair, but longer & whispy. Hoover has come a long way in the past couple months he has been in
rescue & is looking for that loving home to come along & ask for him.
