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| NOTE ** Because I am still a baby, I will only be placed in a home where someone is home often, such as retired, work at home, work opposite shifts, stay at home parents, etc. 1/23/08 - Ok...Diesel is doing great on house training. He has not had one accident in about a week. He whines and gives a little soft bark when he has to go out. He will come and find us to let us know he has to go out. So that is great....however....he has picked up a naughty behavior...he now eats the cats food and tries to sneak food off our table. This just started a couple days ago, and I think it may have something to do with my interaction the last couple days. My children have been sick, and I have not been paying much attention to him,also I have not been able to take him for his regular 45-60 minute walk, and I think he is getting bored. I was able to finally take him tonight....and he came home and crashed on is bed, and has been great ever since. If you want a couch potato, this is not the dog for you!!! He is very snuggly and lovey, but he really needs attention from his people. He also would benefit from being with other dogs. He gets along with EVERY dog he meets!! Very friendly very playful. My 8 year old boxer really doesn't like his energy...so he only gets playtime when my other foster dogs come to visit. He loves playing with them for hours on end!!! Of course the walks are very important. He loves walking, and does pull still, but we are working on that. A harness may be the way to go for him, but I haven't gotten around to getting one yet, or a gentle leader. He is a handful, and is great with my young kids, but he is a little big, so he does tend to knock over my 3 year old quite often..he thinks its playing, but it's just knocking! So I would say he definitely has the personality for kids, but just needs some work on the boundaries...he has none. If he wants something he will step right on the kids to get it...so that is a little frustrating...but he is just a big needy love bug!! He loves to play chase, fetch and tug of war. He has absolutely no aggression..to food, toys, treats, nothing....you can pull stuff right out of his mouth... My 3 year old is directly at his height, so when he is being a bug, she "bonks" him on the head a little and he just licks her in the face and wags that little nub. It's quite funny. He doesn't get that he is being scolded by a 3 year old, he just thinks she's being funny. Goofy dog... He has learned "sit" and is slowly learning "stay" . he is really smart, and a fast learner...boy, if I had more time to devote to just him, he would be perfect right about now!~!~ 1/17/08 - Diesel has been here almost 2 weeks. He is just getting over a bad case of Kennel cough. He is feeling much better now. He is a big baby! He is a beautiful boy, that is such a love bug. He definitely needs someone who does not mind him hogging the bed! He insists on sleeping with us. And is happiest as close to us as possible. He follows us around everywhere. He really loves his people!! He gets along great with our 9 y/o boxer, and also our other foster and visiting dogs, big and small. He loves to play with the puppies we have. He is very good with our kids, although does knock them over from time to time, due to his size. He is not crazy, but still a puppy, so he loves to bounce around. He will jump occasionally, very gently, but we are working on that. He is fine with our cats, if they do not run. But when they run, he does chase them. When they turn on him, he stops dead in his tracks. He is very playful with them, and shows no sign of wanting to hurt them, just play with them. When he is laying on our bed, our cats all come up, and they all happily share the bed together. It's like a night time unspoken truce. ;) He loves to go for walks. He does very well on a leash, pulls a little, but not that he can't be handled. He does great in the car. He was not potty trained when we got him, but is doing great. He has had a few accidents in the past couple days, but mostly holds it. I think another week or two, and he will be fine. During the day, we take him out every couple hours, but at night, he holds it, so that is good. We keep him in a crate when we leave, not due to separation anxiety, but due to the house training issue. He got out of the first crate a couple times when we were gone, and we came home to him sleeping peacefully on the couch. So he is not destructive at all. But we got a better crate, and he tries desperately to get out, but has not been able to. Hmmmmm.. what else....he is fine with rabbits and other small animals, but again, would chase if they ran. He is a great dog, very good natured. He lives here with our 3 y/o and 8 y/o and many neighbor kids. He does fine with everyone and everything he meets. Whoever has him, though, needs to be prepared for a big baby.(he must weigh about 75 lbs.) he does not realize how big he is, and will need so manner training. Not because he is naughty, but he just has no "personal space boundaries" and will step on you , your kids, pretty much anything in his way. He stays with you outside, as long as there are no distractions walking by. We have him leashed 80% of the time, but in the evening , will take him out, and let him run around our yard and play with our dog. he does great, and stays right in the yard with us. Just an all around good, young, dog! 1/6/08 - Diesel was turned into a local shelter because the family said they did not have enough time for him. More updates coming. |
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| STATE: ME AGE: 9 MONTHS WEIGHT: 65 LBS SEX: MALE NEUT/ UTD: YES/YES COAT COLOR: FAWN DOCKED TAIL: YES CROPPED EARS: NO CHILDREN UNDER 4: YES CHILDREN OVER 4: YES SEPERATION ANXIETY: NO OTHER DOGS: YES CATS: YES CRATE TRAINED: YES HOUSE TRAINED: YES OBEDIENCE TRAINED: NO LEASH TRAINED: YES MICRO CHIPPED: YES ADOPTION FEE: $300 + $20 microchip fee |
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