09/25/2023
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๐๐๐ฆ๐: Reaper
๐๐ ๐: Just under 1 year old (DOB: Oct. 29,2022)
๐๐ซ๐๐๐: Standard Poodle (purebred AKC registered)
๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: 40lbs, petite in height.
๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐: Intact, will be neutered prior to placement
๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Up to date
๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐: Yes
๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Cleared as a healthy boy! Vet checked!
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๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Iowa, USA
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๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ / ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: Sweet, playful, smart pup! He's a dog that loves pets, belly rubs, and snuggles with his humans and will eagerly be with you when available!
Loves the water, including swimming in pools, lakes, rivers, ponds,, buckets, water bowls, you name it. lol He does use a no spill bowl to limit indoor messes. Loves to play with other dogs, hasn't met one he doesn't like yet!
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐: Yes- fully!
๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ: Nope! He only marks appropriately outdoors in new spaces.
๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐: Yes- Can be left for several hours without any issues. He does whine in his kennel if another dog is outside of the kennel free, that just seems cruel to him. And he'll wine initially when no one is in the room. However, he can settle down nicely.
๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐: Yes, we are still working on manners on the leash, but he isn't an active puller. With frequent treat reinforcement he has a decent heel started.
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Treats, play, pets and kisses, really anything as a reward he responds well to. High value treats like cheese and freeze dried beef liver are his fav!
๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐: No- very playful to all dogs he's met while fostering. He is overly excited to meet and play with most dogs though, including littles. So supervision is recommended with dogs of mismatched size.
๐๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐: There are currently 5 cats in his foster home. He gets along with 4 of the 5. The 5th one he is very reactive in terms of barking at, but keeps his distance from her most of the time. They have a tense relationship. He is gentle with the foster kittens in the home and regularly lets them approach him.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ : None observed.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐/๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐: No, he adores children. Get's excited at times so young toddlers need direct supervision close by. But purely because he doesn't know his own size/strength.
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ/๐๐๐ฑ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐: He's a submissive personality type, and is clearly traumatized from his past. So he is happy to see new people and will approach willingly, just in a low position acting a bit timid until he gets a few good pets in!
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐: Only sound we have found he doesn't love is the vacuum, he'll bark at it from another room. Outside of this, we haven't experienced any reactivity with sound.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: Not his favorite thing in the world, would rather crawl up in your lap as he's a bit scared. This is something we are practicing with him, he does love practice runs to Starbucks for pup cups! Slow but steady improvement here.
๐๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ: While being fostered we have noted that yes he does like to chew still, but not an abnormal amount for a dog in general. I would say a normal amount of puppy like chewing. He loves bones, pig ears, and appropriate chew toys. He is easily redirected if he picks up something that isn't a chew item. A drop it command and he's quick to obey.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ:
๐ Someone with previous dog experience or a younger large dog needing a play mate.
๐ธIdeally an adopter who will have an active presence in his life. He would prefer to be sleeping at your feet than in a kennel.
๐ Fenced in yard or an active plan to work on continued leash manners.
Would love if this boy could stay local to Ames IA, as we would love to have occasional play dates and keep up to date with him.
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐:
He will have a small rehoming fee to help cover expenses and to ensure a good home is found. If interested please fill out an application and/or message me for more questions!
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