Bear is a 10-month-old, 53-pound Labrador Retriever mix who is bursting with love, personality, and youthful enthusiasm. This sweet and friendly boy gets along wonderfully with dogs, cats, and children, and he truly enjoys being around everyone, always happiest when he has company. Bear has plenty of energy and loves to run, play, and burn off steam, so his future family should be prepared to provide plenty of exercise and mental stimulation. A home with another playful dog is highly preferred, or a doggy daycare would be an excellent outlet for him to help keep him happy and engaged. Bear is house-trained but not yet crate trained.
Ideal Home
Bear is looking for an active family that understands he's still very much a puppy at heart. He needs a home with a yard that is adequately and fully fenced; electric or underground fences are not accepted.
Ongoing Health
Bear is fully vetted, neutered, up to date on vaccinations, and kept on heartworm and flea prevention.
Training & Support
Bear does have one challenge that his future family should be aware of: he has food-related resource guarding, due to living on the streets and going to bed hungry every night. While he is comfortable and relaxed with his trusted caregiver, he can become protective of his food around other dogs, therefore he must be fed separately. This behavior is limited to feeding situations, and he is otherwise a loving, social dog with no history of aggression toward people or animals. As we have seen with all other rescues, as they continue to receive their food on time, their tendency to resource guard their food diminishes and finally disappears. His adopters should be committed to managing feeding time appropriately and continuing positive reinforcement training to help him build confidence and trust.
Application Details:
- Applications start by contacting us through Wags.
- Bear's adoption fee of $500 includes all vetting (DAPP with booster, Bordetella, Rabies vaccine, multiple broad spectrum deworming treatments, spay/neuter surgery and recovery, heartworm and flea prevention), a microchip with free lifetime registration, a high quality nylon Martingale collar, and a fitting Harness.
Transportation
Bear is currently being fostered in Texas but is able to go to anywhere in the States and even in Canada to the right home. Transport can be arranged for approved adopters.
