Owner Surrender Notes on Oliver:
“Oliver outside of the recent behavior changes has been wonderful to have, we have taught him to wait at the door when it is being opened, sit, sit before crossing the road, give his paw, wait at his food bowl for "eat" command once food has been put in it. He loves to lay in the sun and just sit outside sniffing all day. He uses our dog door a thousand times a day and loves to run and play with our other dog. He is vocal when we leave but settles within minutes. He will track down any tiny bit of smell in the home that is food related, we keep our kitchen chairs pushed in as we found him on the counter once. He chewed up shoes when we first got him but that habit has gone away since he has his own toys. He respects kid gates really well. His recent changes in behavior have been when we try to move him or when he is eating etc, trying to shoo him off the couch he was growling etc.
Is the dog currently on vaccinations?: Yes
If yes, please list the dates of vaccinations.: 2/21/2020
Date of last heartworm test?: 4/2/2020
Heartworm test was:: Negative
Is the dog spayed or neutered?: Yes
Is your dog housebroken?: Yes
Are there any behavior problems?: Yes We have had instances where Oliver has challenged us moving him or when he is eating, if a piece of food were to fall on the floor you would not be able to stop him getting it.
Does the dog get along with:: Dog-Friendly
He seems to be very excited to see and smell other dogs. He routinely plays with our other dog play fighting with both taking turns at laying on there back being submissive. They chase each other back and forth. He does well on a short leash with min to moderate pulling if not engaged. I have taught him to sit when we encounter dogs barking and other environmental distractions and he does pretty well with me keeping from not paying attention to that.
Does your dog have handling sensitivities? How is your dog meeting strangers?: He is good meeting people, very curious.
Does the dog like children?: Yes
Are there children in the home?: Yes
What are their ages?: 8 and 10
Any specific feeding instructions you would care to share with your dogs new owner?: we have taught him to sit and wait until the food is poured in his bowl before he eats. we have special bowl to slow him down as he eats super fast.
Where does the dog sleep?: on his bed from 7pm to 7am.
Is the dog allowed on your furniture?: No
Is the dog crate trained?: Yes
Where do you keep your dog: he roams two rooms in the house with access to the back yard.
: he sleeps in the living room with the other dog
How does the dog react to being left alone?: he barks initially but settles down. has not been alone much
Describe any training the dog has, tricks it knows, and any experience with a trainer.: sits, gives paw, sits before crossing the street, will wait when door being opened if instructed and if he runs out into the garage he will come back in and try it again. goes to his bed when given the instruction of "bed". will fetch the ball at times and return it.
Does the dog like riding in the car?: Yes
What is the dog's favorite : chew bones, any toy he is allowed to have, squeaky ball. loves to play tug o war.
: walks, runs all over the yard.
What does the dog like?: his ears rubbed and food.
What does the dog dislike?: going near his food when he is eating, trying to move him when he is sleeping or resting.
Does the dog jump kiddie gates or fences?: No
Is the dog a digger?: Yes
Is there anything else you can share that is special, unusual, or endearing about your dog that will help the new owners?: he is a wonderful dog outside of his challenge issues that he has, because we have kids we cannot risk it sadly.
Please describe a typical day for your dog during the workweek: he wakes up when we come down stairs, we feed him, about noon i give him milk bones, he eats dinner about 4-5pm. he crashes out about 7-8 and sleeps all night. He loves to go anywhere because he loves to put his nose up and smell everything and anything.
Please provide a summary of the “ideal” home for your dog:: For the immediate future, someone who can train his resource aggression .....if that truly goes away any home is great for Oliver. We love him and will miss him terribly.”
Meet Oliver! Ollie is a sweet dog, but has developed some resource guarding tendencies with food and space. Although he is sweet and
”95% perfect”, friendly to people, kids and dogs out and about, he would now do best in an adult only, pet-free home.
He is smart, trainable, and will be an amazing dog to the right home/environment!
Looking for dog-savvy owners — continued work with him on the specific issue + provide boundaries and structure (no jumping on furniture, crate training etc) is a MUST.
Walks well on leash, travels great in the car, moderately active and is housetrained. 25-30 lbs.
$250 adoption donation w/ a $150 training voucher available. Neutered, vetted, utd on vaccinations, microchipped, and monthly preventatives.