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Tails is a nearly 8 year old, neutered male.
Since moving to his foster home nearly 6 months ago Tails has progressed really well.
Tails is toilet trained, and as an older dog is very settled and can be left for 4-6 hours post a good walk. He is not destructive.
Tails will bark with the resident dog and is excited/overstimulated when people initially come to the house. When it is someone he knows he cries and jumps about and wags his tail, seeking lots of affection. However he is wary of new visitors, he will listen when told to go to his bed and stop barking and, with slow, calm introductions and fuss will warm up to new people well. This does need to be slow and steady however.
He is more wary of men , once they are familiar and intros are when he is calm/they allow him to come to them he is gaining much more confidence. A new family would need to be aware of his nervousness around men and his ability to be reactive. You must be prepared to take things at his pace, and take introductions slowly and sensibly.
Tails is much more confident when there is another dog in the home who will actively engage with visitors to confirm they are safe. He also now has a male dog walker who he loves going in the van with.
Tails is muzzle trained and accepts this fine, we would advise using this for any new visitors for some time, just to be safe.
He is not at all wary of children and will play and wrestle and run around with a family member who is 5 years old, however due to his nervousness we would only consider children aged 12 upwards, he can be energetic and bouncy as well as he still does have elements of unpredictability therefore we would need the children to be dog savvy and happy to give him his own space.
Tails loves other dogs, and we feel he would benefit from another dog in the home, for confidence. He will wait and be fed 2nd, he has never tried to take treats or been defensive around food.
He currently shares his home with another dog, and Tails thrives off routine. The dogs have a big morning walk then go to their beds and sleep, chew toys etc. Both respect each others space but neither is bothered about their bed being slept in or who eats first etc. Tails has had to learn patience and having another dog is good for that as he can be needy at times, wanting attention.
During walks, Tails isn't overly fussed by people, will sometimes seek for them to pet him but usually is much more focussed on smells and where he is going. He is interested in dogs and wants to say hello politely to everyone. Off lead he is also primarily playful and polite, each week he goes to doggy daycare for a morning where they have a big group in a field and he is very engaged with all dogs.
Tails foster said: Tails is always happy, always ready for adventure and always excited to see you and for as much fuss and as many rubs as he can get.
He loves the woods, chasing squirrels and birds is his absolute joy. He is very food motivated, however has a sensitive stomach to anything with dairy, or highly flavoured treats - much better with natural treats. He loves a bone to chew and will sit in the garden for hours with a knucklebone. He loves smelling all the sniffs in the air and a big open field to run full speed with doggy friends.
He is a polite interactor with pups, less interested in humans when he’s out adventuring but anywhere else he's a fiend for a fuss. He understands wait, sit, paw, come, on your bed, however gets overexcited sometimes so a firm ‘ah ah’ is the universal sound he knows means to not do whatever he planned to next! (Usually running across a field to say hello to a dog).
He loves a fuss from anyone, and overall just loves being somewhere new. He can take personal offence if he is passed by without someone fussing when in the gym or at a cafe, and will have a bit of a whimper. He is very chatty in the morning and will potter around making ‘woo woo’ noises to show his readiness for a walk whilst i get my boots on!
Tails was very anxious when I got him, but is also very smart. He needs a clear, confident leader to reassure him of the world, he has been so responsive to this and as a result his world has become so much bigger and he has lots of new doggy and people friends.
He doesn’t really understand play with toys, balls or sticks, but loves a chase and roll around with other dogs. He has zero road sense and needs reminding everyday to ‘wait’ as he firmly believes a street is his catwalk and is so focussed getting his ‘trot’ on, he is often oblivious of his surroundings.
Its hard to believe Tails is 7, he isn’t hyper, he is calm and engaged but has working dog stamina and would be a great hiking companion as would happily be walking with you all day if given the chance.
He just loves to be out in the world taking it all in. He malts alot, but loves a brush down everyday and will happily have a pamper, happy having his nails cut and ears cleaned, anything that means he is being touched!
As above noted, I think he responds best to a clear hierarchy, we have no dogs on sofas or beds, and they only come upstairs when invited (on the rare day i take a cup of tea back to bed the dogs come up and watch the world out the window).
As I say, he's incredibly smart, he has obvious sheepdog in him and there have been a few noted herding breed tendencies (he loves to come and headbutt for attention or to hurry you up) which I imagine may continue to develop with his confidence and so just need keeping an eye on, ongoing recall training should help avoid this.
He is best suited to a home where he can have 2 walks a day (currently has 45 mins each end of the day)
Only health issue is he has quite a lot of gum skin on his lower lip and often in the morning it has bled in the night where he catches his teeth on it. We wipe it down and he doesn't seem to notice but it can impact his breath.
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LocationRoyston, Hertfordshire
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Age2 years, 4 months
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