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Thursday, February 5, 2015

"JOEY" (aka squirrely joe) Hollywood Handsome Hound

TRANSFERRED to Family Dogs New Life Shelter!
Feb 8, 2015
 
Available for adoption with Multnomah County Animal Services!

some previous MCAS Foster home ( who loved him!) notes :
He rides well in cars and seems content to curl up on the back seat.  Introduced him to my two dogs (female 55lb  Portland Black Dog, 50 lb male Plott) through the fence.  He made lots of noise and some snarly faces but upon opening the gate quickly solicited play.  All three now play, share toys and show no food/toy guarding with one another.  He prefers to curl up with my Plott Hound.  I do expect he’d do best in a home with another dog.

Joey crates well.  He'll occasionally protest but just a kind verbal "settle down" and he'll rest quietly.   He is house trained with a schedule/observation.  He'll offer sit and down for a treat.  He takes treats very softly and has a wonderfully soft mouth when playing.  He’s not overly vocal (thought you’d like that one J).   Joey settles very nicely in the home.  I’d put him on the lower energy side as a house dog.  He’s quite content to curl up on his bed at your feet.  He does like his nylabone or a stuffed Kong for added entertainment.  Pouncing squeaky toys is great fun and he’s gentle and doesn't disembowel them. 

Where Joey needs work –

He has no recall.  His new family will need to make coming a nice reward in a low stimulation area.  In the yard he’s learned that catch me is a fun game.  Yummy treats and letting loose for continued play again will be key to his success.

Joey has improved greatly on his walks in just one week.  Initially he was very reactive to people and especially people with dogs.  He can now walk by people without vocalizing but those with dogs will remain a challenge.  I expect he’s had very little “city” time.  Keeping him meeting new people and seeing new things is important to his socialization.  His next adopter must be willing to accept his reactivity and work with him to build his confidence.  Joey loves to run and would make a great running partner although he’ll likely never be an off leash candidate on the trails.

 Joey was very social with my husband and self right away but an unknown guest created a fearful bark when he stood up too quickly and it took him a bit to recover.  I suggest his new family do controlled visits and cheese dispensing to help him understand visitors in the home are a good thing.

Joey shows zero handling issues.  His notes indicate some children were not very nice to him.  Even with that I’m able to handle his tail, feet, ears etc.  He was excellent for a nail trim.

Joey comes equipped with a martingale collar.  I bought this on the closeout rack and the ring to hook the leash to is often hard to find/against the neck vs. outside.  I highly recommend a harness or this type of collar as he does know how to back out of a flat collar.  Joey showed no interest in escaping my yard until this morning.  He did clear a 3 foot section in a chase after a squirrel.   It’s a very low spot in my fence due to a root mound.  I expect a 4ft or higher would not be an issue but being a hound with a great nose he should not be left unattended.

I would have to say no cats for Joey.  He’s able to hang out in the same room with my very geriatric, unexciting kitty but he’s way too keen on my other cat to safely introduce.

I expect Joey’s perfect home would be with someone who likes a dog they can be very active with outdoors but cuddly and chilled out in the home.   City life is pretty over stimulating for him at this time and a quiet neighborhood or more rural setting would be ideal.  He’s shown great progress on his reactivity and I believe if someone continues daily training he’ll handle city life fine.   A fenced yard would be a must. 
He’s a good boy that will make someone a very nice companion
 
here's my Mcas weblink 
id # 564803
Squirrely Joe is a sweet and sensitive young hound dog around 1 year old.  He's a little shy at first meeting strangers and quite impressionable at just one year old. He may be best suited with older respectful children, say 10 years and up :) He is quite thin and could stand to gain a few pounds- He won't get too much bigger but should bulk up with a high quality diet and lots of love. He weighs just 42 pounds and has an athletic build and active nature. As with all hounds, Squirrely Joe will need lots of positive reinforcement training to overcome his strong urge to follow his nose and become a well adjusted and social fellow. He's been pretty quiet for his breed with us so far, but once he becomes comfortable in his new home he might just find his voice. He is fine with the dogs in his foster home and is house trained. He is working on leash training and crate training. If you're looking for a great running, camping and loving lifetime companion this is your boy.

 
it's a hound's life

I like to hang out with other nice dogs

I've got some good play moves too!

 
 
 

my  foster bro Jasper is pretending I'm not here!
 
 

1 comment:

  1. that's a phenomenal foster-home write up about him. if only there were the time and resources to have such assessments for more of the dogs!

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