Entered: 05/16/2011
Status: Adopted
Age: 7
Color: Black/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Male
Location: Ashburn, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, overall good health
Temperament: Good with adults and children, good with other dogs, unknown with cats
Original:
Andy came into MAESSR’s care from a very loving home in Virginia when his owner had to move into an assisted living facility. Giving him up was a very difficult decision for his owner.
Andy has been a wonderful houseguest with his foster family! Laid back and calm, he is good with adults and is getting used to being around young children. He is just a bit nervous about how quickly they move. He LOVES to snuggle with his foster parents, though! Well-housetrained, Andy is allowed free roam of the house and has been very responsible. He does not counter-surf or go after the garbage. When his family is eating, Andy does stare but is not pushy about getting people food. In his original home, he was used to having people around him 24/7, so the longest time he has been left alone is 4 hours at a time while he has been in foster care.
When it is time to be outside, Andy loves to roam the backyard with the resident dogs and welcomes the neighbors’ dogs that come over for play dates. He has just started to play with tennis balls and is enjoying chasing them through the house and outside in the yard. In the house, Andy has low to moderate energy, but out on a leash, he pulls. His foster parents are working on getting him to walk better on a leash. He loves to go for walks and likes having another Springer to join him. Andy is less excited about car rides and tends to pant and whine during the few short trips he has taken.
At bedtime, Andy would like to sleep with his human companions, but has no problem sleeping next to their bed on the floor. He is very good around his food bowl even with the other dogs around. He has no qualms about people touching his food bowl either. In anticipation of being fed, he may give a quick bark when his meal is being prepared, letting his chef know to hurry up, please!
Andy is a beautiful boy that is looking for a nice loving family with another dog to be his friend. Can that be you?