Entered: 03/26/2011
Status: Adopted
Age: 0
Color: Black/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Male
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Health: UTD, HW-, overall good health
Temperament: Good with people as young as 12, good with other dogs, good with cats
Update 04/18/11:
Casey continues to come into his own. Every day he becomes more confident, more cuddly, and more ready for his forever home. His fearfulness has significantly improved and, along with that, his submissive urination is almost a non-issue. He still jumps when he hears scary noises or happens to come across something strange on his walks, but his foster mom always takes him to whatever was scary and shows him that it’s okay. This has seemed to help Casey realize that there’s no need to be so frightened.
Right now, Casey is focused on learning not to jump on people and to limit his barking. Like most puppies, Casey gets very excited when he’s allowed to go outside and run, but is quickly learning that there are other ways to express his joy than jumping on his foster mom. Slowing down his barking is proving slightly more difficult, as Casey is very protective of the home he’s in. His foster mom is trying to teach him that while protectiveness is okay, once his family has invited other people into the home, he cannot continue to bark.
Casey has greatly improved his ability to walk with a leash and rarely pulls. He has developed a great love for squeaky toys and rawhide bones, and loves to run. At the end of the day, though, Casey’s favorite thing to do is cuddle – and, boy, is he good at it! He loves curling up in laps and has realized that if he gets on the bed after his foster mom is asleep, he gets prime cuddling hours in before she realizes he’s gotten up.
Casey will soon be ready to slip up to someone else’s bed, on to someone else’s lap and into someone else’s heart. Could that someone be you :))?
Original:
Casey came to MAESSR from West Virginia because his previous owner was unable to keep up with this energetic pup.
Despite this, Casey has adapted very well to life in his foster home. For a dog his age, he is very well trained. He’s completely housebroken and quickly lets everyone know when he needs to go out by jumping up and down. Casey was crated at night at his previous home, but now has free roam of the house during the day and at night. He’s very good inside and usually spends his days either lounging with his people or sleeping in the bedroom on his dog bed. He does not do any counter-surfing and the thought of trash diving has not entered his mind! Casey does jump on furniture but is quick to hop down when his foster mom says, “Off!” This pup doesn’t show any aggression or tendency to guard food or toys. For the most part, he ignores the resident cats at his foster home and he has always been polite when interacting with other dogs.
His foster family tries to take Casey to a local park every day to play catch with a tennis ball, his favorite game. He does very well in cars – both on the short ride to the park and on longer trips – usually just falling asleep in the back seat. He currently knows the commands “sit,” “off,” “come,” “outside,” “kennel,” and “drop it” – handy for those fun games of catch! When his foster family takes him on walks, Casey pulls a little bit on the leash, but is quickly learning how to be a polite leash walker. His forever family is required by MAESSR to take Casey for obedience classes which will make him an even more loved boy!
Generally, Casey is a very sweet little man. He’s a medium-high energy puppy, who does best when he’s given the chance to go out and run once or twice a day. He does bark when people come into the house (or into whichever room he’s in), but once he realizes who it is, he’s quick to run over and cuddle. Casey does have submissive tendencies and gets very fearful and urinates when people put their hands near his head or when it’s time to put on the leash. So, his foster family is working to build his confidence and get him more comfortable with new people, surroundings, and noises. He’d do best in a forever home without too much noise and activity. Other dogs could be an option but would not be a must. He needs a new family who loves to cuddle and who will keep showing him that the world isn’t such a scary place after all.
Casey is going to be a wonderful addition to some lucky family!