Mason

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Updated 12/11/05: Mason continues to delight everyone he comes in contact within his foster home and neighborhood. He is the most happy-go-lucky Springer his foster mom has ever seen. This has many advantages and a few disadvantages. For example, it has not occurred to Mason that people approaching him don’t want to pet him and admire his good looks. Therefore, Mason immediately attempts to run up to every single person that approaches during his four walks per day. While many are charmed by Mason’s personality and spontaneous affection, a few passersby are not, but they should be!

Mason’s allergies are completely under control at present. As long as he doesn’t vary from his prescribed diet, he is fine. He was a charmer at the vet and at the groomer.

While Mason hasn’t yet counter surfed, mostly because his foster mom is pretty good about not leaving food around, his foster mom believes he has potential. Therefore, Mason was sent to a neighbor’s house on Saturday so his mom could bake Christmas cookies. It was reported that Mason was a delightful houseguest. He was kind to the elderly and blind resident Springer and was happy to snuggle up to anyone with a lap.

Mason’s foster mom feels that his best adopting home would include a person who works from home, works part time, or is retired. Further, she thinks that Mason would really enjoy having a yard, a summer home on the water, or both! Is there anyone out there who is ready to love and be loved by this boy? He’d love to start the new year with his new family!!

Description: If Mason was a human, he would be Jerry Lewis. He is funny, smart, and all heart.  His unbridled joy of life, people, and other dogs is inspirational. Someone once said, “I wish I was as great as my dog thinks I am.”  This person was talking about Mason.  It is clear that he just loves, loves, loves everyone around him. He enthusiastically greets people and other dogs on his multiple daily walks.  At times, it appears that he is running for office.  When his foster mother comes home, she swears that his tail is going to become detached it is wiggling so much.

Mason loves looking around at all the sights during his daily walks. He is fascinated by the commuters in cars and likes to stare at them as he walks. Of course, many of the commuters stare back and smile at this happy little fella.  Little Mason has bumped into his fair share of telephone poles and trees while he has been so distracted by the traffic.  As you can imagine, this little comedy routine gives the commuters, and his foster mom, a bit of a chuckle.

As a true lover boy, Mason is a 60-pound lap dog. He gets up on the sofa and cuddles up to watch television or read a book.  At bedtime, he snuggles right in and lets out a great sigh of satisfaction at being in such a cozy bed and feeling so loved.  While foster dogs are not supposed to sleep in the bed, Mason’s foster mom has been unable to break him of this habit.  It’s likely that Mason is not crate trained and the effort has not been launched in his foster home. His foster mom notes that he has not met a chair or a bed that he does not like.  In this case, Mason’s new family should be willing to share the sofa or bed.

Mason was owned by one person his entire life.  Sadly, this person has moved into assisted living and is unable to care for Mason any longer.  His owner’s fear that Mason would become depressed without her is, fortunately, unfounded.  In fact, Mason is thrilled to give and receive love.  He allegedly ate mostly people food and refused to eat dog food.  He declined his first meal in his foster home but began to eat dog food by the time the second meal was due.  He does look longingly at the people food but has not lowered himself to thievery to get it.

As for activity, Mason has a medium amount of energy.  He loves his walks and loves his off-lead time.  He gets along well with others at the dog park.  His exuberance would rule out being around small children. He has not shown any aggression with children, but he jumps up and licks which is often frightening for a small child.

The ideal home for Mason would include someone who either works part time, works from home, or is retired.  He would do well with a canine sibling, but he needs a sibling who is willing to share attention as Mason certainly demands his fair share.  Mason’s new family can expect a devoted companion who will love them like no other and entertain for a long time to come.

Are you ready to feel like you hung the moon?  If so, Mason is just the dog for you.