Entered: 05/05/2010
Status: Adopted
Age: 0
Color: Liver/White
Weight:
Gender: Altered Male
Location: North Wales, PA
Health: UTD, HW-, good health overall
Temperament: Good with adults, unknown with children, good with other dogs, unknown with cats
Update 05/13/10:
Not a surprise but it’s always great to share good news, and, all the news on Sir Cody continues to be great! He continues to do well with his crate. He is on a regular twice a day feeding plan and eats very well. He and the resident dog have become good buddies and eat together in the same room. Cody is also doing very well with potty breaks; he has had no accidents in the house. What a good boy!!!!!
Sir Cody continues to love the dog park. He greets all the dogs and plays very well with them. He is used to meeting more people now and is doing very well with that too; he especially loves kissing. He was at the park this week with the resident dog and had fun playing in the creek. Although he likes playing a lot with the resident dog, he still loves his time with people.
At this age Cody is ripe to learn basic obedience so his foster family is bringing him along. He is adding to his list of his commands and has most recently learned “leave it” pretty well. He is now in the process of learning “roll over.” He gets excited when asked, “Do you want to go for a walk?”
Sir Cody is a great pup with a bright future. With a loving family to guide him into adulthood, he will fulfill not only his own dreams but those of his people!!
Original:
Sir Cody came into MAESSR’s care when a daughter in his Maryland family could not lose her fear of dogs after having been bitten once by another dog earlier in her life. Although this fieldie pup had been nothing but a sweet boy while he lived with his family, they thought it best for the emotional health of the daughter to relinquish Sir Cody to MAESSR so that a new loving home could be found for him.
Initially a bit shy when meeting new people, Sir Cody would sit or crouch if someone tried to pet him. With time this shyness is beginning to lessen. He attended MAESSR’s Langhorne Picnic and warmly greeted everyone with his tail wagging and his Springer butt wiggling. He also does very well meeting other dogs and playing with them at a dog park he frequently visits.
The resident dog snapped at Sir Cody in jealousy when he first arrived in foster care, but Cody handled that very well; he backed off and then bounced back very quickly, letting the resident dog know that he was no threat and that he just wanted to play. After a few days of this behavior, the two became friends and now enjoy playing Frisbee or tug-of-war with toys with each other. He loves to run around the house with a toy in his mouth, too. Sir Cody will need a little more work on releasing things he should not have, though. Currently, he does not do very well when you try to take something from him and he will grumble at you. If presented with a treat as a trade, he will give up the forbidden object.
Sir Cody walks well on the leash as long as he has his prong collar on; otherwise, he will pull. He walks very well with the young resident dog and he also rides very well in the car. Although Cody does know sit, lay and stay, he does not respond these commands consistently. His foster family is working with him on these basics. The poor resident dog is confused when his mom works with Cody on sit. He looks at her as if to say, “I am sitting already!” Hopefully, Sir Cody will learn from him. Sir Cody will have to attend obedience lessons with his new forever family– a MAESSR requirement for adopted dogs who are a year and younger. This both helps the new family and their springer to bond with each other and to establish good communication for a safe, happy life together.
Inside of the kitchen, Sir Cody will put his paws up on the counter, but generally he does not make a habit of counter-surfing. When he does try, he listens when told down. Although Sir Cody had a few accidents in the house the first few days, he does seem to be housetrained. When his foster mom is working and when it is time to sleep for the night, Sir Cody is crated. For the first few nights, he whimpered himself to sleep for about 10 minutes. After just a few days, he would go into his crate and settle in quickly. He just needed to know his routine. This young pup has no food aggression and will let his foster mom reach in his bowl while he is eating. He and the resident dog are fed apart to guarantee peace, though. A sloppy drinker, Sir Cody leaves a trail of water on the floor and he likes to stick his paw in the bowl when the water is low! Such a puppy! When corrected, he stops giving himself a foot bath.
While he was with his previous owner, Sir Cody would get ear infections, but he did not like anyone cleaning or medicating his ears. While his ears were being examined at the vet, he had to be muzzled. Until he is desensitized with the issue of the ears, he might not do too well with young children who tend to pull on ears.
Full of Springer puppy fun and curiosity, Little Curious George the Springer Monkey tried to climb the attic pull-down stairs when his foster mom needed to go into the attic. He was determined to get to mom and got up three of the steps before mom had to come down so he wouldn’t continue! When he is not climbing stairs, Sir Cody loves to swim and chase ducks. He is also expert at cuddling with his people.
Sir Cody knows there is a family out there that wants to share the love that he has to give and will continue his training so that he will be a lifelong family companion. He’s an active boy whose new family must be committed to giving him the daily exercise and play that a growing Springer needs. Sir Cody would enjoy a companion dog, too, so he could burn off his puppy energy running and playing. If your active family doesn’t mind having a bit of water dribbled on your kitchen floor, Sir Cody is the pup for you!