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Troy is one fabulous and lucky boy! An all-breed rescue pulled him from a shelter in South Carolina and brought him to New Jersey thinking they had a foster home for him. When this foster home did not pan out, they desperately sought a rescue to take Troy. MAESSR was contacted, a head shot of him was sent, and Troy became a MAESSR boy since he looks like a field bred Springer. But low and behold, he turned into a setter by the time he got to his foster home! Once a MAESSR dog, always a MAESSR dog, though, even with a case of mistaken breed identity!

Troy is a sweet boy and why he spent two months in a South Carolina shelter is baffling to his foster mom. He is great with other dogs, cats, and kids, and thinks everyone he meets is fantastic and is obviously there just to play with him! He knows he’s supposed to sit in front of new people to meet them, but he sometimes gets excited and jumps up to give kisses.

Housetrained, Troy signals clearly when he needs to go out by coming to his people and barking. He is crate trained and sleeps there peacefully for the night. He also has been left loose in the house for short periods, but gated out of the kitchen; he has been a good boy then, too.

Troy loves to zoom around the yard with the resident Springers and one of his canine foster brothers and he really enjoy wrestling together. He likes toys, especially chewy nylabones, and he also likes to play tug. Troy has chosen one chair in the house that he likes to lie in, but has not otherwise gotten on the furniture. The kitchen counters are another matter, though. Troy is extremely food motivated. No food can be left unattended within his reach and since he’s so tall that means all kitchen counters are fair game especially if you turn your back! There was an episode in his foster home with a new loaf of bread… we’d best leave it at that. Let’s just say, he thinks being left in the kitchen with a loaf bread is just fantastic!

Upon arriving in foster care, Troy was only 57 pounds and is now a healthy 67. He was all skin and bones. He had lost of lot hair and he had to have his legs shaved due to matting. A bad skin infection complicated things, also. Now, his skin is much improved, a healthy coat has grown back in, and he’s a happy boy. Troy had a number of fatty tumors and some were getting in the way, making it uncomfortable for him to lie down on his belly. So, these were removed. This trooper did well and everyone in the vet’s office thinks he is a very special and sweet boy with lots of character. He charmed them all before he left.

Troy could really work in just about every household setting; however, he does need a strong person since he’s very strong and does pull on leash. He is trying to learn to walk nicely, but just gets so excited! Again, being food motivated means he’s easy to train and he already knows “sit,””paw,” “other paw,” and “down!”

Troy is looking for a family who will continue his education, let him run wild in a secure fenced area, and love him to pieces, because he’s so easy to love.