Available Dogs WRIGLEY (24-052)

WRIGLEY (24-052) Looking to be greeted with fancy, happy feet every time you come home? Someone who will hike with you, be silly, but also enjoy cozy lazy time? Want to walk hand in paw with a beautiful blonde? Do you have a yard with big sticks that need to be broken down into smaller sticks? Those blankets or plush toys suffering from an excessive amount of floof? Want a small horse but your HOA doesn’t allow for it? Introducing Wrigley! He’s a one year old male, tipping the scales at a solid 85lbs; but the Vet says he could stand to lose about 5 of those. He has all the typical puppy exuberance and curiosity, but in a larger-than-life package. Wrigley is not for the faint of heart. Although sweet, he is still working on his basic puppy skills. He is potty trained and will let you know when he needs to go out, but once outside, he will take his sweet time doing his business. He can shake, sit and down (working on the ‘stay’ part). He is not very food-motivated, so you may have to play with his dinner ingredients.

Although he would prefer to be free, he is crate-trained and will be calm and sleep through the night with no fuss. He will need a family that is consistent in training and daily routines. He does ok (typical pulling) on a leash unless there is another dog in sight. He is very reactive to dogs and will need to be the only dog in the home. Kids are an unknown, but, due to his size, it would be best if he weren’t around small children until he learns to control himself better. He needs help getting into the car, but once in, he lays down and chills for the ride. He would do well in a household where he can be out of his crate for the majority of the day and have a fenced in yard. He is still learning how to play. Sometimes he will chase a ball, other times he just watches it bounce across the yard (or off his head). He loves flailing rope toys around or bounding around the room kicking his plastic ball off the wall. He loves getting pats, belly rubs and any other form of praise and attention. With training, redirection and positive reinforcement he will become a well-behaved boy. You can tell that he is trying to be the best boy, he just needs help getting there. Wrigley is a sweet baby and is going to be a wonderful adult. He is just behind in basic training and his past negative interactions with dogs has made him very reactive. As fosters, if we did not already have dogs, we would keep him for ourselves, no question.