George

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Allow me to introduce George 13-158.  George just celebrated his 5th birthday on October 27.  He is a purebred English Cream and dare I say handsome as all get out.  George is neutered and up to date with all his vaccines, heartworm and flea/tick preventative.  He is getting drops in his ears for an infection.  His records indicate he may have had one, possibly two seizures over a couple years time, but he is not on any medication and has not had any seizures while we have had him, even under the stress of coming  to a new home.  George came to RAGOM when his previous owner made the very difficult decision to give him a happier life.  George lived with another dog that didn’t care for George very much.  He was a much loved companion who needed a home where he could relax and enjoy all the world has to give him.

Here is what I can share with you so far about George.  His first few nights were very difficulty.  He had a hard time relaxing and we spent most of the first two nights trying to get him to relax and sleep.  That was very understandable as he left a home he was familiar with and walked into our home with two dogs he didn’t know.  He grumbled at both of our dogs for the first few days but we had no major tifts.  He now seems to realize the dogs are not going to go after him as the grumbling has stopped.

By report he is crate trained, but it had been a while since he was in one and by day two, he had free roam of the house.  He is completely house trained and will pace and whine when he wants to go out.  He also is said not to like walks and will chew on his leash, but we have found that he does very well on the leash.  It is also reported that he gets along with cats.  He does like to be on bunny patrol in the back yard.

George has met our neighbor kids who are 8 and 10 and did very well with them along with some kids at our meet and greet.  George doesn’t really jump up and has a calm demeanor so I think he would do fine with younger kids.  He DOES think he is a lap dog from time to time and will try to crawl into your lap.  No counter surfing but he will come over to get a bit of peanut butter toast with the other dogs in the morning. 

I’ve seen no resource guarding with people.  He has guarded his food and toys when he first came with our other dogs.  Now he is fed in the same room with them and does fine.  He knows exactly which bowl is his and he leaves the others alone.  He is starting to share his toys with the other dogs.  He is still a bit skittish and won’t actually play with the other dogs.

He doesn’t like to go in the car.  He prefers to ride shotgun with you touching him.  He will eventually settle down and rest his head on your arm.  He rode perfectly in transport when someone was sitting with him in the back seat.  He just needs assurance and some confidence building.  It took him about 20 minutes to un-tuck his tail when we first got to our meet and greet and I was beginning to think we would have to leave.  As more people came to meet him he gradually relaxed, started wagging his tail and freely taking treats. 

George is going to need a home that understands he will need time to adjust to a new setting and time to build trust.  Once he has done that, the sky is the limit with him.  I think he would blossom in some training classes- that would really build his confidence.  He is quite happy just to lie next to you, paw you for some attention and lean in for all the scratches you will provide.