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BackBert (Bear)
Available for Adoption
Description
Name: Bert (Bear)
ID # RT20260503-2
Estimated Age: 1 year
Sex: Neutered Male
Estimated Breed: Rottweiler Mix
Estimated Weight: 39,2 kg.
Good with Dogs: Unknown
Good with Cats: Unknown
Good with Children: nknown
Special/Medical Needs: He needs eye surgery which will be cost sharing with the adopter
Estimated Energy Level: Medium
Current Location: Calgary, AB.
Bert is a genuinely sweet and gentle boy and is making great progress in foster
He is very people oriented and loves to be included in daily life. Happiest when he is lounging nearby, chewing toys, playing with our dog or just soaking up belly rubs. He settles quickly for bedtime and is always relaxed and calm.
He is so very gentle, strong (sometimes you just have to smell something on the ground), playful, and food motivated and would do best in a home with another confident dog that can continue to help him build his confidence. He is a low to moderate energy pup but that said he can run and chase with the best of them. We took him to a paid off leash park, for just him and our dog and he chased after a ball and our dog for a full half hour.
We don’t have kids but I imagine he would do very well with older kids. He is still a bit goofy and clumsy for younger ones.
Bert is a very sensitive, laid back, wonderful dog who would thrive in a calm home. He has a good heart, and is one who needs continued consistency, structure and love. He is truly a rewarding foster and I am so very sad that I am not able to adopt him but I hope I have him for a while yet and will continue to help set him up for success in his forever home
Bert’s ideal home would be anywhere where people are willing to be patient with him, give him an honest chance and love him. He wants very much to be a part of a family and is a very happy boy. Whoever adopts him will be very lucky
I can’t say this enough … There is not a mean bone in this dogs body
Things he likes and does well with one or 2 dislikes
-He doesn’t like raw veggies or fruits 😆
-He loves to be near his people
-He is super affectionate. Loves to be touched and fussed over and wants your attention
-Quiet in the house and settles easily
-Housetrained
-Kennel trained, in fact he will sometimes go in just to lay down and be quiet
-Loves to play
-He learns quickly
-He doesn’t really like his crate but will go in it, even by himself sometimes and just lie down
-He sleeps through the night, not in a crate. I let him sleep on the bed with us
-He doesn’t bark or growl
-“come” is a command we are just starting to work on but he responds to his name very well and treats
-He knows: sit, lay down, wait, stay is coming along, he is quite good at heeling, he doesn’t pull or lunge
-He sits and waits to go out and does not run out of an open front door
-When returning home he has learned to sit to come in and once in to wait till I wipe his feet before getting a treat and coming into the house.
-Working to teach him to ‘go’ in a specific area, is coming along
-We go for 2 short walks every day, one about 20ish minutes just him and I for training and another longer fun one with our dog, plus he gets playtime in the backyard with our dog
-Bert does not have a mean bone in his body. He doesn’t bark, he doesn’t growl and he doesn’t lunge at anything. His tail is always wagging and he just wants to be close to his person
-He is good on a loose leash and he has learned that when I stop he is to sit … this he does it very well
-He does not eat things he finds in the ground on our walks
-He loves being outside
-Loves to play chase the ball with our pup but given a choice he would prefer snuggling with me on the couch
-Is great in the car … hops in easily
-He does not to jump up on people
-Super friendly and loving, a huge snuggle bug with his people
-He doesn’t snore but he is a black dog with a heavy coat and pants … heat is not his friend
-Good with cats … yes. We have 3 cats … he ignores them all
-He ignores rabbits, squirrels and birds and wildlife of all kinds
-He learns new things very quickly
Behavioural and Medical Concerns
-Bert seems to have no behavioural issues. Some adolescent behaviours still but he is still a puppy. He chews some things, digs a little and can be a tiny bit mouthy but never hard. He understands what ‘no or uh uh’ means very well. Nothing that can’t be fixed with patient calm training
-He has medical issues with his eyes and needs surgery. While waiting for approval for that he is on twice daily eye drops which he accepts very well
-On our walks he is getting much better, he is excellent when he he is with our dog and very food motivated if needed when it is just the 2 of us. That said he is afraid of other dogs and many people or new things. Doesn’t matter how big the dog or the thing is, he will often lie down and refuse to get up. That said, he is getting much better. Because he is food motivated I use that to encourage him to continue on our walks… he gets up and comes to me even though he is scared. He has met the odd dog that he will sit and sort of meet but I can see that he isn’t comfortable so that has stopped for a while
-I don’t know what happened to him or how he was treated before he got to me but he drops to the ground if you correct him too quickly or by raising your voice, like he expects to he hit. Is very sad
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