Nelson - Kitchener

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IN-SHELTER NOTES & IDEAL HOMESIZE:58 lbs.HOME TYPE:House Ideally - Can be fairly vocal when left alone or excited.CHILDREN:Yes - Adult children with large dog experience.CATS & SMALL ANIMALS:Yes - Potentially compatible with cats and other small animals.OTHER DOGS:Yes- Dogs potentially compatible. Does best with other large high energy dogs.ACTIVITY/ENERGY LEVEL:High; will need a lot of daily exercise, enrichment and mental stimulation.HUMAN COMPATIBILTY:His new family needs to have previous large dog experience and will need to research breeds prior to adoption, previous hound experience is a strong asset.TRAINING REQUIREMENTS/NEEDS:Three in-person training to work on socialization, manners, basic training, separation/general anxiety and touch sensitivity, resource guarding and prey drive.HUMAN SOCIAL IN SHELTER:Once comfortable Miller is very human social and prefers to be around his favourite people as much as possibleFAVOURITE THINGS:Laying in the sun shine, long walks, or playing with doggy friends.FOSTER/FIELD TRIP INSIDER INFO:HUMAN SOCIAL:Miller wanted to meet everyone they saw, very friendly.CAR MANNERS:Miller doesn`t like getting into the car. Once in the car, he needs to be secured because he may try to get into driver`s seat.LEASH MANNERS/ON WALK MANNERS:Miller walks well for the most part. When he catches a scent, he pulls a bit on the leash.**For more information on any behaviours stated above, please check out our behaviour fact sheet: https://kwsphumane.ca/BehavioursandDefinitions**Please remember that animals are coming back from foster care to the centres for their meet and greets. They will be experiencing a new environment and meeting new people, which means they may not exhibit the same behaviours they did in their foster videos or while in foster care.If you are viewing this through 24PetConnect by PetPlace or Adopt-A-Pet, please visit our website https://kwsphumane.ca/adopt/process to submit an application. Any applications submitted outside of www.kwsphumane.ca may not be received.

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