Knox

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For Adoption: Knox! Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. We at PDR believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process. To apply for adoption and for more information on our process and requirements, visit our website at https://pounddog.ca/adoption-info/. Let me introduce you to Knox, a very unique mix of German Shepherd and Boston Terrier who is about 10 weeks old. Knox currently weighs about 13 pounds and we expect him to be a medium sized dog. Knox is still a sweet little puppy with thick soft puppy fur that is a gorgeous red and black. He has beautiful black markings on his nose, giving his face a very handsome look. Knox is such a sweet natured dog and you can see it when you look into his beautiful dark brown eyes that show such curiosity and wonder for his surroundings. Knox and his siblings were unfortunately puppy mill discards that didn’t find a home, so Pound Dog Rescue took them in to give them the best chance at finding their forever homes. Knox was full of joy and excitement when we brought him into our home and it didn’t take long for him to warm up to his surroundings! He loves to check everything out and has such confidence to explore and do whatever he wants to do. This boy is certainly a leader and is always initiating play time, or initiating a good sniffing hunt in the backyard. Knox would do well in pretty much any home situation as he is a pretty easy-going guy. He absolutely loves all of his foster dog siblings and wants to run around and play with them all the time. When they are outside it is constant playing and sniffing out those real good scents, getting zoomies to run from one end of the yard to the next, he also loves searching through the last few piles of leaves that we have hanging around. Once he comes in there is always more play time, then some independent play with a toy or chew bone, and then he will find a nice quiet and comfy place to take a nap. Knox certainly doesn’t let his size get in the way of playing, he has no problem initiating wrestling matches and tug of war with the big dogs, he certainly thinks that he is one of them! Knox’s ideal home would have another playful dog for him to expel some energy, but we also think Knox would do well as an only dog. Knox can at times be a stubborn little guy and he wants to do things on his own time and thinks he can do whatever he wants, when he wants to do it. Knox is also currently living with a cat, he has not had much exposure to the cat other than to see her on her perch, but he has not shown much interest in her. Knox also lives with two teens in the house, considering he is still a puppy we have not noticed too much mouthing except for when he is really excited and they are down playing on the floor with him, but when it does happen we are quick to correct and he is very responsive to correction. He loves when the kids get down on the floor and play with him! When he gets excited his little tail will wag a mile a minute, and you can feel his heart beat racing! If there are kids in Knox’s forever home, I would suggest that they be ages 8+ and well versed with understanding proper dog play and interactions and be willing to work on training with him. Knox would love a big fenced in backyard to be able to run around and play in, he loves playing outside so much and it is probably his favourite thing to do. Knox is crate trained, so when it is bedtime or time for the humans to leave the house he happily walks into his crate and waits for a couple of treats, though sometimes you need to lead him in with the treats. Knox does initially make some noise when he is put in his crate during the day, and will yowl for a few minutes, but he does calm down and will stay quiet until you come back to let him out. When he goes in his crate at night he does occasionally let out a few yowls, but it only lasts a minute or so and then he stops. Sometimes in the morning if we are taking a while to wake up he will let out a few low howls to remind us that he is in his bed still. Because Knox does occasionally bark/whine in his crate, it is recommended that he go to a detached home so as to avoid disrupting neighbours. That being said, he will likely grow out of his yowling in the crate and it likely won’t persist for too long. Knox has been doing fairly well with his house training, but he does still have quite a ways to go to becoming fully housetrained, which will also come with time. When given the opportunity, he will pee outside whenever he has the chance, however he is still very young and still likes to pee whenever is convenient for him. He will need to be let out to pee about every 15-20 minutes during his “awake” time, to help with facilitating no accidents in the house. He is still pretty young and we are having less and less accidents each day, and this will continue to improve with his age and consistency. Overall, Knox is such a well-mannered little guy and has been an absolute dream to have. Once he gets some playtime outside he gets pretty tuckered out and is very well behaved inside. Knox will on occasion find an empty toilet paper roll to chew, but he is generally pretty good to only chew on his toys. Knox is definitely one of those dogs that loves to follow his humans around the house, need to go to a different room? Or perhaps the bathroom? You can be sure that he will wake up or stop playing so that he can join you on your adventure! Knox loves attention and if you are petting another dog, you can bet that he's going to try to push his way through to make sure that he can get in on some of the petting action too. When it comes to downtime in front of the TV, Knox thinks that the only place for him is in your place or sharing the seat with you. Whether your settling in for your favourite show, a good movie, or to play some video games, Knox will get himself comfortable on your lap and then sleep the entire way through until you’re ready to get up. Knox is a really good eater and his favourite time of the day is meal time! He is extremely food motivated which will make training a bit easier of an experience. When his food bowl is ready to go he will go and wait outside of his crate with so much excitement and energy and wait for you to put his bowl in and then he will eat it right up. Knox has been a good passenger in the car when we have gone out, he has been crated during all of his drives. He has been on just a few car rides but for all of them he was just a little vocal for the first few minutes then settles in to sleep for the remainder of the drive. Knox has been on some walks as we have been working on getting him comfortable with the leash and going out in public areas. Knox is still pretty young so she is still learning and understanding about walks, as he gets older he will require longer walks, but so far he has a great relationship with the leash and enjoys being out and about. Knox has even taken a few trips into the local hardware store and walks around like he owns the place and soaks up all the love and attention that people give him. Obedience training will be a must with Knox as it will help him develop a wonderful relationship with his new family, but also it will help him to understand what is expected of him and help set out rules in his new home. This should be followed by an advanced obedience class to get him to be the best little guy that he can be. I can’t stress enough how important advanced levels of training can be for your and your dog to help keep your dog engaged and working and building on those base foundations! Being Knox is still such a young puppy, we will only consider a home for her where someone is home or has the capability to come home throughout the day. Puppies need to be taken outside for bathroom breaks very regularly when they are small and will not be able to hold it for an 8 hour work day. We are also looking for a family or person that is fully aware of the time commitment of a puppy and the work involved. Puppies are a total joy and bring so much love and happiness into a home, but you cannot underestimate the work and time involved in raising a puppy properly. They need constant supervision while young to expedite the house training stage and to ensure they aren’t chewing on anything inappropriate. As Knox is too young to be neutered at this time, he will need to come back to our vet in Cambridge to have this done at a later date (at 6 months of age). Therefore we need a commitment from his forever family to take him to our specific vet to have him fixed when the time comes. Knox’s adoption will be conditional on this commitment. Our vet is in Cambridge and therefore we will only consider a home for him that is a reasonable distance (within an hour) from Cambridge that can accommodate a drop off and pickup there to have his surgery done. Knox is looking for his forever family with someone who will spend their time walking and playing with him, going to training class, and someone who will relax with him at the end of the day. Ideally, he would like to have a large fenced yard with another young playful dog to keep him company and run around with. He would be fine as an only dog to and get all the attention. Knox is such a beautiful, energetic and sweet natured dog and he is looking for someone who will love him forever and be active with him. Knox has been such an easy dog to love, his eyes and mannerism say it all in how sweet he is, if you’re ready for your days to be filled with looking at him and your heart breaking in a happy way because of how sweet he is then maybe you are the home for him! Name: Knox ID # PDR1445 Age: 2.5mths Gender: male Neutered: will be UTD vaccines: yes Breed: German Shepherd/Boston Terrier Colours: tan and black Coat length: short House trained: in progress Special needs: no OK with kids: older OK with cats: yes Ok with dogs: yes Status: adoptable Microchip: yes Size: med Location: Plattsville Adoption fee: $900

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