Choco

My story

Choco a super sweet cuddler! He loves to play and be active, but when it’s time to settle, there is no place he wants to be more than right next to (or on top of) his humans. He is great with our teenagers and their friends. We don’t have young kids in the home, but we have taken him places where he has been greeted, pet, and fed by young children, and he has been very calm and affectionate with them. We have two doodles in the home - a 9 year old male and a 3 year old female, and Choco plays well with them both. Choco has done great with potty training and other training in general. He is smart and eager to please. He loves to go on walks. I have been using a front clip harness with him, and he does great with it - no pulling. He is aware of other dogs we pass but is not overly reactive. With training, I think he could learn to completely ignore passing dogs. Choco loves his food and eats very quickly. We are working on sitting and waiting until I say “OK” before he can eat. He is gaining more self-control each day! My kids and I have all taken away his food and treats while he was eating and never had any reaction from him. If the other dogs try to steal his treat, he will give them a little verbal warning. Likewise, he has tried to steal treats from the other dogs and then changed his mind when they reciprocated that warning. It all seems like normal dog behavior of establishing and respecting each other’s boundaries. He's ready to find a family to call his own! http://bit.ly/4Paws1HeartDogAdoption

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