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Dec. 11th, 2017 10:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ravena_kadeTonight at the shelter we had a 125 pound 10 month old yellow lab. Oh My. He looks like a perfect 5 year old lab... He is very smart and wants to please, but he has not been taught any manners. He does know "sit" and "down", to get a treat, but that is it. He lived with a family in a tiny 2 room apartment and was kept on the balcony. The building does allow dogs, but dogs under 40 pounds. The other tenants turned them in because the dog was living on the balcony. The owners suck.
The dog takes two people to walk. He is wicked smart and uses his nose a lot. He is also not fixed so I suggested that maybe we call the police and see if they are looking for a young dog to train. It would be good to get this guy some structured training as soon as possible. What makes this young dog different than the dog we had to put down is that while he is strong he is not mouthy. Lets hope that being in the shelter does not stress him to and make him a jerk.
The dog takes two people to walk. He is wicked smart and uses his nose a lot. He is also not fixed so I suggested that maybe we call the police and see if they are looking for a young dog to train. It would be good to get this guy some structured training as soon as possible. What makes this young dog different than the dog we had to put down is that while he is strong he is not mouthy. Lets hope that being in the shelter does not stress him to and make him a jerk.
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Date: 2017-12-12 01:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-12 02:00 pm (UTC)One hundred and twenty five pounds?
Ten months old?
Holy. Shit.
I've had Labs for literally all of my life and I have *never* seen one that big. That's heartbreaking. Labs are of course a large breed, but that's crazy. That dog is twice Sally's weight. I'm sure it's due in large part to them feeding him junky food and not exercising him nearly enough. Honestly I'm glad he's away from those asshats.
Poor pup. If I were able, I would take him off of your hands.
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Date: 2017-12-12 02:17 pm (UTC)I think he is in a better place... and I bet we get a lab rescue to help since he has no bite history.
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Date: 2017-12-12 02:42 pm (UTC)He's probably a field type, yeah?
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