Additional Details

HOW TO ADOPT: This dog is available for adoption by appointment. To schedule a time to meet him, please email meetme@arl-iowa.org.

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– Arrived very shy and uncertain, but he has made huge progress in his foster home; still can be hesitant around strangers and may need a little extra time to form relationships, but he has gained a lot of confidence and warms up nicely with time

– Seeks out pets and snuggles from his foster family; loves being a lap dog and sleeping in bed with his people!

– Loves chew toys, balls and tug toys, and sticks are his favorite thing to play with when he’s out and about

– Has made great progress on a leash while in his foster home and they say he is now great at it and will even bring them his leash when he wants to go on a walk!

– Knows sit and is working on come and stay; very motivated by food and treats

– Has mastered the doggy door in his foster home and will use it to go outside and go potty, although he may also use puppy pads; will need help from his new family to get to 100% on potty training

– Rides nicely in the car

– Foster family says he can sleep through the night in his kennel

– Loves and admires the adult dog in his foster home and follows them around everywhere; has done best with a “helper” dog when it comes to learning that people can be OK, and we highly recommend that he go to a home with another dog

– Young kids may be a bit much for him, so he may do best in a more mature home

– Has never bothered his foster family’s outdoor cats, but he can be curious; may do fine with a cat after a slow introduction or a cat who can handle his curiosity

The ARL’s shelter software requires that we choose a primary breed for our dogs. Visual breed identification in dogs is unreliable, so for most dogs we are only guessing at primary breed. We get to know each dog as an individual and do our best to describe each of our dogs based on personality, not breed label.