Missouri German Shepherd Rescue
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Beagle / Shar Pei / Mixed : : Male : : Young : : Medium
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ROBBIE is an adorable, extremely loving boy who's a pretty mellow guy overall! He loves nothing better than to give you a hug (he gently jumps up and puts his legs around your waist). He also loves, loves, loves coming up to you, putting his head in your lap, and quietly trying to curl up on you/with you. This boy is a doll who's just hungry for love and affection.
We think Robbie is part beagle and part sharpei, and he's a fairly quiet youngster. Overall he's an easy dog to have around - unassuming, gentle, playful, but also a good alert dog with his great half-beagle bark. He's a little lovebug - he just wants you to love him and to know you won't stop loving him! He needs is to live a normal life in a normal home for a while, with a family who can and will teach him the rules. Robbie will be a great dog for a somewhat calmer, older-kids and non-cat household. He loves to run around the yard, sniff, and frolic. He's an alert, active boy but not hyper-acitve, and he settles down nicely. He's crate-trained and house trained.
Robbie is in a foster home with several other big dogs and does great. He loves having a real home with a soft doggie bed, a yard to play in, a person to love on him, and a couple of doggie brothers to play with. He's pretty respectful of his doggie brothers and doesn't bother them much even though he's still a youngster. He does need a proper introduction to other dogs - he doesn't like it when a strange dog jumps on him or gets in his face - but after a short time he's ready to play!
Robbie is definitely a scent dog - he LOVES following his nose. He adores chasing birds, squirrels and other little critters in the yard and making sure they know he's around to protect his yard! That's also why he can't be around cats - we think he would kill a cat.
Robbie's only issue is that he's still a little bit uncertain and lacking in self-confidence, and we think he was probably abused in the past. He's clearly been yelled at before. He can still react fearfully on occasion, so his new family will need to be gentle and loving with him. If voices are raised and loud, he tends to scurry off with tail tucked and head down. However, he's nobody's fool: if someone is intentionally trying to hurt him he will react and defend himself by nipping or biting. This is true whether it's other dogs or people (please see the KIDS section below). His new family must be protect Robbie by being sure no one ever intentionally hurts him, so he doesn't need to react and defend himself. Robbie LOVES people, and LOVES being loved on, but it may his family must ensure that no one is mean to him or intentionally hurts him. His ideal home will be a somewhat calmer environment where the people coming and going are known and their behavior towards animals is kind/normal/acceptable.
Robbie's story is sad. At just 8 months old, he was in a tiny high-kill rural pound in Arkansas. A small humane society in Missouri took him in, but then adopted him to a couple who refused to crate him when they left the house. They left this untrained puppy - who'd spent months confined in a cage - running free in their house. Predictably, he got into stuff and tore it up. One day he got into their pantry and tore up their flour, sugar and other goodies. They were furious and dumped him back at the Humane Society claiming he was 'destructive'.
This was of course entirely predictable, and completely preventable! Robbie was under a year old and a neglected, untrained puppy who had lived in various doggie jails for months. The adopters expected him to be perfectly behaved right off the bat, set him up for failure and then blamed him. The small humane society where he was returned didn't have kennel runs, just regular dog crates - so Robbie went back to living in a regular crate 22-23 hours a day. But Robbie had finally experienced a home for a short while, became restless and didn't want to spend 23 hours a day in a small crate, and bent up his crate. That was the last straw. The Humane Society decided they couldn't keep him and sent him to a small local pound - where he was scheduled to be sent to yet another larger regional pound to be killed. Robbie's journey of many months was about to end: bounced from place to place, in the hands of irresponsible humans who set him up for failure, living in small crates for months on end, and now about to die. Not a single human along the way made a genuine commitment to Robbie.
That's when we found out about him and were so disturbed by his treatment and fate that we had to step in. We want Robbie to know that some humans DO commit and mean it. So Robbie is now safe in our program - and looking for a his forever home!!
Due to a lack of people willing to foster, at first we had to board Robbie. He was in a large run and got lots of outdoor time, but it still wasn't the home he needed. When a foster without cats finally opened up in late December, we moved Robbie to the top of the priority list and got him into that home.
So quiet little Robbie is a survivor who's been through hell and still just adores people, loves life, and just wants to love on you! We're looking for an exceptional home for him - a home where he'll never again know failure, neglect or carelessness. A home where he'll know only success, guidance, love, warmth and a forever commitment!
Robbie is a great boy! He loves running around his yard, loves having a family and a place to call home with good food, toys, a warm place to sleep, and most of all someone to love him and for him to love on! He's responsive and trainable - for instance, at first he marked everything, but his foster mom has broken him of that and he no longer marks indoors. He does NOT like cats and will try to attack them. so no cats for young Robbie.
Robbie's bark is adorable - you can hear the beagle in him but it's like a 'half-beagle bark'. He also has a cute, gentle snore and sleeps soundly!
DEFINITELY A LOVE-BUG. Robbie is crazy about attention! He'll crawl up in your lap if you let him and he loves, loves, loves affection. And he's very gentle about it. He'll quietly lay his head by your hand or on top of it, hoping you'll love on him. It takes a few times to shoo him away if you're busy, but he'll hang his head a little, give you a soulful look, then quietly go and find a toy or bone, or lay down on your feet and take a nap.
STILL A PUPPY. Robbie loves to chew on stuff! Don't leave your shoes lying around! Or food. If you catch him chewing on something he shouldn't be, he'll hang his head and look at you as if to say "What's wrong, mom?" We recommend always having a good strong chew toy or two for him. He loves bones!!! And like any puppy, he LOVES to tear up his stuffed toys, rope toys and any other goodies he finds lying around. He's chewed holes in several blankets in his foster home, especially while playing tug of war with other dogs. So - as with any young dog like this - don't leave stuff lying around! But Robbie is also responsive to a firm "no" and wil hang his head and drop the forbidden shoe or item. He's slowly learning to leave things alone but still needs correction.
OTHER ANIMALS: He seems to get along with just about every dog he's met, which to date has ranged from dachshunds to German Shepherds. He's not fond of having strange dogs jump at him and get in his face to play - a normal reaction for most dogs - but with proper introductions and a short period of getting to know the other dog, he's ready to play. HE DOES NOT LIKE CATS and will try to attack them, so no cats. All in all, his only issue with other animals appears to be with cats.
KIDS: Robbie was in a wonderful home with kids ages 7 and up for just two days. Sadly, a neighbor child came over uninvited and PURPOSELY inflicted pain on Robbie when his adoptive dad's back was turned. She stepped hard on Robbie's foot - and left her foot there, applying pressure to his foot and leg. Robbie didn't do anything for about 4 seconds, finally realized he was being intentionally hurt, reached up and bit the girl in the leg. The father of the girl said she had had trouble with dogs before, wasn't concerned about the bite, and despite the adopters' request that he take his daughter to the doctor immediately he waited almost 5 hours to do so. It's heartbreaking for Robbie! Robbie LOVES kids, but any household with kids must be aware that they will HAVE to ensure no one ever intentionally hurts Robbie (as opposed to accidentally steps on him and quickly releases - which his foster mom says she's done many times, with only a yelp from Robbie). Robbie's adopters loved him dearly and repeatedly told us this was absolutely NOT his fault. So even thought Robbie is the victim here, he's the one who's suffering the consequences. He lost a wonderful home. And sadly, because of this one child's sadistic, cruel behavior Robbie now has a 'bite record'. Any adopter with children must be aware of this. For this reason, Robbie's ideal home will be with children 13 and up. We sincerely hope the child who did this to Robbie gets the help she needs so that no other animal is ever hurt by her. Studies over the last several decades consistently show a 50% or higher correlation between violence to animals and violence to humans - it's' an escalating pattern that needs immediate intervention.
Are YOU the one who will FINALLY give Robbie a life of love and a safe home forever? The one who will earn this little guy's undying love and loyalty through simple kindness and caring? He'll reward you with his mellow, quiet ways and unassuming personality!
DOGS: yes, would adore a nice doggy buddy to play with
CATS: NO
KIDS: Age 13+ who understand how to treat a dog and will ensure their visitors also treat the dog properly
IDEAL FAMILY: a family who's at least moderately active and will play with Robbie! Most of all a family who will love him and let him love on you! A family who will consider him FAMILY, will set him up for success, and assure him he'll never again be unwanted, lost or alone.
If you're looking for a handsome young guy
to love and adore you forever,
ROBBIE may be your ideal family member!
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