Hi! I'm Kingston
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Kingston
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Mixed breed
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8 years
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Male
Weight (approx): 83 lbs
Energy: High
Children: No
Dogs: No
Cats: No
Health Notes: Kingston's came to hart in
2015 when he was approximately 2 years old and was returned to hart
in 2019 as his adoptive parent no longer had the time or home
environment that Kingston needed. Kingston came back to hart in
excellent overall condition. Kingston is up to date on his
standard antiparasitics, vaccinations (DACPP, Bordatella, Rabies),
microchip and neuter.
Behavior Notes:
Kingston is a medium to high energy dog, who while has spurts of
energy does calm down quickly as he is getting older. He loves
people to a fault, and bonds very quickly. He loves being a couch
potato, cuddling with his humans, giving kisses (which he gives on
cue), and snuggling up under blankets. He has come a long way with
his behavior issues which include leash reactivity and resource
guarding dog and human food, thanks to a great management and
training plan that was put in place with the help of professional
trainers, and a proactive foster home. Kingston is quite leash
reactive and must be muzzled on walks for this reason, as in his
frustration to get to another dog, he will redirect on his handler,
but he does give very clear body language that will give his
handler enough time to distract him, getting him going in a
different direction. Once Kingston's focus is off the other dog,
he's good and wiling to do whatever his handler needs him to do. He
does resource guard food both human and his own: with his food, it
is simply, give it to him, he will sit and wait, and once you back
up he will eat once you give him his cue. He has learned this in
his recent foster home, which is great! Human food, while people
eat he must be in his crate, with a kong or something to keep him
busy so he doesn't get bored. Though currenlty his foster home is
working with him on this, and he is making great progress. Kingston
is out to please, and a very intelligent dog, he has amazing
training as he's been in our care for quite a long time. He knows
all of his basic cues; sit, down, stay, recall, he answers to his
name, he is muzzle trained, crate trained and fully house trained.
He knows some tricks too, shake a paw (both paws), spin, jump on
cue, while he was in boarding he was also learning agility.
Kingston loves to play games, especially games that involve his
nose, one of his favorite games is to chase hot dog pieces and
sniff them out in a room. He does get very excited when meeting
people or seeing people he knows and gets very bouncy. He doesn't
really jump on people and will sit right away, he just likes to
jump straight up and down in his excitement. He is a powerful dog,
and leash skills are still a work in progress with him, we are
using a front clip harness to help him out and help give his
handler more control.
Kingston is a wonderful dog who really just needs a home with an
experienced dog owner and where there are no children and no other
animals. He needs an owner who will understand that Kingston
is the way he is, that it won't change, and can commit to his
training and management plan and know that the plan must take place
for the rest of his life so he can be set up for success and be the
amazing dog that he is. He is a sweetheart, who just wants to love
his family and be loved and accepted back.
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