We picked up Sam last night from the kennel in Omaha and after taking a chilly "settle-down" walk, he hopped up into the Jeep, investigated it, and then promptly fell asleep for the entire nearly 2-hour ride.
He's immediately settled into our household, and is possibly the calmest first-day foster we've ever had. We're just in love with him - he's big and gorgeous, friendly, silly, snuggly and intelligent.
He spent his first night in the crate with no complaints (new dogs never get free run of the house at first, no matter how good they are) though i think he would have preferred to sleep in our bed with us. We don't think he's crate trained, but he was very trusting and hopped right in when we askd him to. He seemed a little too interested in the cats, and when he met one he was a combination of nervous and curious, and his first instinct was to put his mouth on the cat, so we're gonna have to work on that. I don't think his intention was to kill the cat, but i'm certainly not going to risk it. We'll introduce him to kitty slowly so he can learn to just ignore her, like Echo does.
He's pretty underweight and his coat has suffered as a result, so we're going to get him up to snuff and looking amazing, and I am sure he'll get adopted right away. A dog with this amazing temperment is a gem.
He knows some basic obedience commands like come, sit, down, and someone taught him to shake, so that's what he does when he's confused. We'll work on *not* encouraging that (we don't like any "tricks" that encourage a big dog to put his feet on a person - it's problematic when it's your 6yo that gets pushed over, etc.). He eats like someone is going to take his food from him, so hopefully as he gets accustomed to the routine here he will feel more comfortable slowing down. He does not walk all that well on a lead, so that's definitely something we need to work on with him - weather permitting. It's been in the 20's or lower lately, so walks are not very long.
Some details from his rescue profile:
Date of birth (whelped) 01/2005 estimated
Sam is a red, male Doberman. This young male was surrender to DRON by his owner. His tail is docked and has natural ears. Sam is stated to be good with children and dogs. Sam was neutered about three weeks ago.
Please remember every animal for adoption through D.R.O.N. is fully vetted for their age and only needs routine preventive care. Dogs older then 6 months of age are heartworm tested, all dogs are kept on heartworm preventative, along with being vaccinated (age appropriate), microchipped, de-wormed, in addition to being spayed/neutered.
Please understand that DRON does not place dogs outside of the DRON adoption area (Nebraska, Iowa, & South Dakota).
If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:
Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com
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