CLAUDIUS

This handsome, junior-sized Dober came to us from a loving home and family that recently moved to a new home.

Here's how his owner describes their decision to surrender him: “We have moved to a new home without a fenced backyard, have a 10-year-old son who is playing travel sports, and two daughters ages six and twenty months. Due to time away with travel sports, no fenced yard, and his often playfully scooping up our daughters toys and wanting to play chase rather than give them back, he has been spending too much time in his crate. We realize an un-fenced yard and too much time in his crate are not to his advantage, so we have decided to surrender him. He's a sweetheart who is full of energy, and we hope for a placement that's a good fit for him going forward."

As with pretty much all Dobers, he loves to play chase/keep away when he has a toy, and his favorite toy so far is a red Kone bone. He honors fences and barriers and does not try to jump or climb over them.

One thing to be mindful of with this fellow is keeping him away from things he may swallow. (You did that with the kids, right?) Due to his propensity to ingest things not meant to be swallowed, he's had two surgeries for foreign body removal! It's jut how the occasional one is; what can I say?

Volunteer comments:

"Claudius is a great dog. Loves to be with a human, getting pets, under the chin, and his ears. Would stay all day if you would pet him all day. Will respond to a whistle, very well behaved. A great love bug."

"What a dream, gorgeous, personable and smart."

He's calendar-dog handsome, alert, eager, engaged, and a terrific companion. And he's ready for a new home and family to love him him and nurture and play with him till he's ready to curl up beside for a nap.

If you think your family may be a match, make an appointment to meet him once your application is approved, and come prepared to take this handsome fellow home. He's just too much of a prize to leave behind!