Chive
labrador retriever Mix | male | 2 months Old | 15 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs, cats and kids! ✔️ Good in car! ✔️ Good for beginner dog owner!
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Lucky little Chive found his forever family on September 19, 2020!
Meet Chive! He is the most handsome fella, sweet as can be and ready to find his forever family.
Chive is a very typical, 10 week old puppy. He spends his days practicing crate training, playing in the yard with his foster siblings and emptying out the toy box. He loves meal times and doesn't mind sharing the food bowl with his foster brother. He plays hard but loves to snuggle with the humans as the evening winds down.
Chive is a pretty friendly guy and is very excited to go up to people to say hello, especially if they have treats. He has met several kids ages 2-7 and while initially a little unsure, he settled in over just a few minutes. Once he settled, he was very excited about interacting with the kids. He does jump up/mouth when he gets excited so he would need supervision with really young kids until he learns those boundaries. He loves to kiss faces (for as long as you will let him).
He currently has three other pups in his foster home; two adult dogs and another puppy about his same age. He plays mostly with the other puppy. He really wants to be friends with the adult dogs but they are less interested. He can be a little bit annoying with them and needs some help remembering to give them some space when they would prefer he leave them alone. He does read the cues pretty well when they give him a correction. He is very playful and loves other dogs and would do great with another pup in his forever home.
Chive does have a kitty in his foster home. He has done well with the kitty and respects the boundaries set if the kitty thinks he is getting too close. He will chase if the kitty runs, more out of curiosity. He is young enough that with correction (by humans and cat) he could live with a cat without a problem.
Chive gets most of his energy out playing with the other pups in his home. He loves wrestling and playing chase in the yard. He is a medium energy guy that likes long naps after play time. We are practicing leash skills and like a typical pup he gets distracted, stops to check things out, zig zags and bites the leash but he mostly keeps moving forward. He does well in the car (crated) and is always up for an adventure, so he would be a great pup to take on adventures to parks, hiking trails or outdoor patios (once able to do so).
Chive isn't left alone too often these days but when we do leave, he needs to be crated as he is still very much a puppy. He will chew on cords, shoes, scraps on the floor, etc so will need to be closely monitored. Both potty and crate training are in progress. He will go outside if he is given opportunities and will occasionally go towards the door if he needs to go.
He is crated during the day while I work as well as at bedtime. He takes a few minutes to settle in but as long as he isn't crated too far away from me, he stays fairly quiet. If I get up and leave the room, he will vocalized his displeasure. Even crated he does need breaks every few hours, otherwise he may have an accident in the crate. He settles in fairly quickly at bedtime (the crate is still pretty close to the bed) and at most only needs one potty break overnight.
We have loved having this sweet, spunky pup with us and know he will bring lots of love and puppy kisses with him to his forever home!