Copper
Redbone Coonhound Mix | male | 3.5 Years Old | 48 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs! ✔️ Loves to cuddle! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Good in the car! ✔️ Walks well on a leash! ✔️ Food motivated!
Updates
Copper has settled into his foster home and is a sweet, cuddly, playful dog. Copper enjoys a day with several mentally and physically enriching activities. Copper’s favorite activities include breakfast/dinner, toys, walks, kongs filled with yummy snacks, car rides, doggy play dates and a couple good zoomies per day. In between, he really enjoys a good nap and cuddle. Copper is typically busy when he’s not napping, so it is helpful to fill these periods with enriching activities. He is a little cautious in new situations, especially outdoors, but with continued exposure and encouragement he adjusts. Copper walks quite well on a leash outside and typically walks right by your side without pulling.
Copper was treated for a UTI and has since stopped having accidents in the house.
Copper has had great interactions with other dogs. He has gone on several play dates with other dogs and has done great playing with them. He typically plays with toys and plays chase with the other dogs. He also continues to do well with the resident dog, but as a 9 year old lab, they don’t quite match play styles. Copper has also seen a few cats through windows and does not seem overly interested.
Copper met 5 and 7 year old children off leash and did great. He let them pet him and remained calm. He has also met several children around this age or older on a leash and has been friendly.
Copper is still working on counter surfing (he has an amazing nose, and a huge drive for food, so it is challenging for him to resist). He rarely, but sometimes finds objects in the home to chew on, but typically when he has not had enough activities in the day. Giving Copper new toys (or rotating toys available to him), boxes/toilet paper rolls to tear up seems to help with this.
Overall, Copper is a very sweet dog. He would enjoy a home where he could get some physical activity every day and that is willing to cuddle him at the end of the day on the couch.