Frankie
Great Pyrenees Mix | male | 2 Years Old | 80 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs! ✔️ Potty trained! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Walks well on a leash
Videos
Check out a a video of Frankie taking a bath here!
Check out a video of Frankie during a training session here!
Check out a video of Frankie enjoying some delicious whipped cream here!
Updates
Frankie is in every way a superlative dog. He is over-the-top satisfying to walk with on a loose leash. He leans in to greet you with his full body weight, and his preference is for full body massages. On a warm day, he is the perfect partner to appreciate a nap together in a shady spot. If you have a fireplace, then Frankie is THE dog for this activity.
Frankie’s goofiness is contagious, and he is a sight to see when he twirls and turns on cue. All of Frankie’s food has come through his foster during training sessions – learning to be a respectful member of society and his forever family. While Frankie is not “high energy” per se (if you throw a ball to fetch it, he will take a few lumbering steps and then wander off as if to say “I don’t see any reason why I can’t just wait until tomorrow to get that ball”), he is a worthy player of “tug”!
Frankie is crate trained. When crated, he seems to prefer licking rather than gnawing, and he gets a selection of frozen Kongs, etc. during crate time. Frankie spends the night (from about 10:30 or 11 until 6 or 7 the next morning) generally quiet in his crate as well.
Frankie spent a short time with a 4-month-old puppy while in foster care – he was very tolerant of the typical puppy energy, but also had a human to advocate for him when the puppy mouthing got to be too much for him. He also has a neighbor with a large dog about Frankie’s age who he enjoys playtime with, but was also lackadaisical in his romping about. His other exposure to dogs has been while he is out and about with us at cafés or parks. In these instances, he seems curious, aware, and eager to interact.
Any interactions with human children have been supervised and brief, simply because his foster family does not have children of their own.
Frankie’s foster environment has included two adult cats. These cats are extremely chill cats, which is lucky for them because Frankie’s reactions around cats range from “also chill” to “loud, very loud”.
Frankie is a baritone and his bark is resplendent. There are also times where Frankie gets himself a bit stuck in a “barking jag”, where it seems he is barking because, well, because he is barking. His fosters are currently in the process of observing, making a list of triggers, and addressing any barking behaviors by first acquiring a detailed awareness of our own human timing of when and what to reinforce.
Frankie does get carsick. His fosters bike a lot and are in the process of acclimating Frankie to jogging alongside a bike and/or riding in a bike cart designed for larger dogs. He good-naturedly hops into the car, but it definitely throws his tummy off after he’s been riding for a while.
Meeting Frankie may just be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, as he is the most gorgeous and big-hearted dog I have cared for in a long time; he has so much love to give and only asks the same in return.