Wuzzy
shepherd Mix | male | 3 months Old | 16 Lbs
QUICK FACTS: ✔️ Good with other dogs and kids! ✔️ Crate trained! ✔️ Good for beginner dog owner!
❌ No apartments please!
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Happy adoption day to Wuzzy on December 22, 2020!
Meet Wuzzy! He is the most handsome fella, sweet as can be and ready to find his forever family. He was the runt of his litter and like most runts, what he lacked in size he made up for in personality. He is a silly, fun pup that is an absolute joy to have around.
Wuzzy is a very typical, 3 month 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 will let you know if you aren't "making his dinner" fast enough. He is a pretty vocal guy in general and will bark when playing, when people come to the door, when he wants a toy or when he needs a break from the crate so he would probably do best in a home without shared walls. He plays hard but loves to snuggle with the humans and his puppy friends as the evening winds down.
Wuzzy is a pretty friendly guy and just takes a few seconds to approach new friends, especially if they have treats. He has lived with teenagers in his Texas foster home but I have not observed him with kids here in Wisconsin. 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 get pets from the people and snuggle up close to them when he is ready for a nap.
He currently has three other pups in his foster home: two adult dogs and another puppy a little older than him. 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 excitable with the bigger dogs but overall he is pretty submissive with them and he does read the cues pretty well when they give him a correction. He is very playful/loves other dogs and would do great with another pup in his forever home.
Wuzzy does have a kitty in his foster home that he is very excited about. He is very interested in the kitty and likes to watch him. He will chase if the kitty runs past. I suspect he hasn't had much exposure to cats and is curious/sometimes barks/wants to play. Based on my observations, I think he could live with a cat but would need slow intros and continued exposure/correction to learn appropriate behavior with the kitty.
Wuzzy 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-high 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, though sometimes it takes some encouragement. He does well in the car (crated), though he did throw up in the car one morning after about a half an hour ride. He 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).
Wuzzy 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. He has been doing well with potty training on a schedule and settles into the crate (in the next room) while I work. He has been quiet in the crate for about 4 hours at a time before he starts to get antsy. He does still need one potty break overnight but settles back in quickly after going potty.
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!