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My basic info
Breed
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Color
Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut - with White
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
Purebred
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
Has special needs
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Updated bio. This dog is avl to a dog trainer/behaviorist or to a very dog and corgi/herding do savvy adult only, single pet home if they are agreeable to hiring a dog trainer/behaviorist at the onset of placement to work with them.. Working with owner to rehome Apollo. TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS BIO IN FULL. He is a special needs dog who needs an extremely corgi/herding dog savvy home. Working with owner to rehome Apollo. Here is Apollo's owner's write up. Here is a bio by Apollo's owners. Apollo's stubborn and can have aggression issues. He is very aggressive/ possessive of his food and treats and sometimes even random everyday objects. As an example, if I am cooking in the kitchen and happen to drop something (be it food or something as mundane has a sheet of paper towel), he will come running for it and I have learned not to reach down to grab it or he may bite me. He has become possessive with objects/ areas, such as a dropped kitchen towel and we have learned to read him well enough to know when he's in one of his weird moods. He will start growling or even bite if we approach whatever it is that he is obsessing over. He likes to have his belly rubbed, but is sensitive over his lower belly area, and will growl if you rub him there. He recently (within the past few weeks), has bitten me while unprovoked. I was just walking across the kitchen area to get something and he suddenly attacked my foot. I was wearing thick socks and house slippers and he still broke skin and made me bleed. It is this aggressive behavior that has made him almost impossible to re-home. Believe me, we have tried. And it is also this behavior that makes us need to find him another home. I have an active 18 month old son, and I have to keep him separated from Apollo with baby gates. However, my son has been known to reach through the gates to try to pet the dog, and the last thing I want is for Apollo to attack my baby. We had a potential would-be adopter come meet Apollo a couple weekends ago, and she is a current corgi owner/ dog lover. She brought her corgi and spent over an hour with Apollo. The dogs seemed to get along ok (they mostly just sniffed each other a bit and left each other alone). She likes to use harnesses so when they tried to put one on Apollo, he got aggressive and almost bit her. Apollo definitely did not like having his feet lifted... we never do it, so he's not used to it. Needless to say, she did not think Apollo would be a good fit for her. We met with another would-be adopter last weekend. They were a young couple living in a large condo. They were dog lovers and the woman's mother is a veterinarian. The woman has been around dogs all her life and has experience training dogs. We thought they would be perfect for Apollo. In fact, we signed paperwork and pretty much gave him up to them. Well, they were able to drive him all the way home to Redondo Beach and he refused to get out of the car. They tried everything to coerce him out, but then he became aggressive and bit the gentleman. The couple immediately called us back and returned him to us. He's still very young (just 3 years old) with many happy years ahead of him. He just needs some structure, training, and people who have time to give him the love and attention he needs and deserves. I feel like we have failed at giving him happiness (which really does break my heart), but I am not too proud to ask for help and to try my hardest to find him what he deserves. Anyway, I hope this sheds some light into our situation. I hope even with all this information, we can find him a caring new home.
