Bear is a little darling with his furrowed brown and endearing ways. He is a tiny dog just 8 lbs but is friendly and loving once he warms up to you, which he does in minutes. He loves to be cuddled and just be wherever you are. He is fine left on his own for a normal working day and would be best with older children or adults only, due to his size. He is a young boy approximately 1 1/2 to 2 years old.
Here is what his foster family had to say:
I am so glad to say that Bear is an absolutely lovely dog. He is great in terms of house manners. He is amazingly smart, completely obedient and respectful of my boundaries. He has great table manners and knows to wait quietly while I have my meals. He is crate trained but I have found that I don't need to use the crate as he is very well behaved.
He knows: Wait, Run, Let's go (when you walk Bear, you can call his name and say 'lets' go, and he starts to walk. In front of pedestrian cross-walks you can tell him "run" or "wait". You will be very proud of him!), Tsit! for telling him 'No'' ( I don't use No) and "Hi-Five". He is 100% leash trained. In my large open front yard, I put his leash on the ground, told him 'wait' and I walked a few meters away with clear view of Bear. He stayed at the spot sitting and watching me. He is a great dog.
Bear is timid when meeting new people but only takes minutes to warm up and come to you for a pet. Once he becomes familiar, he is very submissive and friendly. He needs a gentle approach and just let him come to you. So, little kids can not benefit Bear's adorable personality. Moreover, considering Bear's body size (tiny, beyond small), little kids could harm Bear physically by treating him like a toy. Young professionals will benefit the most considering Bear's life style such as minimum and passive activities during the day time and active during the late afternoon and evenings.
Bear has never showed any kind of aggression. He is very submissive even during his meal time. We have encountered many other dogs on walks and he seems to be scared by other dogs regardless of whether the other dogs were calm or not. He tried to hide behind me. It would be best to give him further opportunities to meet new people and dogs so he gets more socialized and learns there is nothing to fear.
Bear can be a wonderful primary dog in a home without other dogs or little children. Seniors or young professionals would be a perfect match for Bear regardless of their type of their residence. Apartments or multi-residential would not be a problem to be a new home for Bear as he is super quiet.
If you think Bear would make a wonderful companion for your situation, please submit an application for consideration.
