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My basic info
Breed
Rottweiler
Color
Black - with Brown, Red, Golden, Orange or Chestnut
Age
Young
Size
Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Not good with dogs
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Four year old Mojo was left to die in a pile of trash along railroad tracks when an Animal Control Officer found him. He was emaciated and covered over his entire body with burns and animal bites that were already infested with maggots. He was unable to walk. Mojo was taken to a shelter but his chances to survive were slim. The shelter contacted Kodi's Club for help. We could not resist his sad face and the need to help ease his pain. So...off to PA he came for emergency vet care.
Mojo arrived at the hospital where two very nice vets and their staff worked on him. He was in a lot of pain and was not a happy pup. He could not tolerate anyone touching him. After a few days in the hospital we contacted a wonderful, Rottie experienced family and asked if they could foster him while all his medical conditions were resolved. It took several months for just his open wounds and burns to heal.
Today, Mojo, or Bubba as they call him, has become a very loving rottie. He wants to be loved and petted all the time by his foster family. He is gaining trust in humans every day. He does not know how to play yet but will play chase the ball for a short period of time. He does not get on the furniture or chew...but he loves to eat!
The fosters have been working with him on walking on the leash. He was not fond of jumping into the car, but with a few treats, he is learning the car is OK too. He is not afraid of thunder. He likes to run around the yard, but his favorite thing is to be with his human all the time. He knows sit, paw and they are working on down. Mojo is highly food motivated so training should be pretty easy.
Because of his sad life before Kodi's Club, his perfect home would be with someone who can work with him and help him learn that other people are OK too. Kids would be too much for him as he still demonstrates a sensitivity to touch at times despite being physically healed.
We are not sure about cats yet, but Mojo is not comfortable with other dogs at this point, possibly because he appears to have been attacked based on the bite marks he had when found. That is something we still need to work on as he continues to improve.
UPDATE: We recently had Mojo evaluated by a trainer. This is an outline of the results:
Current concerns:
• Dog sociability
• Training to improve his manners
• What can we do to increase/improve his adoptability
Recommendations
• Enrichment
- Access alone for breaks in a crate
- Continued access outdoors in nature
- Long lasting chewies- nylabones, Kongs, pizzles when he's alone for down time
• Equipment
- DAP pheromone collar
• Sociability and other dogs
Mojo shows appropriate avoidance behavior around dogs and Low interest, Low sociability. He appears to be tolerant to uninterested and based on his age, sociability, I think at best you can improve his tolerance but this is a not a dog seeking social interactions with other dogs. That can translate into a dog that isn't looking for interaction at best to a dog that may even be defensive with proximity or body contact/sniffing from other dogs. All in all, I'd advise investing your efforts in doing the following:
1. Acclimating him to no pull equipment like a Halti Head Halter for utmost control around dogs and to help with overall handling should you want to pursue further training
2. Working on teaching him to watch and offer eye contact to a handler as an emotional anchor in situations where he may be looking for trouble (get his eyes and attention on you)
3. Patterning movement and walking work to have him learn to walk with a handler, follow and orient towards them
4. Set ups with decoy dogs (fake dogs) and perhaps live dogs present to begin to pattern teaching him to disengage, look away and move with a handler and not to react.
Re: placement.
He is a semi solitary dog and may enjoy the company of a very appropriate dog, but that is something that would take a careful introduction and there are no guarantees there. He may be best as an only dog in a home.
Rural placement where he could be turned out in a fenced yard space would be ideal.
Long walks or a high stress environment where he'd have to be leash walked are less than ideal based on the possibility of off leash dogs running up to him, among other things in the environment.
I think much can be done to manage and keep him out of trouble in regards to other dogs, but also keep in mind handling/restraint/long term Vet care could be something that a new handler would equally have to establish in order to provide him with care (likely conditioning him to wearing a basket muzzle would be an appropriate investment in his time)."
Mojo is very loving with people and needs and deserves a family to love him back and help keep the momentum of trust and love that he receives in his foster home continue. If you are that special person, contact for an application is Beth at kaya1227@comcast.net
