Silver Spring, MD - Akita. Meet Colby a Pet for Adoption

My basic info

Breed

Akita

Color

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Age

Adult

Size

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Weight

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Sex

Male

Pet ID

2883887

My details

Good with dogs

Purebred

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Four years young !!

Colby is another that the shelter went beyond the norm to get him into a rescue. He is still being evaluated in his foster home, but this is what we know about him so far: he ignored all the dogs in the shelter as he walked past them, even the maniac who was throwing himself at the chain link growling. Whne he left the shelter, he had to walk 3 blocks through a bunch of Ravens fans who were having tailgate parties and behaved very well. He does get wound up running in the yard and can get a little crazy, but does respond to reprimands. He walks well on a leash, and rides well in a car while crated. He always has a very happy smile on his face and loves attention. Newly in a foster home, he is behaving with the resident female while he is crated and her not crated. He is a big, goofy guy who is just looking for the right home.

Because of his size and energy, we prefer to place him in a home with teens or adults.

10-18-2010 update: He had a vet visit today. He was wonderfully behaved at the vet. They were able to examine him and take blood for his hearworm test which is negative. He got his rabies shot, and meds for his skin condition. The resident hospital cat came by and Colby was interested, but did not drag his foster dad to go after him. He won the hearts of all the vet techs and the doctor.

After 2 days, his foster home said he cries a bit at night when he is left in his crate in the family room and everyone else goes to bed. When he was walked and in the near vicinity of a deer, he did not try bolt after it.

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