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Posted over 2 years ago
| Updated over 2 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
Silky Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)
Color
Silver & Tan (Yorkie colors)
Age
4 years 11 months old, Puppy
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
12 lbs (current)
Sex
Male
Pet ID
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My details
Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
May 2021: Boogie Woogie Dougal Boy is a big playful baby looking for an active family with teenagers. He really wants to be a good family dog, but we believe he is the product of a backyard breeder or a puppy mill situation which means he was separated from his mom many many weeks before she could impart all the Important bits of information about how to be a proper puppy. Consequently we are working on his mouth skills: he takes treats from fingertips very gently but is still learning that live fingers can be licked but not gnawed; language skills: Starting to catch on to commands such as stop, stay, leave it, off-limits, quiet-no barking; lap etiquette: Wants to be a lapdog but it’s just so wonderfully overstimulating to be held in a lap & thrashing about lands him back on the floor! You can see from the photos he’s getting close to mastering the art of being a lapboy; being with other dogs: Doogy is working on getting along with his current pack members and not barking at them; car rides: This is been the most difficult thing for him to learn-he pants like a steam engine in the car, jumping around & barking at moving cars unless confined to a covered crate—then he’s a perfect passenger. Progress is occurring in this area as he only barks now on the way to the freeway & not as much when on the freeway. He also has learned to sit in a parking lot or leash with a window down watching cars whizzing along or creeping along the freeway or climbing a ramp to get to the freeway without barking at them, so there is hope. If interested in adding Dougal to your family please print the adoption application from the Forms tab at wrenyorkierescue.org
