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My basic info
Breed
Mixed Breed (Medium)
Color
White
Age
Adult
Size
Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg) (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
20220216-09
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Spayed / Neutered
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
HERE IN CANADA COME MEET HIM!
Name: Pancho (20220216-09)
Weight: 43 lbs
Age: 6 years
Gender: male
Spayed/Neutered: yes
Breed: mixed
Colour: cream
Good with women: yes
Good with men: most
Good with kids: older, well behaved children
Good with other dogs: Most - meet and greet would be necessary. May not do well with all other male dogs (although he lives peacefully with 1 male and 3 females now.
Good with cats: unknown
House trained: no
Crate trained: no
Energy level: low
Can be handled/touched: yes
Barker: he will sometimes bark with his pack at other dogs that come by his area
*Flight risk: no
Food aggressive: No - but did have some
when he first arrived at shelter due to the fact he was starving when he was rescued
**Current food: kibble
***Walks on leash: unknown
Leash reactive to people or dogs: unknown
Rides well in car: unknown
Destructive: unknown
Needs a home with a yard: yes
Needs a home with another dog: no
****Can live in an apartment: maybe, Probably ok, but would need more regular access to outside areas due to age. Has been known to bark at other dogs
Pancho was rescued from the streets of Merida with another dog by one of our long time supporters. The dogs had clearly been living on the streets for some time, as starving doesn't begin to describe how skinny they were. They were also both virtually fur-less. Although their skin issues completely resolved with proper treatment, Pancho's body still has some scars, especially on his muzzle. (As an aside and for a little humour, the second dog was named Palillo (which means "little stick" in Spanish) due to how skinny he was. He's now called "Bolillo" ("round bread roll") because he's actually quite fat!) Pancho was initially somewhat food aggressive due to his history, but with time has come to understand that he'll always now have
food and does not compete for food with the dogs in his area. He was initially wary of people but is now a lovable, friendly chap that welcomes being petted and receiving affection.
* Flight risk: we consider all of our dogs to be potential flight risk until they are well settled in and their family knows them well. well enough to understand what they react to
** Our dogs eat a different variety of dry food, depending on what we receive in donations. We use a local Mexican brand of kibble called Perruno when not using donations.
*** Sadly, our Paws on Pavement program stopped some years ago due to lack of volunteers, so few of our dogs have ever experienced being walked on a leash leash.
**** Our shelter is located on a country road, so our dogs are not used to high traffic areas and will need help learning about living in a big city.
