Posted over 4 months ago | Updated over 3 months ago
Piper is a beautiful lab-shepherd-greyhound mix who is 9 years old. She is incredibly, sweet, well trained, and loves people and cuddles. Her favourite pastime is curling up into her signature donut shape and leaning into you while you watch tv, have a nap, or lay in the sun. Piper’s favourite game is playing hide and seek with treats; she waits in the other room while we hide treats around the house and then she will excitedly and with determination root them all out. She loves to go on long slow walks where she will smell every last thing. Her favourite snacks are cucumber slices and she can hear a cucumber being cut open from rooms away. Piper is loyal, silly and, just wants to be where the people are.
Piper's ideal home would be an adult only home without other animals.
Up to Date with Vetting: Yes
Good with dogs: She is reactive to other dogs on leash closer than 15-20 feet. She has had very little experience with dogs in the past 5-6 years. When they first got her she did go to the dog park but was attacked there.
Good with cats: Unknown but they think she has a high prey drive.
Good with kids: She has very little experience with children. They cottaged for 3 days with children under 10 years old and after about 24 hours she seemed to become more concerned with them and started barking and reacting to them especially when her owners were engaged with the kids.
Good with strangers: Yes. Good with adult visitors. If a stranger comes to visit she will bark at the door knock and then run up and greet them and be excited to see them.
Resource guarding issues: Not from people. Unknown with other animals.
Ever bitten a human: No
Ever bitten a dog: No
Fears: young children
Housetrained: Yes. She is used to living in an apartment and peeing and pooping on leash walks.
Crate trained: She has not been crated since they initially got her 7-8 years ago.
Good in the car: She is anxious in the car and paces and whines. She has had motion sickness in the past on longer trips.
Bark when left alone: No. She has been left alone while they worked full-time. They live in an apartment and have not had noise complaints.
Destructive: No
Energy Level: Medium
Leash skills: She walks well on leash. After training, she is reactive to dogs closer than about 20 feet. They typically cross the street when they see other dogs and they do not meet other dogs on walks. She does not show concern with people, vehicles, etc. on walks.
Okay with physical handling/manipulations: Yes. They can bathe her, brush her, and trim her nails. She is professionally groomed every couple of months and is good at the groomer. She is fine being handled at the vet. She has been boarded by Rover providers and done well in those homes.
Known commands: sit, down, come, stay, off, paw
Food on now: Fromm kibble. 1 cup, 2x/day.
Behavioural issues: She is reactive to other dogs on leash closer than about 20 feet now. She has shown similar reactive behaviour with young children when staying with them.
Medical issues: She is taking Canine Fiber Pumpkin Powder for her anal glands.
Piper is a beautiful lab-shepherd-greyhound mix who is 9 years old. She is incredibly, sweet, well trained, and loves people and cuddles. Her favourite pastime is curling up into her signature donut shape and leaning into you while you watch tv, have a nap, or lay in the sun. Piper’s favourite game is playing hide and seek with treats; she waits in the other room while we hide treats around the house and then she will excitedly and with determination root them all out. She loves to go on long slow walks where she will smell every last thing. Her favourite snacks are cucumber slices and she can hear a cucumber being cut open from rooms away. Piper is loyal, silly and, just wants to be where the people are.
Piper's ideal home would be an adult only home without other animals.
Up to Date with Vetting: Yes
Good with dogs: She is reactive to other dogs on leash closer than 15-20 feet. She has had very little experience with dogs in the past 5-6 years. When they first got her she did go to the dog park but was attacked there.
Good with cats: Unknown but they think she has a high prey drive.
Good with kids: She has very little experience with children. They cottaged for 3 days with children under 10 years old and after about 24 hours she seemed to become more concerned with them and started barking and reacting to them especially when her owners were engaged with the kids.
Good with strangers: Yes. Good with adult visitors. If a stranger comes to visit she will bark at the door knock and then run up and greet them and be excited to see them.
Resource guarding issues: Not from people. Unknown with other animals.
Ever bitten a human: No
Ever bitten a dog: No
Fears: young children
Housetrained: Yes. She is used to living in an apartment and peeing and pooping on leash walks.
Crate trained: She has not been crated since they initially got her 7-8 years ago.
Good in the car: She is anxious in the car and paces and whines. She has had motion sickness in the past on longer trips.
Bark when left alone: No. She has been left alone while they worked full-time. They live in an apartment and have not had noise complaints.
Destructive: No
Energy Level: Medium
Leash skills: She walks well on leash. After training, she is reactive to dogs closer than about 20 feet. They typically cross the street when they see other dogs and they do not meet other dogs on walks. She does not show concern with people, vehicles, etc. on walks.
Okay with physical handling/manipulations: Yes. They can bathe her, brush her, and trim her nails. She is professionally groomed every couple of months and is good at the groomer. She is fine being handled at the vet. She has been boarded by Rover providers and done well in those homes.
Known commands: sit, down, come, stay, off, paw
Food on now: Fromm kibble. 1 cup, 2x/day.
Behavioural issues: She is reactive to other dogs on leash closer than about 20 feet now. She has shown similar reactive behaviour with young children when staying with them.
Medical issues: She is taking Canine Fiber Pumpkin Powder for her anal glands.
