History: Our Out of the Cold Rescue Effort was a great success in welcoming over 180+ animals to rescue from rural areas in North Dakota before the cold set in. These animals are all so deserving and thankful to get a second chance in finding a forever home of their own!
A Note from the Foster: Say hello to Nelson. He is a 2 year old boxer mix and burning hunk of love just looking for his family. He has an adorable boxer underbite and tends to get his pretty white teeth caught on his lips. He is very sweet, pretty goofy and easy going. Unless you bend over to tie your shoe. Then you’re at his level and he will give you all the love he has to give!
He is house broken and we’re working on kennel training. He will go in with a treat and is very quiet and patient while in it. He just may not voluntarily go in though. He has been fine left home outside the kennel, no accidents and once I learned not to leave ANY food on the counter - he hasn’t gotten into any trouble. He has marked a couple times but stopped when corrected and is due to be neutered soon.
He has shown some fear growling when approached by strangers while outdoors walking. We believe this is residual behavior from his past experiences and we are working on teaching him that he doesn’t need to be afraid.
He rides fine in the car but will wander around if not harnessed. He doesn’t like to get IN the car and requires some coaxing but we are also working on that.
After slow introductions and getting to know and trust each other, he has gotten on well with my resident dog. He is medium energy - has spurts of energy and zoomies, but settles quickly and either naps or chews on his bones. He is just learning about toys and will gently take them from my resident dog and has recently started chasing them on his own. He would do fine as an only dog and is not super interested in playing with my dog – he definitely prefers people.
He likes to jump up on the bed at night and get some pets and then jumps back down and sleeps in his dog bed all night until I get up.
He is a very quiet and patient boy. When I am home and initially gated him separately from my resident dog, he would just wait nicely until I let him back out, not a sound. I have only heard him bark a couple times. He is a smart boy and knows sit very well. We have been working on stay, down, leave it and look and he is a quick learner.
Not sure about cats. I have a cat who has chosen to keep her distance. He is very interested and did chase her once so vigilance would be required.
He would do great with older children but he doesn’t necessarily understand how strong he is and could easily knock younger children down. And as he is very food motivated, would probably steal any food they have as they would be at his level. He does take treats very gently.
Can you welcome this sweet guy into your family?
History: Our Out of the Cold Rescue Effort was a great success in welcoming over 180+ animals to rescue from rural areas in North Dakota before the cold set in. These animals are all so deserving and thankful to get a second chance in finding a forever home of their own!
A Note from the Foster: Say hello to Nelson. He is a 2 year old boxer mix and burning hunk of love just looking for his family. He has an adorable boxer underbite and tends to get his pretty white teeth caught on his lips. He is very sweet, pretty goofy and easy going. Unless you bend over to tie your shoe. Then you’re at his level and he will give you all the love he has to give!
He is house broken and we’re working on kennel training. He will go in with a treat and is very quiet and patient while in it. He just may not voluntarily go in though. He has been fine left home outside the kennel, no accidents and once I learned not to leave ANY food on the counter - he hasn’t gotten into any trouble. He has marked a couple times but stopped when corrected and is due to be neutered soon.
He has shown some fear growling when approached by strangers while outdoors walking. We believe this is residual behavior from his past experiences and we are working on teaching him that he doesn’t need to be afraid.
He rides fine in the car but will wander around if not harnessed. He doesn’t like to get IN the car and requires some coaxing but we are also working on that.
After slow introductions and getting to know and trust each other, he has gotten on well with my resident dog. He is medium energy - has spurts of energy and zoomies, but settles quickly and either naps or chews on his bones. He is just learning about toys and will gently take them from my resident dog and has recently started chasing them on his own. He would do fine as an only dog and is not super interested in playing with my dog – he definitely prefers people.
He likes to jump up on the bed at night and get some pets and then jumps back down and sleeps in his dog bed all night until I get up.
He is a very quiet and patient boy. When I am home and initially gated him separately from my resident dog, he would just wait nicely until I let him back out, not a sound. I have only heard him bark a couple times. He is a smart boy and knows sit very well. We have been working on stay, down, leave it and look and he is a quick learner.
Not sure about cats. I have a cat who has chosen to keep her distance. He is very interested and did chase her once so vigilance would be required.
He would do great with older children but he doesn’t necessarily understand how strong he is and could easily knock younger children down. And as he is very food motivated, would probably steal any food they have as they would be at his level. He does take treats very gently.
Please submit an adoption application on our website at cocosheartdogrescue.org. We will review your application and be in touch regarding our available dogs and potentially setting up a meet'n'greet and home visit.
Please submit an adoption application on our website at cocosheartdogrescue.org. We will review your application and be in touch regarding our available dogs and potentially setting up a meet'n'greet and home visit.
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