My name is Fenyx - Located in WA!

Fenyx has been settling in well into his foster home. He is super smart and wants to please, so we think he would be great for someone who likes to mold their pup into a great canine citizen! He is such a wiggle butt when learning, super eager, very puppy-like and high energy, but he does learn quickly and it's really fun to watch him grow and thrive!

He's learning the ropes of living in a home and sharing the space with other dogs. At first, he didn't really know what to make of his foster sister's attempts to play, but he has finally given in and they love romping around the yard. It took him a bit to learn what proper play ettiquette is but he had a good teacher! So, with proper introductions, he can be great with other dogs and is overal a conflict avoider but one that is not overly submissive. However, he can be reactive with other/stranger dogs! This is a fear-based response and he needs continued training to help him become more confident.

However, he really is more of a human dog rather than a playmate for dogs! He didn't seem to notice the other dogs existed in the beginning.
He LOVES people and affection! He loves to be close and touching you. He does an amazing contact heel! He's the quintessential VELCRO dog!

He is a soft dog and easily corrected but without structure, good boundaries/working for priveleges and consistency, he could develop bad habits.
For example, he worked through some initial resource guarding of his human/couch but that's no longer an issue! 

He might enjoy scent work or NASDA as he does not let go of a scent when he catches it! His foster took him to barn hunt and he peed on the bails, snuggled with the instructure but once he caught the whiff of the rat, he was VERY interested! 

He has learned so much:

• House manners


• Potty training


• Foster works on eye contact through hand feeding


• Sit, Down, Place, Crate, Stay, Bed, Here, Stand, Leave it esp around prey [all in progress vs prooved] . 
  
  
  
  • He's being trained in German mostly but once dogs learn the behavior it's not that hard to change the language. 
  
  
  
  


• Working on luring in Heel posiitons and Loose Leash Walking


• Hind Leg awareness


• Thresholds


• Calm behavior and reducing impulsivity and reactivity


• Independent sleeping/resting


• Crate training
  
  
  
  • He is quiet and clean in the crate! He does whine at times and in the car he needs a cover, but he sleeps through the night. However, he is sensitive to sounds and may bark at times esp with sirens or fireworks.
  
  
  
  

Ideal Home:
Experienced and breed-savvy home:
He would love someone who is excited about training sessions, takes him on adventures in the forest vs the city and loves on him!
He has A LOT of prey drive and it is imperative that his forever human understands how to work with him around that. Meaning, he needs his prey drive satisfied with play before being able to engage in pack drive and training! His foster has started working on that but his new human will need to continue the work. He hopes that his human will help him build confidence to need less reassurance - well, we hope that, he would love to hug you all day long! We suspect that he has not had much socialization and can become over-stimulated quickly when seeing stranger dogs, prey animals, helicopters, loud bangs/noises, etc.  
Ideally, his new human knows how to slowly integrate him into a pack and doesn't require him to be dog friendly off the bat!! We believe he has the potential to become dog neutral but it will take time and dedication! We really hope YOU are out there! 
Ideally, there are no young children in the home. He is super sweet and gentle when he has met kids but in the home, he can be bouncy and gets very excited and starts to nip during play as well as likes to jump and hug.

Fenyx has so much LOVE to give and is just waiting for his furever match! Would that be you?  

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If you are interested in adopting this pet please complete an application! Completed applications that match the need of the dog will be contacted as soon as possible. 

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