Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Needs special attention,
House-trained,
Story
Hi, my name is Quincy. I am a three year old Border Terrier who is a red grizzle. I live with my mom and five other dogs here in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We have a big family and lots of people coming and going. I adore my mom but I am stressed out with having chaos around me all the time. Although it breaks her heart, she wants to find me a forever home where I can get lots of attention and relax into a peaceful environment. One other quiet, friendly dog would be fine or I can be an only child.
I have been through obedience and rally training and good manners classes. In fact, I have an AKC Canine Good Citizen title. But at home, especially when someone is coming in, I lose my marbles and bark like a crazy dog. Sometimes I even snap at the dog next to me, and he is my friend. I have had a bark reduction surgery which has made my bark much less shrill and annoying but I still bark at doorbells and mom coming in. She ignores me and that helps me but I go after the other dogs and bully them. Just in high energy times. It's called displaced anxiety. The rest of the time, I am a chill fellow who likes to snooze, wrestle with the Boston Terrier here, and patrol the back yard.
I am housebroken, UTD on vax, been health checked so I am ready to travel. I do have heart failure, which sounds really scary but it is controlled by two meds, one over the counter Potassium gluconate and one called Furosemide, which costs $12 a month. I am doing well and have no symptoms of heart failure other than an enlarged heart (which is normal when I take my meds).. I will need checkups to make sure I stay well so I need a parent who is responsible about giving me my daily meds and getting me to the vet every six months to a year. The doc says I should have a normal life span of a Border Terrier. .
I look like a little brown bear now and have always been hand stripped but I am fine with clipping as well. I also like the shaggy dog look.
I LOVE going to dog classes and learning stuff. I do well in obedience and rally but am pretty unimpressed by the rats at Barn Hunt. Scent work would be awesome to try. I'd really love to do anything with my main human. I like to be close by my human when I am not at training.
My mom adores me back and will want the best new family for me. She thinks I can reduce my displaced anxiety if life is calmer with a new, small family. Just having a calm, quiet home should be enough.
Do I sound like the boy for your home and lap? I like to cuddle in the evenings when mom is reading or watching TV. So I am looking for a lap of my own.
Call my Mom (she won't let my have my own phone) 505-379-2900 or email cn101spotz@gmail.com
