Size
(when grown) X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Needs special attention,
House-trained,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
· Name: Goosifer
· Male or female? Male
· Approximate Age: 4-5 years
· Breed: Bullmastiff
· Weight: 146 pounds
· Any impairments: recovering from a broken leg
· Potty trained? Yes
· Crate trained? unknown
· Good with other dogs? Yes
· Good with cats? unknown
· Good with kids? Yes, if they go slow with him
· Commands known: sit, comes when called
· Needs fenced in yard? No
· Need another dog in the home? No
· Location: Portage, MI
· Energy level (high/med/low)? Low
· Bio:
This very large boy has a heart to match and is looking for a loving and patient home. His story is a sad one – but you can give it a happy ending! Goosifer was discovered wandering in March and needed to be live-trapped. He was scared, emaciated, and had a broken front leg. With shelters as overwhelmed as they are right now, his future was very uncertain – but Goosifer quickly won over the shelter staff and they fought hard for him. Goosifer spent over three months at the shelter, getting weekly splint changes, with everyone holding out hope that his leg would heal enough for him to survive.
Goosifer was an absolute champ and his leg started to slowly heal. Speak! for the Unspoken was able to step in and get him out of the shelter to finish healing in a home. He is adjusting well to his new setting, but he is a shy boy. Fast movements will make him startle and bark and he seems to have more fear of men. Moving slowly and giving him time to get to know you is very important. But it’s worth every moment when he decides that you are a safe person – then he becomes an absolute doll who never wants to leave your side, will lean on you so hard for scratches that you fall over, and sleep so soundly by you that he snores. If you’ve really won him over, he will spread himself on his back so that you can get to all the good spots on his tummy for the most important scritches.
Goosifer is being fostered in a family with two kids and two other dogs. He is enjoying being part of a family and has been an excellent house guest. If the kids move too fast, he will do his growling and barking but that has lessened every day. He leaves the dogs to themselves (except when they get in between him and someone he wants to pet him, in which case he forgets that he’s 146 pounds and just shoves them out of the way). Goosifer has the usual mastiff tendencies – there is a lot of drool (though mostly just when there is food around), he can’t keep water in the water bowl, and it’s bit like having a small horse around.
If you think you might be Goosifer’s forever home, fill out an application to meet him!
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If you are interested in adopting this dog, please review our adoption policies and apply online at [www.speakfortheunspoken.com/adopt](http://www.speakfortheunspoken.com/adopt).
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