Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
Details
Good with kids,
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
Story
Okay, so apparently I have a story. 📖
Personally, I think my story should start with something more important, like the fact that I am extremely handsome and have excellent people skills. But fine. We can talk about the serious stuff first.
My name is Darrow. I’m a Doberman mix, a professional people greeter, an enthusiastic goofball, 🙃 and quite possibly the guy who was born without a single mean thought in his head.
My rescue also thinks I might be a distemper survivor. 😔
That does NOT mean I have distemper. I don’t. It means I survived it. As a puppy.
Which, from what I’ve been told, was a pretty terrible thing for a little guy to go through. But apparently, I decided I had other plans.
Unfortunately, surviving that wasn’t the end of my bad luck. 🫤
I somehow landed in a high kill shelter and ended up on the euthanasia list.
I know. ME?! 😳
The guy whose current life philosophy is basically, “OH HI! I LOVE YOU!”
Apparently, the universe made a clerical error. 🤨
Luckily, somebody fixed it.
And now I’m here, where I’ve discovered that life is actually pretty fantastic when nobody is trying to put you on a list.
I have a few important accomplishments I’d like noted for the record. ✅
I am potty trained.
I am crate trained.
I like dogs.
I like cats.
I like kids.
I like grown ups.
I like meeting new people.
I probably like your neighbor too, although I’d need to meet them before making an official ruling.
I’m pretty easygoing, too. I don’t need my life to be a five star production. Give me some people to love, a safe place to sleep, some snacks, and an opportunity to participate in whatever everybody else is doing, and I’m a happy guy. ☺️
I’m also a little bit ridiculous.
In the best way.
I have a goofy side 🙃 that shows up whenever it feels like it, and I seem to believe that saying hello to someone is an event worthy of my full participation.
You walked into the room? HELLO.
You came back from the bathroom? HELLO AGAIN.
We met twelve minutes ago? Wonderful. I have missed you terribly.
That’s just how I am.
And maybe that’s the part I’m most proud of.
I went through something awful as a puppy. I ended up in a shelter. I landed on a list that no dog wants to be on. And somehow, I came through all of it still believing that people are good and that everyone I meet might be my next friend.
So I’m not looking for anything fancy.
I’m looking for the people who will laugh when I’m being ridiculous. The people who will let me be the goofy boy I am. The people who will look at me and never, ever make me wonder if I’m safe again.
I survived the hard part.
Now I’d really like to specialize in the easy stuff.
Being someone’s dog.
Following them around.
Making them laugh.
Taking up an unreasonable amount of couch space. 😉🛋️
And saying hello to absolutely everyone who walks through the door. 🚪
I’m Darrow.
I’ve had enough plot twists.
I’m ready for the boring chapter where I get to be loved for the rest of my life. ❤️
https://www.realrottweilerrescue.com/dogs/darrow-0ti9
