If you want a constant companion, Roger is your guy. He is sweet and loves hanging out at your feet or where he can see you. Roger has been with us for about a month now, but he adjusted to living in a home very quickly and wasn't fearful of all the new household things like most breeder dogs are.

The morning after he arrived Roger tolerated being bathed in the shower and actually fell asleep while the hair dryer was doing its magic. He has a beautiful, thick coat so that took a while! By the third night he let us know he wanted to sleep in the bedroom with everyone else. He was a good boy all night.

As Roger was transitioning to life in a home, he used his kennel as a safe place to relax. He loves plush toys and puts all his 'babies' in the kennel or carries them around the house. He uses the kennel much less now.

Roger is a very calm dog and met our pack easily. He gets along well with everyone and is confident with the whole pack. He does model after them, which is why it's so important that his new family have a medium to large, confident dog for Roger to learn from.

Unfortunately, Roger demonstrated he's a bit of an escape artist. He managed to slide open one of the latches and squirm his way out of the kennel while I was out running an errand. This had to be a fairly traumatic experience for him and he ended up needing some minor medical attention. So, now we use Carabiner clips on the gate to make sure he's safe while we're gone.

Roger is still a work in progress on the house training. After adding some gates to restrict access in the main living area, it's been 10 days since he last marked. He doesn't yet signal when he needs to go outside, but today he rang the dog bell on the door for the first time! Hopefully that will become his signal.

While Roger is anxious on our daily walk, he definitely doesn't want to be left behind. He does pull somewhat but improves when we stop for a minute to let him re-group. His progress on learning how to walk on-leash has been steady so we think he really enjoys his walks. But because he isn’t truly comfortable with being leashed, Roger’s forever home will require a fenced yard for his safety and happiness.

Children in his forever family should be at least 10 years old, as Roger is a big boy who loves attention but isn’t aware of his size, and he is easily frightened by unexpected things and loud noises.

So far, Roger's greatest fear is getting into the car. That said, he has improved each time, so after a few trips to Dairy Queen we expect he may learn to enjoy car rides.

Roger came in remarkably healthy, but he did have a tooth that needed to be extracted during his neuter surgery, which he's currently recovering from. This gentleman is soon ready to go to his new home!

So, what would Roger want? He's a pretty chill dog but likes his daily walk, loves to be petted and get his fair share of attention, but mostly he wants to hang out near his human.