Wylie 11-187

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Meet Wylie, a handsome 6 month old  (40 lb) purebred Golden.   He is VERY CUTE, very busy, and VERY- well Wylie.   Wylie's former owner loved him very much.   Her long work hours and Wylie's high energy were not a good mix so Wylie is looking for a perfect family.   The PERFECT family for Wylie would be a family that has another active dog, a fenced in backyard for HOURS of play, and the ability to let Wylie out of his crate during the day.  Wylie is crate trained, potty trained, and walks well on a gentle leader.    Wylie needs a lot of stimulation, exercise and obedience training.  He is smart and treat motivated so if you are willing to work with him he will learn!.   Wylie has learned a few bad habits, that he is very quickly UN-learning.  He likes to pick anything up that he can and he will chew, he will scratch at a door if it is between him and something he wants, and he will mouth you if you let him.  We have been really working on the mouthing and we are down to almost NO mouthing, and this will be something his forever home will have to work on as well.  He needs consistent reminders that teeth on human skin is totally unacceptable.  He is a people pleaser so he is learning very fast. If you are active, have a fenced in back yard, have a dog that likes to play, and want the cutest darned little pup in the world, just ask to meet Wylie

 

At a Glance #11-187

Golden Retriever Born: December 2010
Male Weight not specified

Status: Adopted

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Meet Wylie, a handsome 6 month old  (40 lb) purebred Golden.   He is VERY CUTE, very busy, and VERY- well Wylie.   Wylie's former owner loved him very much.   Her long work hours and Wylie's high energy were not a good mix so Wylie is looking for a perfect family.   The PERFECT family for Wylie would be a family that has another active dog, a fenced in backyard for HOURS of play, and the ability to let Wylie out of his crate during the day.  Wylie is crate trained, potty trained, and walks well on a gentle leader.    Wylie needs a lot of stimulation, exercise and obedience training.  He is smart and treat motivated so if you are willing to work with him he will learn!.   Wylie has learned a few bad habits, that he is very quickly UN-learning.  He likes to pick anything up that he can and he will chew, he will scratch at a door if it is between him and something he wants, and he will mouth you if you let him.  We have been really working on the mouthing and we are down to almost NO mouthing, and this will be something his forever home will have to work on as well.  He needs consistent reminders that teeth on human skin is totally unacceptable.  He is a people pleaser so he is learning very fast. If you are active, have a fenced in back yard, have a dog that likes to play, and want the cutest darned little pup in the world, just ask to meet Wylie

 

Updates

Monday, July 11, 2011

Wylie has moved to a new foster home.  His first foster home couldn’t come home from work during the day and she didn’t like crating him for so long, and asked that he get a foster home that worked fewer hours.   First foster mom did a fantastic job teaching Wylie that dog teeth and human skin are not a match.  We have not seen any of the bitey behavior that he was exhibiting at his original owner’s home. 

Wylie came to our house on Saturday.  There are six other dogs here (three large and three small) and he met them all very nicely.  He is very respectful of my senior girls who have let him know that he is a puppy and they are the seniors and they set the rules on behavior and he had better comply, and he does.   He’s also been very good with the small dogs.

 

 

Wylie’s original owner had gotten some bad advice from some trainers to use aversives (sticking finger down throat, etc.) to change behaviors.   That never works, it only increases anxiety and causes bad behaviors to worsen.  What I have seen in the short time that he has been with us is that positive motivation works wonders with this dog – he is very treat motivated.   Wylie is an untrained puppy that will benefit from positive motivational obedience training, exercise and structure.   He loves paper products (paper towels, toilet paper, cardboard, newpapers, magazines) and will shred them up into tiny pieces if allowed to get them.  He’s been doing an excellent job of getting me to pick up items around my house.

More to come as we get to know Mr. Wylie better.  I do know that his ideal home will be dedicated to obedience training (which anyone with a six month old puppy would need to do).

 

 

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Wylie had a wonderful Holiday weekend, playing, swimming and even some napping.   Wylie is looking for a forever home that will help him burn off his extra energy, and give him appropriate boundaries.  He is a smart boy and learns very quickly!