Do you have space in your home and extra love in your heart to help give a second chance to a dog in need? Archie is looking for his furrever home and he may need a little extra love and a special family that can help him come out of his shell and build some reliable loving relationships! This boy cannot wait to meet his new family and he hopes that you may be just who he has been searching for!
**A kind community member has covered part of the adoption fee for this pet. Please note that applicants are still required to follow our adoption process and meet the requirements of this pet in order to be approved to adopt**
~ Archie is looking for a home that is a little quieter that can provide plenty of patience as he settles.
~ This boy is looking for an adult only home as he can be nervous with new people and in new situations.
~ Archie can be touch and sound sensitive especially with new people and when he is in new environments/situations.
~ Due to Archies sensitivities he is looking for a home with no shared entrances or public spaces.
~ To help work through his sensitivities, work on socialization and continue his basic training he will need to be signed up for at least 2 in-person training sessions prior to adoption.
Regularly Exhibited Behaviours Noticed:
- Separation Anxiety
- Vocal
- Nervous/Shy
- Touch Sensitivity
- Reactivity
- Under-Socialized
- Sound sensitivity
- Resource guarding
Explanation of Behaviours:
- Archie will need his adopters to provide lots of training, socialization, enrichment, and exercise daily for him to do well.
- He is under socialized and will need continued socialization to be set up for success in the future.
- He can be nervous with new people and in new environments, as a result he can be reactive at times. His adopters will have to work with him slowly and in a positive way to help build up his comfort and confidence with new people and in new places.
- He can be touch and sound sensitive with new people and in new environments.
- He has shown signs of possible separation anxiety while in our care and as a result can be vocal at times.
- Has shown to have possible resource guarding while in our care specifically with his toys.
This dog would benefit from:
- An active but quiet home (minimal traffic in and out)
- Adult only home
- No apartments
- Lots of training and socialization
- Lots of time and attention
Training needs/behaviours that need to be worked with for this dog:
- Basic training and manners
- Socialization
- Work on touch and sound sensitivities
- Separation anxiety
- Reactivity
- Resource guarding
NOTE:
**For more information on any behaviours stated above, please check out our behaviour fact sheet: https://kwsphumane.ca/BehavioursandDefinitions
**Please remember that animals are coming back from foster care to the centres for their meet and greets. They will be experiencing a new environment and meeting new people, which means they may not exhibit the same behaviours they did in their foster videos or while in foster care.
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