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Old 01-13-2008, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Lava
If that does not work out I live 5 Min from Philly and would be willing to take him in till he finds a home, but he has to be good with other dogs.
Thanks so much, Lava; I'll keep that in mind. So far he's been very good around other dogs- he got snapped at by a mini poodle and didn't growl, snarl or do anything other than step back. He's very interested in other dogs, but not aggressive.

The main challenge I can see with him (judging from the three days I had him) is that, not being an alpha, he needs to be told what to do. He gets anxious in unstructured situations and at this point definitely needs to be kept crated if left alone because he has some separation anxieties. He may grow out of that as he gets older and more settled (and in fact, will probably do best with other dogs for company and to tell him what to do. ). But we'll see.

He sure settled in nicely the few days we had him, though, and the morning he was picked up by my friends, it was so nice to sit reading the news with my husband while the dog contentedly chewed on a toy at our feet. I haven't owned a dog in almost 20 years and I forgot how nice it is.
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