Finn #4074

Meet Finn (#4074), 84 pounds of love and goofiness. He was surrendered by his family because they were moving across the country and thought it would be too difficult to travel with Finn. While with his original family he lived with an older golden who preferred not to play and two children 10 and 13 who would walk him almost daily. Other than those walks, Finn was either crated or kept in the backyard. He was not trained or socialized. So, he arrived at our home as one big untrained 18-month-old puppy. Luckily, he learns quickly and wants to please. He would benefit from a few training classes, or a family dedicated to training him and teaching him boundaries.

Because Finn was not socialized, he can be timid in certain situations. He is not afraid of noises like the vacuum but is not a brave boy when it comes to new encounters. It took him about two weeks to run up to our front door even though the rest of the dogs were running there. He would run a ways while looking back over his shoulder to make sure “home” was still there. When he finally reached the fence, he turned tail and loped back home to safety. After about three weeks he overcame his fear and is now able to run up to the fence with or without the other dogs and remain there for as long as he wants. He has come a long way, but we expect that when he moves to his new home, he will experience that anxiety again and will need time, patience and love to become the brave boy we know he can be.

He is a big boy and can play rough. He figured out our pack very quickly and found that only our two-year-old male golden, Ozzie, was really
interested in playing with him. He respected our other dog’s wishes and left them alone. In the beginning he played rough with our 2-year-old male, but we supervised their play and stepped in when the play became too rough. After two weeks Finn and Ozzie had worked things out and learned how to play together without anyone in danger of being hurt.

Finn adjusted to life with cats just as quickly. One of the cats accepted him day one and the other one took a bit longer. It should be noted that if a cat runs Finn will likely chase, not to hurt the cat, but to try to play with it. He will do well in a home with cats.

So, Finn likes cats, dogs, kids and most of all his people. What he craves is love and attention. He will not thrive in a home where he is left alone for long periods. We don’t think he needs another dog to be fulfilled, but he does need a parent or parents that want to spend time with him and are available to do so. He is a big love sponge and the most affectionate dog we have ever fostered. He loves to play fetch and frisbee and he gets better every day.

Finn is a bucket of love and just needs a family to share their love with him and he will return it 1000 fold.