Moe is a playful and sweet, 7 month old, who has been brought up in the puppy run of Newtown and has now been down in the dog run for 2 months.

He is confident and confortable playing with most other dogs and loves people. So far in training, we have practiced sit, down, focus, target, choosing to heel and stay! He really enjoys the training and is very attentive! a couple weeks back I decided to see how he was on a walk. With Moe’s confident attitude, in play and socializing, I figured he would be a bit of a lead puller, boy was I wrong!

We walked for 30 minutes around the SPCA/Newtown area and he was calm but by no means a confident puller. He stayed close to me (especially if anything surprising happened) and responded very well to the clicking for a loose lead exercises. We had a really nice walk, no barking or scared behavior, just a little unsure of the big wide world. He seemed happy and relieved to have me there to watch his back!

If you are thinking that Moe might be the right, new member of your family, I would suggest calling the SPCA and setting up an appointment to meet him in the play yard where you can see him at his best, then take him for a short walk to experience his more cautious side. If you meet him in his kennel, keep in mind that he has been in the stressful dog run for a while now and is not doing well in the kennel environment, not enough contact with people! He acts desperate to be let out and this can include barking, if this happens simply ask for a sit and offer him a treat and he will calm down quickly.

I think Moe will be a great dog for practically any home, but will need a fair amount of exercise (at least 2 walks a day and lots of play) for quite awhile.  If you are interested in an active dog, that will really enjoy training and maybe agility in his future!? Then get down to Newtown and check out Moe!