Cleveland, OHADOPTED! December 4, 2018
Read his success story here.
| Arrival Date: | 4/23/18 |
| Breed: | Doberman Pinscher |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 5 ish |
| Weight: | 75# |
| Personality: | Low Energy, Confident |
| Fully Vaccinated: | Yes |
| Microchipped: | Yes |
| Spayed/Neutered: | Yes |
| In foster Home: | Not Currently |
| Dog Social: | Depends on the dog |
| Crate Trained: | Yes but not necessarily |
| House Trained: | Yes |
| Kid-Friendly: | No Kids |
| Cat-Friendly: | No Cats |
| Origin: | Stray (Cuyahoga County transfer) |
| Adoption Fee: | $250 |
Our hopes are to continue waiting and searching for the right person to come along that will accept Krinkle for the dog he is, the history he has had and the far way he’s come to overcome his fears. Krinkle would make an excellent companion for a single person or couple. He doesn’t mind being at home along and he is not destructive. He can be left alone up to 10 hours a day. He loves walks and is very obedient.
ARRIVAL INFO: Krinkle is a product of neglect. He was picked up as a stray in Cuyahoga County and taken to the local shelter where he received the medical assessment, shelter, food and the beginning of his medical care to become a healthy dog. Despite whatever terrible life he had before he was in good hands when the county took him in and we were honored to be the rescue they contacted for help assisting with his continued care and placement. Krinkle is estimated to be around 5 years old but it is hard to tell when dogs arrive in the condition he is in. Despite all of his neglect he has a sweet disposition. He was a part of the off-leash socials offered at the county and when he arrived at our facility he fit right into the pack. When he first arrived we did not want him to get too much exercise as we were trying to get him to gain the weight (about 15 pounds). Krinkle does not need a crate as he has proven to be non destructive when left alone and he is house trained.
He did arrive with the start of a canine cough which is common with strays in shelters so he was quarantined from the pack and is taking an antibiotic that will end the second week of May. Krinkle is up to date on shots and he’s been neutered. We anticipate an ideal weight for him to be around 70-75#.
JULY 2018 UPDATE: Since Krinkle’s arrival in May he has been given a clean bill of health. He is neutered and patiently awaiting an applicant to be matched with for a forever home to land in. We have had Krinkle interact with dogs while under control on a leash and his does well. In a large playgroup environment he would prefer not to be a socialite.
Mid-July we chose a couple that had a farm and experience with working dogs and sent him for an trial adoption. He spent 10 days in with Nick, Laura and their 10 month old daughter where there was plenty of distractions including horses, chickens cats, a crawling baby, baby toys, lots of activity and a female Dobe/Shepherd mix. While we were all very hopeful for Krinkle to make huge strides we knew all of the distractions may be too much for him and the family that wanted so badly for he and their female dog to be a match. Krinkle’s aversion to the cats proved that he has will need constant supervision with cats and while this may be achievable for someone interested that has cats in the home we feel it is a risk not worth taking. He was very respectful of the horses and was learning about chickens (although that we feel needs work just like with the cats). He was not interested or disinterested in the youngster in the home and at events he does seem to like children or not have a care one way or the other. With dogs he can be hit or miss and it depends on the dog he is interacting with. We have seen him enjoy time with young puppies and we know he has interest in playing but he hasn’t found that “pal” yet to connect with. If Krinkle is in a situation with a dog and feels threatened he will stand up for himself and that is where our concerns can come into play. Again, we are not confirming that he is good or bad with dogs…it really is just going to depend on the dog. However, given his past, how far he’s come along with us and our want to set him up for a successful adoption we are leaning toward focusing on a home that has no young children, no cats (or chickens) and no dogs.
Below is a very nice and honest report from the family that took Krinkle into their home for 10 days. We do not sugar coat our dogs or their behavior to place them. We believe in being honest and really appreciate the time, supervision and honest feedback honesty Nick and Laura provided to share with us so that his next chance at a home may be the last. Following his stay we made the determination Krinkle would do best matched in a home as a solo animal with only humans as friends. We are hopeful we can find him that home.
TEMPORARY HOME REPORT:
I am taking the time to write this email because I truly believe the “Krinkle” is a WONDERFUL dog and will make a GREAT companion for somebody (who maybe doesn’t have Cats, or a dog as sensitive as ours). He was excellent with the humans! He was a little bit…unaware…of the baby, which was fine, so long as she didn’t get stepped on or knocked over. He definitely is a good sentry dog and overall his personality is very chill. He definitely perked up after becoming comfortable at our home and really is just learning how to be a dog. We are very sad to see him go, but happy/hopeful that he will find a home in short order.
The concerns that we had with him ultimately were a matter of “fit for us”. He definitely has the “see-critter/get-critter” mentality, though it does not seem to be unworkable. In the limited time that we had him he did seem to improve a bit with not pulling us towards the chickens when he saw them across the yard. It would have been some work/time but I think we might have been able to get him past that hump.
He did go after two cats on two occasions. While he did not “bite”, he did try to grab them. Partially my fault for letting the cats get away from me, however once he was honed in he did not listen to verbal command. Again, with time/work we think we might have been able to overcome this.
Ultimately what caused us to consider him a less-than-ideal fit-for-us was his behavior towards Shiva. I actually went into this expecting HER to be the problem, but it was him. And it wasn’t even consistent or all that big of a problem, but it was enough for Shiva to distrust him, then kind of shut down and become a little recluse. Which we decided was not fair to her. He did “nip” her paw once two days before we brought him back and then “grabbed” and pull on her leg the next day (not playing). His little outbursts were very (from our perspective) random, and trending in the wrong direction. It was always IN the house, they were GREAT together outside. The other problem is that Shiva doesn’t always like to “play like a dog”, and Krinkle does! I think it was good for Shiva to have to learn to play, so this wasn’t really a problem for us but made her a little stressed. We would have worked through that had the rest been OK. This was great to see him playful but maybe if he is with another dog he needs a friend who knows how to play like a dog.
All in all we were disappointed that things didn’t work out better. We really like him and think he will do well in a different situation. Personally I think he’d be a perfect dog
where he is the only critter, and if with kids maybe ones that are a little older.
We are going The Extra Mile for Krinkle.
Teach Me The Way
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