Milton

ADOPTED! August 13, 2014

 

 

MiltonSHMMilton just arrived! He was #1 on the euthanasia list in a shelter in West Virigina. We received an email from one of the shelter we work with and asked for the number one dog at risk and it was Milton. Shame, shame becuase this dog is AWESOME! Once we committed he was moved to a local foster and held until transportation could be arranged. It takes a village to save dogs lives and Milton is one of the lucky ones. He is a Chocolate Lab/Shepherd/Spaniel (Hound?) mix from what we can tell. He is about 2 years old and weighs about 70#. He is not neutered so that will be a priority and then he can socialize with his new friends here in Cleveland.

We will have a full report on Milton in the coming days. Stay tuned!

fosterhomeIf you are interested in fostering Milton please email us at foster_coordinators@secondhandmutts.org.

FOSTER CARE REPORT

Other dogs:  We will report back once he’s neutered and can play with our pack!

Cats:  I know he likes to chase them.  He barks at them and howls when they take off and he can’t actually chase them.  He barked at a black cat and it ran up into a tree close by the kennel run and he led me to the tree in the dark, stood up on his hind legs and stared at the cat.  He has barked at two other cats and they ran away.  The one this morning belongs to another neighbor and when the cat ran he stood and whined and wagged his tail.  Again, I don’t have access to an indoor calm cat to test him with.  

Favorite food: Nutro Natural Grain Free Limited Ingredient Lamb Meal and Potato formula for adult dogs.  He will eat Nutro Natural Grain Free Limited Ingredient Lamb Meal and Brown Rice, but not willingly.

Feeding him:  He does not overeat.  He nibbles throughout the day.  He is the perfect dog to feed free choice.  He doesn’t care if his food is in a metal bowl or a plastic bowl.  Some dogs actually do care. 

Crate Training:  I crate trained him.  He will now come in the house and walk right into the crate and usually will stay there to get his potty treat.  He rarely barks in the crate.  The command to stop this is “Milton.  QUIET” in a firm tone.  I have only had to give the command twice one time.  Every other time once is enough and he is quiet. 

Destructive: He is not destructive.   He had had plenty of chances to chew up the pads in the kennel run, the dog house, the rug in the dog house and the wooden decks in the kennel run.  Has played with the toys but has not chewed up anything.   I don’t let foster dogs loose in the main part of my house.  Too much risk.  I would not be happy if a dog damaged my home and furniture.  And a few have been destructive in the kennel run or in the crate. 

Walking on a leash:  He walks very nicely on either a seven foot leash or a Giant (all webbing for dogs up to like 100 lbs.) Flexi-Leash.  He knows the command “Easy” if he gets going too fast.  He would be awesome at old school obedience.  He is very smart.  In only two days he figured out where he needed to be to walk out of the French doors in the downstairs where the crate is. 

Bathing him:  I just gave him a standing in the kennel run bath, as you saw in the photo and video.  I tied him loosely and let the choke chain on.  He would have rathered not have a bath but he didn’t freak out either.   I had just a minimum of water on to use the nozzle on “Shower” to rinse him off.   I put the dog shampoo and warm water in a bucket and then then used a small cup to pour that on him and then rubbed that in.  His nails are trimmed nice and short.  Not the sign of a stray. 

Teeth:  His teeth are very white and appear to be in perfect condition.  

Temperament:  Laid back for the most part.  Every once in a while he gets silly and romps around.  But he isn’t nuts about it.  He gives gentle kisses.  He adores being petted.  He has started rolling around in the lawn and now likes to have his chest, tummy and back legs and his butt scratched and petted.  He wants to chase song birds and squirrels and cats.  He is a loving dog and someone is going to be very lucky to get him.  It will honestly be hard to let him go.  But I know you will find someone that will adore him as much as I do.  And we can help save another one. 

Commands he knows:  “Milton – Sit”,  “Shake” (he offers his left paw), “Easy” (he will slow down), “Excuse me” (he will move out of your way), if he barks (he has a booming bark and knows how to howl which I have only seen him do when he sees a cat) or whines “Milton – QUIET” in a firm tone and snap your thumb against your other four fingers like a duck’s bill snapping shut where he can see you do that.   To get him to go into the crate, “Milton – In”.  They may need to work with him there on getting him in the crate until he is used to being there.  Leave the leash connected to the collar and walk him up to the door of the crate and give the command.  If he doesn’t walk right in, get his head in the door of the crate and push on his back legs and butt.  He will start walking in on command.  He seems to understand the command “Wait”, I have worked on that with him.  I have him sit to have the leash clipped on.  And I have him to sit when I take the food out to him if he outside. 

Breeds I think he is:  Chocolate Lab for sure, German Shepherd (he has a smudged mask above his eyes and a smudged coat of black over brown and he carries his tail like a German Shepherd) and maybe something like Springer Spaniel or German Shorthaired Pointer.  He does lift his paw when he sees things like song birds.  And he has the prettiest speckles in the white on all four feet.  And a really cool pattern of white on his chest.   I don’t think he is part hound unless it might be something like a Treeing Walker Hound.  He does have a good howl when he sees a cat.

Traveling in a car:  He got car sick on the ride from Boone County to where we got him near Charleston.  He didn’t g  I am not going to feed him tomorrow morning to reduce the risk of him being sick.  But he was very scared when we got him.  So that might have contributed to that. We always transport dogs crated in an airline style crate.  

We are not a traditional shelter, we are a cage-free facility. All dogs are temperament tested and must get along with other dogs to stay here. Appointments must be made in advance to meet our Secondhand Mutts. Please call 216-664-9660 or email rescue@secondhandmutts.org to set up a time. We prefer to adopt to local families but will consider long distance adoptions.

Adoption Fee $200

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