Harley Oct3, 2011

Harley

Will be doing Harley's assessment so this will be updated almost daily! I this point we know that he is a 6 year old male who is fixed, he is a big old baby lol. He is mellow and is happy just laying around. He loves to be outside and prefers it to being inside. He has his rabies shots but will need a booster in 4 weeks. His story is a sad one but not the worst. From what we can tell he lived most of his life at a trailer park tied to the trailer. His family moved from the trailer park and left him tied to a tree. Animal control was contacted and he was removed and taken to Blue Cross Animal Hospital here in Sarnia in hopes he would find a home. He has been there for a month. He is in good health, no fleas, no arthritis, good teeth and gums, He had a hot spot right above his tail but it has been taken care of. He has a deep bark startled me the first time I heard it. He is fine with out puppy Ace but because of the age difference Ace wants to play to he does wants nothing to do with it lol. so far he is showing no aggression to people or Ace. I think he would be better off with no dogs at all. I picture him as a grumpy old man lol. As of yet hes not aggressive towards people however he will bark at men when they come in the door. Once he goes to the vet for his booster I think his back end needs looked at he doesn't seem to be walking right. I am taking him to the groomers on Sat (Petsmart) because he needs grooming really really bad. He is treat, food, and bone aggressive with Ace. I took away all the bones and I feed them in separate rooms as ace went to sniff Harley while he was eating and he bit him in the eye. He listens awesome once I say something he stops what he is doing. We are working on the walking I think he just forgets how big he is lol. Even with the pulling while walking I say something and he stops pulling. He knows sit, stay, shake, lay down. It is fun to see him get excited because it doesn't happen often. I think he might be older than what they told us. He is happiest just laying as close me as possible and dosen't leave my side. It took a full day to convince him that it was okay to come into the house and I just got him to come lay on the bed with me. He is a guard barker. He seems to prefer women over men. My roommate is taking him tomorrow to meet his kids just to see what he is like with them I am sure he will be just fine. I can stick my hands in his food dish and he don't care. Harley dose not get along with children he will not let them within a few feet without growling. He hates cats he will chase them no matter who he has to tow to get the cat, bikes he lunges at and random people on the street. He can not handle loud noises such as construction or chip bags opening. A guy walked up on the street today to say how nice looking a dog Harley was and Harley went at him teeth, growl and all.
We are working on some of his issues. Harley's true breed is Illyrian sheepdog. He is a poster boy for this breed looks wise!!!