Dexter our fourth foster Nov 2011

Dexter is a 4 month old lap mix puppy. He weighs about 25lbs. So far he knows sit, and lay down we are working on other commands. He is very well behaved and mannered for a puppy. Dexter loves to give kisses and cuddles. He seems to be fully housed trained. At this point we let him out every hour because he has not learned the bells on the door yet. He is great in the car! He traveled from Ottawa to Sarnia which is about a 9 hour drive. He slept most of the way, other than when he needed to go to pee. He is great with other dogs he came from Ottawa where he was with 10 other dogs, and he is now in foster a home in Sarnia with a dog. Dexter is not cat or children tested yet. We will be doing this soon. He is fairly quite seems to only bark when he is playing with his foster brother or when someone’s at the door. Dexter is learning leash skills he does pull, but that’s just because he is so excited. He is a very happy go lucky puppy, seems to just be happy to be alive! He is very tall, but slender and has huge feet. Dexter loves toys, and bones. Dexter has no food/toy aggression and doesn’t resource guard. His energy level is mid-high which is normal for a puppy his age. Dexter’s forever family will need to be able to provide him with the direction that all young pups need. He is very smart and a fast learner, picking up things by watching his foster brother. Dexter seems to do okay when left alone with his foster brother without being crated; however, being a puppy he will get into things and has a thing for his foster moms socks! Dexter has not shown the “normal” lab traits of nervous chewing of objects. Lol hes not a fan of the vacuum or the carpet cleaner. He has discovered my crocheting basket lol and is pretty sure he needs to pull all of the balls of yarn out every time I turn around. He loves his daily walks normally about an hour with his foster brother and is not pulling nearly as much as he first did. He listens very well when I tell him its time to come inside from going to the bathroom he is the first to come into the house.
Update: Nov 24, 2011: Dexter knows sit very well now, kinda knows stay, has great recall in the backyard, walking on leash is getting much better. We are working on meeting strange dogs on our walks (needs a bit of work). He loves cuddles and has to be right with you all the time :) He sleeps either in our bed with us on the floor next to our bed. He has not messed in the house since he had a bout of the runs. He is going to the vet tomorrow to get all his shots!

So excited he is such a good baby! I hope he finds a forever home soon, and he is going to be a big boy!