Tipper - Hound / Labrador Retriever (short coat) Dog For Adoption

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PORTANT!!! PLEASE READ Posted animals are physically located at the above address except when indicated with the following notations after the animal’s name: Animal Name (FC=initials) -- indicates the animal is living in Foster Care. To meet the animal, please contact the foster directly when contact information is provided; otherwise call the shelter at 434 263-7722. Animal Name (COURTESY) – this animal is posted as a public courtesy using information provided by the owner. Our shelter does not own or guarantee the information provided by the owner to be complete and accurate. Also, adoption does not involve our shelter but is strictly between the adopter and the owner. EXTREMELY SWEET BOY!!! DOG FRIENDLY! UPDATE 4/26/2020: HEY! YOU!!! PLEASE read my resume below and consider adopting me. I am extremely cute and lately when people look at me, I have been quietly standing and STOMPING my RIGHT FOOT for attention. That’s RIGHT. I look right at them with my sweet brown eyes and PUT MY FOOT DOWN because it is time that I left this shelter. I’m not an obnoxious barker so I don’t call out in a big way, but I VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH want to be someone’s beloved family member and I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHEN YOU MEET ME. I will politely SHAKE YOUR HAND when we meet too. Please at least consider becoming my HERO. I really am a very good boy. On 9/23/19 Denise wrote: Tipper, an unclaimed stray from Animal Control, arrived at the end of December 2018. He appears to be a Hound/Retriever mix, 2 years old and he weighs 54 pounds. He is a long-legged boy that wears a brownish red coat decorated with little white tips on his feet, tail, and nose. Tipper is a GREAT DOG—a very sweet boy who enjoys affection. He was quickly adopted when he came in and lived for a month with a very loving family. He loved everything about their home—especially the food, and his spot on their sofa. Before long, he started guarding those things and this behavior made his family and their young son nervous. The adults in his home were very dog smart (they knew how to work with resource guarding) but their young son didn’t, so they erred on the side of caution and returned Tipper. We are very glad that they did, because we now know he will do best in an ADULT family that understands how to reduce or stop the need to resource guard. This behavior is not uncommon and can be managed and helped with proper training. For the month he was living with this family, he was house trained, had good house manners, and did not destroy things inside their home. He is good with other dogs and we can test him with cats if you’d like us too. Tipper is a relatively calm dog, as far as shelter dogs go, and is very attentive to people who are interacting with him. He knows how to give paw and will watch intently at a treat waiting for you to tell him what to do. Tipper needs a loving, ADULT home with people who are willing to work with him and help him be the best he can be. The “trading up” method usually works very well with dogs that resource guard. If you are interested in adopting Tipper, one of our regular trainers has volunteered to help integrate him into your home. GOOD WITH DOGS. VOLUNTEERS and DONATIONS NEEDED. Visit our website for more info: nelsonspca

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