Meet Major…
He is quite well trained. His recall is good, he knows our rules around the house and doesn’t need to be reminded. For instance, he knows he sits before coming in the house and does so automatically. He knows he isn’t allowed through the gate in the backyard and wouldn’t go through it without the OK - he might sit there for 30 minutes waiting..when we are home..
He would make a great hunting dog. He is not gun shy. He loves hunting and gets excited when he see...s the guns. He is not trained for birds, but I believe he could easily be trained. He is smart. He will retrieve a bird, but he hasn’t been taught to have a soft mouth. He heels well.. He points naturally and again with a little training would make an excellent bird dog. We actually have a contract with the City to chase geese off of the parks in town.
Major, has an issue with strangers coming into his home and yard he will nip at strangers. He is not overly aggressive and doesn’t go after people when they arrive, but he will nip at them when they walk by him, etc. This is only an at home issue. He will need someone who can commit to working with a positive based trainer to help him with this fear.
He also has separation anxiety. He comes everywhere with us. He is excellent in the car, so if I go to town to get groceries, well, he comes to town to get groceries. He will get out of any backyard. When you are home, he won’t go anywhere. My parents live on 80 acres up on Hwy 24 and he can be outside there with no worries of him wandering. If you are home with him he can be out and wouldn’t ever wander.
He’s not good with small dogs on trails. However, I can take him to the dog park and kennel were he roams with dogs and he is fine. It’s only dogs which run from him on the trails (generally small dogs) He lived with another dog all winter and it’s been great. As I say, this is strictly a trail issue.
We want to find him the right home which will last forever.
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