Yondu is a young neutered, strikingly handsome Borbel Mastiff.  He is very affectionate and is very willing to please and willing to listen to commands.  He walks nicely on a leash and knows his basic commands.  Yondu rides well in cars and has learned to be crate trained and respect boundaries.  He needs a family willing to continue to work with him on learning to be respectful of space and more independent and not so clingy.  A family that can teach Yondu to not be wound so tight and teach him the benefits of play.  

Likes: Attention from humans and time spent with people.

Dislikes:  Boundaries and being alone.

Personality: Sweet and affectionate

Temperament: Will allow you to clip his nails and bathe him; will get into the car willingly; follows basic commands; needs to learn to respect boundaries more and to be contained and independent; have to shove pills down his throat and make him swallow as he does not take medicine willingly; does not play with toys.

Energy level: Daily walks are good for the soul

Favorite activities: Spending time with humans

Good with: Learning to be good with dogs, cats, and humans.  Yondu needs continued work on his social skills.

Not good with: Being alone

Housetrained:Yes

Crate trained: For the most part; needs continued work

Challenges: Yondu needs to be more social and confident in himself.  He was not respectful of boundaries at all when he first came in for training.  Meaning he broke out crates, smashed down gates, would whine incessantly even if I was in the room with him, literally up my butt.  He has not shown one lick of aggression or lashing out.  He just needs to not be so clingy.  Yondu needs to learn to have healthy bonds with people and then with other animals. 

Any Medical issues? None

What would be the best kind of home for Sparky? Yondu would do well in a home that is patient and willing to continue to work on teaching him appropriate bonds and boundaries.  One that will work on training and socialization and give him the affection and attention he desires but in a structured manner in order to foster the good and extinguish the undesirable behavior.

Fostered in Lemoyne, PA. 

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy: Please know that 100% of our funds are used for rescuing the dogs.

Our rescue policy requires the following:

• Adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina.
• Applications for giant breed dogs must be submitted by the property owner.
• Homes with children under 6 years of age will not be approved for adoption.
• Homes with children should have a fenced yard.
• Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care. Veterinary records will be checked.
• All references must be checked before any visitation of the dog is permitted at the foster home.
• All family members must be present during the home visit to the applicant's home.
• Any dog(s) in the applicant's home must have an introductory meeting with the rescue dog being considered, before any adoption can be completed.

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