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Name: Carter

Rescue ID: M-2538

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: Black Labrador Retriever / Shepherd / Mixed

Sex: Male (neutered)

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 16 Years 1 Month (best estimate)

Activity Level: Highly Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Carter came to us from a shelter in northern MN, where he was picked up as a stray and never claimed by an owner. This young guy really needs a chance at a loving home. He is very skinny, evidence that he had been on his own for awhile.

Carter is a very energetic, fun-loving dog. He will need plenty of exercise and play time in his new home. After all, he is just a young boy! He adores attention, and is a real cuddle bug. He is reliably house trained, crate trained, and walks pretty nicely on short lead. He would rather be in the house following around his owner, than hanging around outside by himself. He allows his ears to be cleaned and his nails to be clipped with minimum protest. He will even ignore good smelling food sitting on the counter. He's not a barker, except to alert when a stranger walks up to the house.

Carter's biggest challenge is that he does not have any recall. If he gets loose, he pretends not to hear, and happily runs about exploring. He will need lots of work at this, to prevent him from becoming a stray again!

Carter does well with other dogs, although he can get awfully rambunctious when playing. He still has lots of puppy charactaristics, even though he is pretty big! He tries to be dominant, and has needed a little coaching when playing with other dogs to not be so rough. Although he is a pretty fast learner.

Please help Carter get into a loving home. Big, black dogs are so often overlooked. He has a special personality, and lots of love to give the right family.

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