Saturday, August 10, 2013

Clay --ADOPTED!!!!!!


Clay is an energetic, bouncy, Boxer/Lab mix who is around a year old. He has an adorably curly tongue, and big brown eyes that will just melt your heart.

That tongue is the cutest!!

When I first went to his kennel to get his leash and harness on, he was very very excited to see me --- you see, he absolutely adores his humans. He settled down a bit once he was on his leash and walking around. A few weeks ago he was a pretty big puller, but he has come a long way since then and now walks nicely and is continuing to improve! This sort of progress means that he will probably be quite trainable.

Cute wrinkles.

One of Clay's absolute favourite things is affection. Although he is excited about toys and treats, he seems to just relish having his head scratched and he is exceptionally generous with his kisses. Anytime I would sit down and invite him over he got so happy and would squeeze himself next to me in any way he could so he could get pets.

Ryan and Clay: Best Buds.
Clay and I tried running on a leash together and he also seems to love it! Although he didn't pick one side of me to stay on, he didn't pull me much either and my guess is he would be a great running, walking, or hiking partner.

Just can't get enough lovin'!!!!

When we got to the grassy pen, Clay got very excited about getting to run free and play with his toys. He likes his tennis balls, and is very nice about letting humans take any of his toys if they want to throw them or end play time.

Doing well with "come"! Such a smart boy.

Although he loves playing, it doesn't take very long (especially in the heat!) to get him all tuckered out. Once he's tired, its back to wanting affection and a nice long drink of water.

Toy + shade = good combo on a hot day!
Another great thing about Clay is that in addition to being affection-motivated, he is also food-motivated! He has a fantastic sit, which he does without being asked, when food is present. He also knows "sit" even without the hotdogs, as I asked him to do this before we left his crate.

A very good sit!
 He seems like he's the perfect combination between being food-motivated and praise/attention motivated. I really like when a dog has both motivations because I don't always have a bag of hotdogs on me, and I like knowing that they value both food and positive attention.

Those eyes and that grin!! What a heartthrob. 
Ok, just one more picture cause this guy is such a cutie with his toy hanging out of his mouth!

Who else could hold a toy while grinning like that?

If you would like to meet this happy, affectionate, awesome guy he would love to show you how great he is!


2 comments:

  1. We will be fostering Clay, so in the next week or so we'll have a good idea of how he adapts to a house, another dog, and two cats.

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  2. Awesome! I love him -- such a fun dog!

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