Gender: Male
Color: Red
Birthday: September 18, 2022
Sire: Gable Sour Cream
Dam: Wobble Baby
Cats: Safe
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Carl came to AFG from Prison Greyhounds after 30 races. He was previously staying at a veterinary clinic being used as the resident blood donor dog, but didn’t do well in that environment.
Prison Greyhounds reached out for a home that could help Carl destress and learn how to be a dog again. After a week at the kennel, Carl went into foster and has been wonderful in a foster home. He loves to play with the other dogs, plays with toys, and has ignored the cats in the house. He has climbed onto the couch to be with his people and loves laying on a nice bed (or deck in the sunshine- sometimes he gets “stuck” there because it’s too nice outside and he doesn’t want to come in). He has been more confident than expected, going out on his own and coming to people for attention.
Carl is genuinely funny. He loves to come up and get attention at the end of the day and feels like he deserves all of it, bumping your hand continuously. He is very affectionate and cuddly (and heads up- has been allowed on couches in the past and loves a good snuggle session). He will bark at other dogs if they go too far in his space, but reacts well with his humans and other animals for boundaries.
Carl has been tested with some of his previous triggers, like exam gloves and nail trims, and even had his blood drawn and didn’t have any issues with it. However, he did get injured and ended up needing stitches. He can be fine in veterinary situations but some definitely trigger him and he reacts with fear aggression. For example, when he came home from going under anesthesia from stitches, he wouldn’t let anyone touch him without biting at them and wanted to be by himself in his kennel. We left him alone and the next morning we were able to put his muzzle on, etc. without problems. For smaller procedures, like nail trims and a heartworm test, he has been fine. But he seems to be particularly frightened of procedures where he has to be sedated/anesthetized and might regress after those. Typically just letting him be and giving him time and space seems to work best and then he goes back to his normal, friendly, affectionate self. He will warn you about what is triggering him and will growl first and tell you to go away, so it’s not unexpected- you just have to understand his signals and respect thing. Because of this, he would do better in a home without young children.
He’s been a wonderful, friendly boy who wants nothing more than to lean on you and get attention. He also loves to play and is a great best friend for all of the animals. Do you have the right house for this sweet caramel carl?
