I have been walking him downtown alot and he loves it! He thrives on attention and wants everyone to meet him! Since we don't have children I'm not gonna say that he is definitely good with kids, BUT from what I've seen with him interacting with children around town he seems great! He will wiggle his little stump-tail constantly and give kisses! I do believe that he could be happy in a home with kids, since he has shown absolutely NO aggression with people at all! He is so sweet and snuggly...
The only issue is his male aggression. He gets really nasty with males when we're out on walks. We had an incident the other morning when a dog in the neighborhood came running loose out of a yard barking at the dogs. Fruity got so worked up and frustrated that he bit one of our dogs. It wasn't serious at all and they all calmed down, but I am dead set on him NOT going to a home with another male and any potential adopter should be aware of this issue. This means that he can not go to any dogparks or be off-leash where there might be other dogs. He will fight another male. We would highly recommend working with a trainer on this, and we do believe that with patience and consistency he can learn to behave around other males.
He had been showing signs of toy-possession so I've been monitoring that, but I am happy to report that it seems to have gotten better! maybe he is just more relaxed around our dogs now and more willing to share. Him and my female pug/JRT mix Bela got in to a scuffle last week over a toy and had to be separated, but this afternoon they were playing together no problem!
This doesn't mean that he might not be possessive with his toys, but we're being consistent with removing his toys as soon as he acts out (you don't behave you loose your privileges!), and repremands him for growling, but also reward him with praise and treats when he's being good, and we're working on his "drop it" command, since he loves to pull and it's not a good behavior for him. For any potential adopters we would suggest that they don't play tug-of-war with him, unless he has learned the "drop it" command perfectly!
He has been great in his crate! He loves to go in the crate at night and runs in there for his evening treat at bedtime! And he sleeps quietly through the night and will quietly cry in the morning when he wants to go to the bathroom...
I adore how he loves to snuggle up as close as he possibly can on the couch and put his head on your shoulder and fall asleep. He is such a loving and goofy dog, he makes me laugh every day!
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