Diesel
Male Adult American Staffordshire Terrier Labrador Retriever (mixed)
Diesel, is a very sweet, and loving boy who just wants to give love and be loved. He is a wonderful snuggler, and extremely affectionate...
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Diesel, is a very sweet, and loving boy who just wants to give love and be loved. He is a wonderful snuggler, and extremely affectionate. He walks good on leash, and is very food motivated. We think he would do well in just about any home setting. He is wonderful with other dogs, children and is great with cats. His ideal family would be experienced dog owners, who know the breed, and have the time to show him all the love in the world that he deserves. Diesel came to PRL, emaciated, skin and bones and was nervous at first. It only took one day for this boy to show everyone just how sweet he is! Honestly this boy is an angel. He is just full of love, and adores his people. He is great with all other dogs, cats and he LOVES children. He has been fostered in a home with small children, dogs (of all ages and sizes, ranging from 50lb 6 year old to a 10lb 2 month old puppy) and cats and kittens. Diesel is fantastic on leash, and has great recall. He is 100% fully housebroken. He is crate trained and knows basic commands like, "Sit", "Down", "No", "Off", "Come", "Drop it", and "Roll over", as well as "Paw". UPDATE ** Diesel was adopted on February 24th 2021. He lived with a small shihtzu mix, his adoptive mom, and a 9/10 year old child. Diesel has been with this family for the last 16 months. Diesel was returned to us on July 25th 2022. The adopter said he showed signs of resource guarding. We did try to give resources and advice, but ultimately they wanted to return him. Upon the rescue getting Diesel back into our care we did another temperament assessment, and medical evaluation on Diesel. Since being adopted 16 months ago, Diesel has gained about 15/20lbs, he is currently about 9lbs over his ideal weight, and is on a weight managment diet, as extra weight on a dog is not good for the dogs joints in the long run. During his temperament testing Diesel again excelled! When tested with children, he was phanomenal, when tested with puppies he was wonderful, playful and gentle, when tested with kittens, he was breifly curious then was completley unbothered by them. He was tested with a very dog savvy adult cat, again Diesel interacted perfectly with her. He was introduced to 3 adult dogs, one at a time and he was interested, curious, and playful and friendly with each one. He was happy to meet everyone! Diesel then was tested with men, and did well, but it was noted when the man made a sudden movement above Diesel, Diesel would wince/flinch and cower. This was noted multiple times by the evaluator, and is indicitive of a dog suffering from prior physical abuse. This behavior is a new behavior and was not noted on his original intake/temp eval back in December 2021/January 2021. When we performed the same evaluation. During his latest testing he was sweet, friendly and accepting of the men he was tested with, only when a hand was lifted quickly or above Diesels head, did he show any signs of fear. We worked with Diesel, with positive reinforcement around men, doing sudden movements, lifting things up, and movements above Diesel, for the last 3 weeks, so we can get him to feel comfortable, and confident that he will not be hurt. Diesel is doing wonderfully. Diesel is neutered, and has had all his vaccines up dated, and retested for Heartworm. He is cleared for adoption! The perfect home for Diesel is someone who can love him, the way he loves his people. He honestly is the biggest love bug, good boy there ever was! We guarentee if you meet him you will fall in love immediately! After 2 days with him, he will steal your heart! He hasnt always had the best past, when we first got him in December 2020, we didnt know much about his past other than he was a starving stray, and very young. For the last 16 months he was in a home where he was loved, and cared for. He is currently in a foster home, where his foster family are working on confidence building and giving him all the love he needs! Diesel deserves to have the best family, be loved, and find his FURever home. Diesel would LOVE to meet you, if you are interested in meeting him to see if he is the pooch for you!
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