Plain / Maddox
Male Adult Labrador Retriever 65
General Notes | Want to adopt this dog? Please do not email us. Please fill out the Adoption Application ASAP. Personality | Maddox...
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General Notes | Want to adopt this dog? Please do not email us. Please fill out the Adoption Application ASAP. Personality | Maddox is an AMAZING dog. He is social, loves life and the water, and he LOVES to play fetch. He will play until you tell him to stop and then maybe try to convince you for two or three more throws. One of his best qualities is his smile. He is a HAPPY boy! Story | Maddox was surrendered to MHLRM by his owner that can no longer care for him. Other Dogs | Friendly! Maddox is great with other dogs and loves to play with them. Cats | Unsure. Maddox does not currently live with a cat. Children | Friendly! Maddox has never met a stranger. He would love a family to call his own. Training | Maddox is one smart Labrador! He is eager to please his humans! Commands – Maddox understands basic commands – Sit, Stay, Laydown, outside, etc. He is very good with treat training for new commands. Housetrained – He’s completely housetrained. He’ll tell you when he wants to go out and come in. Kenneling – You just need to say “HOME” and he will go. He also prefers his kennel to be left open when you’re home so he can come and go as he pleases. We kenneled when we left the house or allowed him to stay in the room where his kennel was with the door closed and kennel open. Barking – Maddox is a social dog. He likes to talk/bark to you. If he starts to get too loud just say “Inside Voice”. He will start to mumble more quietly. We would say “Inside voice and row row row” and he would start mimicking. He wants to be with you and participate in what you’re doing. Leash | He love to go for walks around the neighborhood. Enjoys meeting new people and all of the new encounters. Activity Level | Maddox is an active dog who loves all the typical Labrador things -- swimming, running, and car rides! Fetch – Maddox loves to play fetch. He will track the ball when you throw it. If he loses it you can point to where the ball went and say “over there”. He will work his way to it. You can also point to where you want him to put or roll the ball too and he will do it. He’ll drop the ball on command and wait for you to throw it again. He, like most labs will play until you make him stop. Maddox starts to whistle when he’s played too much. That’s your cue to make him sit and relax a bit. Water Activities– He also LOVES the water. It can be a pool, a lake, splash pad, sprinklers, rain, or the hose. He loves it all. If the garden hose is on he will run back and forth trying to get the water. Car Rides – Maddox gets very excited for car rides. He smiles the entire time he’s on the road. We put him in the back of the vehicle, and he would just wag his tail and smile the whole time. Health Notes | Healthy! Maddox is up to date on vaccinations, neutered and heartworm NEGATIVE! Thank you! | Adoption Donations | Our adoption donations are $475 for dogs 8 weeks to 1 year, $425 for 1-6 years, $375 for dogs 7-10 years, and $250 for 11+ years of age. Purebred dogs regardless of age are $525. These minimum donations help to defer the costs of initial vet care, food, and supplies while in foster care that currently average over $700 per dog). Meeting Dogs | Foster dogs may have meet & greets by appointment to approved applicants only. To become an approved applicant - please complete the application process. Please know | Available dogs are updated as soon as possible and we do our best to keep it up-to-date, but occasionally dogs shown may become unavailable without notice due to a pending adoption. We encourage you to put in an application even if you don't see your new family member currently, as once you are approved, we can place you on the waiting list for first priority on the selection of the dogs we do bring in. That means you can often meet a dog upon transport arrival and adopt before they even make it to this page! We can not guarantee that a dog you wish to adopt is available by the time your adoption application is submitted, processed, and approved. Your application is good for 90 days from the time of approval for any dog as long as it is a good fit for your family and your lifestyle.
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