Available - Danos
Male Young English Setter
Socialization/training: Danos is a mellow boy. He has had a rough life coming from the streets of Greece and just wants a family to be...
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Socialization/training: Danos is a mellow boy. He has had a rough life coming from the streets of Greece and just wants a family to be with and nice place to chill. He has not demonstrated any fear of people or other dogs. He is a very low energy Setter that wants to eat, sleep, and spend time with his people. He has demonstrated the ability to learn since he recognizes his name and knows when to go to his crate when its time. Danos doesn’t have much formal training, but he is very food motivated and has demonstrated that he can learn quickly if offered treats. He listens well to his name and his recall is generally quite good. He is a very social pup and gets along well with everyone. He is calm, sweet and gentle and has a wonderful personality. There are no cats or children in Danos’s foster home, but he has lived with children previously and done very well with them. While we cannot say for sure how he is with cats since we do not have any, he exhibits very little prey drive and there is nothing in his behavior that would suggest he would be unable to live well with cats. Danos seems to love everyone around him and doesn’t have the slightest hint of aggression toward anyone or anything. Danos currently lives with a large pack of dogs and is great with all of them. He is very mellow and shows no dominance behavior, however he shows little care when they tell him that he is infringing on their claimed spots in the room like a couch or a dog bed. He is patient, sweet and gentle. Crate trained: Yes. Danos is a crate champion. Danos currently eats and sleeps in his crate and relaxes very nicely. He is also crated for the short periods of time when no one is at home. As soon as food or a treat comes out, he eagerly rushes to his crate. He has been known to go into other dog’s crates if he thinks he might get some food. When we get home all the other dogs are prancing in their crates wanting out and Danos is normally just lying there waiting for you to open his door and for us to ask him to come out. During the night, he will sleep peacefully in his crate. If he is barking after the lights go out, then he is signaling that he needs a potty break. He is also very good in the house and does not cause trouble, so a crate is probably not required provided food is safely put away and out of reach. Leash trained: Yes. Danos generally walks very well on leash as long as you aren’t trying to set any land speed records. He loves to walk, but he prefers to amble at a casual pace checking out the smells along the way. Unless something really excites him, he rarely pulls and is generally pleasant and easy to walk with. Danos might need encouragement to get going again if he has decided he would like to take a rest. House trained: Danos is generally housebroken and does well in the house, but he is on medication that makes him thirsty so he occasionally drinks a ton of water and then needs to be let outside more frequently to ensure he doesn’t have an accident. Activity Level: Low. Danos is a very laid-back boy – extremely mellow by setter standards. His theme song for walks is normally “Slow ride, take it easy”. He enjoys a few explorations of the yard each day and is happy to follow his people around wherever they go – inside or out. He does not need (or really want) strenuous activity and is happy just to be wherever his family is. He has been seen running and playing with the other dogs but that is the exception versus the rule. Fence: A fence is always preferred, but Danos is relatively low energy and would do fine with regular leash walks or trips to the park. Behavior: Danos is a great big hunk of love. He is wonderful with everyone he meets – human and animal alike. He is a very easygoing fellow who wants to be close to his family and is happy to just go with the flow in his home. He has not enjoyed having a baby gate keeping him in the foster room. He has found ways to get over it more than once and barks when he wants you to be closer even if he is five feet away and can see you. He is extremely food motivated and will do just about anything for a treat, but he is not at all food protective (amazing given he was half starved to death when we found him). Danos is generally quiet and well-behaved, but he will bark at the door to be let back in the house and he occasionally barks at you to let you know he is looking for some love and attention. He loves to cuddle beside you on the sofa and likes to be petted. If you stop petting before he’s ready, he will gently put his paw on you to remind you to continue. Overall, Danos is extremely well behaved in the house and has a very calm and gentle disposition. He has not shown any dominance behavior with the other nine dogs he interacts with but also shows little awareness of their signals. He just wants to be close to his people and will track you as you move around the house. Medical History: Danos has a long medical history, but fortunately he has largely recovered very well. He had a broken leg and back when he first came into rescue, but has had corrective surgery for both, and neither his leg nor his back gives him any trouble now. You would never know from his movement that he ever had issues with either. He is neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccinations, and on monthly heartworm prevention. His next Leishmaniasis test is due August 2022. Danos does have 2 current medical conditions for potential adopters to be aware of - he has a cataract in his left eye, and he has a history of seizure activity. Danos can see out of both eyes, but the cataract does seem to affect his peripheral vision in his left eye and his depth perception a bit. None of this seems to inhibit any of his activities. Over the last few months, we have worked with a canine neurologist to find the right combination of meds to treat his seizures, and they are now well-controlled. He currently takes a combination of Keppra and Phenobarbital at 7:30am and 7:30pm daily, and he has not had a seizure since January 24, 2022. Any potential adopter needs to be prepared, however, for the possibility that will have some seizures in the future, but if he stays on his medication, they should be infrequent and relatively mild. His monthly medications cost about $70. Aside from his daily medications, Danos lives a perfectly “normal” life. Danos originates from Greece where Leishmaniasis is endemic. He tested negative before coming to the USA and again in August 2021, but the parasite can remain dormant in the system for many years, so potential adopters must be willing to commit to annual testing for the next 7 years. Typically, the test needs to be sent to a special lab, but any regular vet can draw the blood and send it to the lab. The cost of the test seems to vary widely by area, but is approximately $150-$250 or if your vet is willing to send the test to a veterinary college lab, cost can be as low as $80 . Foster Comments: Danos has quite a story…. He came into rescue in January 2019 when he was found starving and broken on the side of a Greek road after having been hit by a car and left to die. He had a badly fractured front leg and a broken back. He went through multiple surgeries to repair and set his leg and to put a plate into his back to secure his spine. After 6+ months of recovery and rehabilitation he was able to move and play like any other dog and was ready to make his journey to the USA. We named him Danos after the winner of Survivor Greece because this boy clearly is the embodiment of a survivor. Since it has very special meaning and he has known his name for years, I will ask his adopter to promise to keep his name. Danos was adopted to a Florida family in late 2019, but then was surrendered back to our rescue in the summer of 2021- we didn’t know it at the time but found out later that he had suffered some seizures, and I suspect that is the reason he was returned. Despite all he has been through, Danos has the sweetest and most gentle personality you could ever hope for and is an absolute angel. Danos is a wonderful pup and is easy to have around once he settles in, but he does need a bit of time to get comfortable in his new environment. Danos's new family will need to be patient and be prepared for him to be a bit unsettled for the first couple of weeks in his new home. Until he adjusts, he may pace around and bark if you are not with him because he isn't yet feeling safe. He wants to be close to you, and once he adjusts and feels comfortable, he will follow you around and lay peacefully nearby. At first though, he may be agitated if his person is not right beside him, and he does bark when he wants attention. He is very food motivated, so he will try to get into the pantry or anywhere else food may be stored, so his new family will need to train him not to do that. Overall, once Danos's seizures were controlled and he settled in, he has been an easy foster, but his first couple of weeks will require an adjustment period. Foster Location: Temperance, MI Volunteer transport can be arranged in the Continental US within a 1,000-mile distance between adopters & foster home. If interstate transport is provided for your adopted dog, there will be an additional charge of $50.00 for the required Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (“Health Certificate”). Typically, we are able to transport your adopted dog to within 2 hours of your home. *Dogs can be adopted outside the 1000-mile transport distance; however, adopters must be willing to either fly their adopted dog, drive to a location within the 1000-mile transport range, or make independent transport arrangements for their adopted dog. Transports to far Western states, from Eastern states, may have additional restrictions.
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