Valentino

Updated on Saturday, 07/01/2006

Adopted!

Valentino ("Tino" for short) comes to us from the Washington Humane Society. He is a 1-year-old Shepherd/Akita mix. He is definitely appropriately named. He is an enthusiastic lover boy with lots of kisses and tail wags to give. This boy is a diamond in the "ruff". He is a little hesitant when meeting new people (especially men), but warms up quickly. After that he will follow you everywhere, afraid to miss any of the action. He is good with other dogs, kids and only mildly interested in cats. He obeys (most of the time) basic commands--come, sit, lie down, shake hands. He is an extremely fast runner and can turn on a dime. With all this speed and intelligence, he would probably do well in agility training. Now for the "ruff" part. When he first arrived at our house, he was not completely house-trained. He is paper-trained. We have had him on a walk schedule and he is starting to get the hang of going outside. Because he is still a puppy, he will chew pretty much anything if left alone or unsupervised. (The TV remote was oh so delish', the couch cushion was extremely tender, the hand lotion bottle was yucky!) I now put him in the crate when I leave, which he absolutely hates. He is also very food aggressive toward other dogs and humans. Valentino would probably do best in a house where someone is home part of the day to continue his puppy training, and has another dog or kids to run off some of his high energy. For more info, e-mail his foster mom at SUESHANK@aol.com. SSuVA VGSR Tag #1309 Adopted: 5/23/05.