UPDATE 8/25/09 - IT IS TIME FOR HUNTER'S 6 MONTH UPDATE AND I AM PLEASED TO
SAY HE HAS SETTLED INTO A ROUTINE AND IS CONTENT AND HAPPY!
HE NO LONGER "COUNTER SURFS" BUT WILL NOT REFUSE A HANDOUT AND
CERTAINLY CHECKS UNDER THE KIDS SEATS AT MEAL TIMES FOR "DROPPINGS".
HE JUST SPENT THE LAST WEEK + AT CAMP WITH ALL THE GRANDKIDS. HE LOVES
THE BOAT BUT IS STILL AFRAID OF THE WATER, HE WILL NOT SWIM, EVEN ON THE
HOTTEST DAYS.
HE WALKS DAILY WITH MY FATHER WHO IS COMPLETELY ATTACHED TO THAT
DOG!!!!
THE TWO OF THEM DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
MY PARENTS JUST WENT OUT AND BOUGHT AN S U V TO ACCOMMODATE THE
DOG.....HE'S NOT SPOILED AT ALL!
I TOLD THEM I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED AN S U V....HOW COME THE DOG GETS ONE
AND I DO NOT???
HE ALSO HAS HIS OWN SAVINGS ACCOUNT!!!!
UPDATE 5/28/09 - FOR HIS 3 MONTH UPDATE, HE IS STILL DOING GREAT!
HE SPENT LAST WEEKEND AT CAMP.
WE DISCOVERED HE IN NOT TOO SURE HE WANTS TO GO IN THE WATER BUT HE
LOVES THE BOAT.!
HE PLAYS VERY GENTLY WITH OUR 4 MONTH OLD MINIATURE SCHNAUZER PUPPY
AND EVEN LETS HIM EAT HIS FOOD.
WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH HIM!
HE STILL NEEDS SOME WORK ON A LEASH.......HE PULLS MY 72 YEAR OLD DAD
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAILY!
UPDATE 4/28/09 - THIS IS HUNTER'S 2 MONTH UPDATE.
HE WALKS EVERY DAY WITH MY DAD, AND PLAYS BALL FREQUENTLY WITH MY
MOM. HE WILL NOT BRING THE BALL BACK FOR SHEER LOVE OF THE GAME,
HOWEVER..HE WANTS TREATS!!!
HUNTER TOOK HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE COAST LAST WEEK.
HE SPENT THE WEEKEND AT OUR CAMP. HE LOVED PLAYING WITH OUR NEW
PUPPY BUT DID NOT SHOW INTEREST IN THE WATER YET.
OF COURSE THE ICE JUST WENT OUT... :)
HUNTER IS GENTLE AND JOYFUL.
HE WENT TO THE VET AND HAD A GREAT CHECKUP.
THEY GAVE HIM A CHIP, SO WE WILL NEVER LOSE HIM.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU WHO PUT THE EFFORT INTO SAVING HIM,
THANK YOU!
UPDATE 3/26/09 - OUR WHOLE FAMILY IS TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH "HUNTER". I HAVE
ACTUALLY NICK NAMED HIM "THUMPER" BECAUSE HIS TAIL IS GOING
CONSTANTLY AS HE IS A HAPPY FELLA.
YOU WALK INTO THE HOUSE AND THE TAIL STARTS...YOU LEAVE THE ROOM AND
COME BACK AND THE TAIL STARTS... YOU LOOK AT HIM AND THE TAil starts.. HE IS
A WONDERFUL DOG.
HE SEEMS TO BE A "MAN'S DOG". MY MOTHER REALLY WANTED ANOTHER DOG
AND HUNTER HAS ATTACHED HIMSELF TO MY DAD.
THEY WALK DAILY AND STOP EVERYDAY IN OUR LARGE YARD TO PLAY BALL.
HUNTER WILL GIVE THE BALL UP FOR A TREAT BUT OTHERWISE LIKES TO KEEP IT.
DAD IS WORKING ON THIS AS WELL AS TRAINING HIM TO DO HIS "BUSINESS" IN
ONE CORNER OF OUR YARD.
TRAINING IS GOING VERY WELL.HE ALREADY KNEW THE COMMAND SIT, SO MY
MOTHER IS TEACHING HIM "STAY" NEXT, WHILE DAD IS TACKING LEASH TRAINING.
SHE SPOILS HER DOGS WITH A SCOOP OF COTTAGE CHEESE DAILY ON THEIR FOOD
(THE VET SAID IT HELPS THEIR COATS). HUNTERS' BIG CHALLENGE IS TO SIT AND
STAY WHILE SHE DOLES IT OUT.....SOMEDAYS HE IS MORE PATIENT THEN OTHERS
:)HUNTER HAS A "WELLNESS CHECK" AND UPDATE FOR HIS SHOTS SCHEDULED
EARLY APRIL.
WE HAVE A VERY SMALL PUPPY AND KEPT HUNTER FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE MOM
AND DAD BABYSAT A GRANDCHILD OUT OF TOWN. HUNTER WAS VERY PATIENT
WITH THE BABY AND EVEN LET HIM EAT HIS FOOD.
WHAT A GREAT DOG!!! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND FOR SAVING
HIM. I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE WANTING TO END THIS DOG'S LIFE! HE IS GENTLE
AND LOVING.
WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS!! (A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
JENNIFER IVEY WHO HELPED US IN EVERY WAY SHE COULD TO ALLOW US TO
ADOPT HUNTER AND THEN TO GET HIS PAPERWORK SO WE COULD REGISTER HIM,
SHE WENT "ABOVE AND BEYOND") THOSE 4 AM E MAILS OF HERS STILL MAKE ME
SMILE!
2/25/09 - Hunter has been adopted!
6/30/08 - Hunter found his way back to rescue due to his adoptive family not having enough time for a
young puppy. Hunter is now completely housebroken. He is a counter surfer and needs to be watched
if things are left out. He adores the 4 year old boy in his home and has become his best friend. He is
living with multiple cats as well. Hunter needs an active home. He loves to play with other dogs, is good
off leash in a safe area. He is fine in his crate. Hunter is the perfect size and will be the all around great
family pet for an active family. He is no couch potato.
5/3/08 - Hunter is a true deathrow dog. We pulled him from a high kill shelter with less than 2 hours to
live. Hunter has settled in nicely to his foster home. He is great with the other dogs and is enjoying the
training sessions everyday with his foster family. He has been allowed to play off leash and is wonderful
about coming when called. He is learning some house manners, and has already learned some basic
commands. Hunter seems to be ok with the cats but the cats have not gotten to close yet. Hunter does
have some issues with the other dogs by his food bowl but not people. He is a super all around dog that
would do well in about any sort of household. More updates soon.
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STATE: ME
AGE: 1 Year
WEIGHT: 40 lbs. ?
SEX: Male
NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes
COAT COLOR: Black and White
CHILDREN under 4: Yes
CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes
SEPARATION ANXIETY: No
OTHER DOGS: Yes
CATS: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
OBEDIENCE TRAINED: No
LEASH TRAINED: Working on it
ATTENDING OBED.: No
MICROCHIPPED: Unsure
ADOPTION FEE: $200