Howie is a handsome, muscular, active, 30 pound, 3-year-old male neutered Boston Terrier in excellent health, up-to-date on all vaccinations, heartworm negative, and on preventative.
He knows most hand signals and verbal commands, and has an intense food and toy drive - perfect for working, agility, and competitions. Working off leash, using verbal and/or hand commands and corrections, and food and toys as incentives, Howie will do almost anything you want him to do. He is happiest when working for food and toy rewards.
Howie absolutely loves to work. Howie has the perfect demeanor for such tasks, and would make an ideal working dog or competition dog, and needs a home in which he can utilize his unique characteristics, youth, energy, and drive towards constructive activities.
Howie has been evaluated by two trainers, Bruce of K9 College in Massachusetts and Mary Finalyson of Concord, New Hampshire.
Both said that Howie would be excellent at working, competitions, agility, and other active, focused pursuits.
Howie is housetrained, crate trained, and can ride in cars as long as he is crated. He is gentle, loving, eager to please, with some dominant tendencies which are easily correctable. Howie does exhibit anxiety related behaviors in isolated situations, which are also correctable.
Howie is eligible for ILP registration via the American Kennel Club, which allows him to participate in many AKC events, including Obedience Trials, Agility Trials, Rally, Lure Coursing, Tracking Tests, Hunt Tests, and Junior Showmanship.
The application and necessary photos for ILP registration will be available to Howie's adoptive family, including his veterinary records, heartwork preventative, crate, leash, collar, harness, training collars, bed, and toys. Howie currently eats Royal Canin Adult.
Howie is looking for a loving, permanent home where he can utilize his energy, intelligence, and drive to perform - a home with adult owners preferably experienced with working dogs and competition/agility.
So, if you have experience in working/agility/competition and are looking for a great new competition or working dog, please consider adopting this great Boston Terrier!
Howie is available for adoption through "Friends of the Animals". An adoption application and approval is required.
Howie is currently in a foster home in Concord, New Hamphire.
Trainer/behaviorist Mary Finlayson is available to meet with potential adoptive families/individ
uals to demonstrate Howie's abilities and areas where he needs work, and to assess the compatibility between Howie and a potential new owner.
New pictures will be available online on Sunday, April 22. These will include photos of Howie showing off his working/obedience traits and his heavy food and toy drive!
For more about adopting Howie, please contact Mike or Emily Mansell in Concord, NH at (603) 224-3649.
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