Luke a 9 month old, apricot-blond, male, 45 lb, Golden Doodle was owner surrendered 14 December 2009. "Owner surrender"the first time I heard DRC use that term it created many mental images. Why give away your dog, maybe problems, we have all heard the horror stories. Not in Luke's case, his family found themselves in an extremely difficult situation. They loved him enough to allow D.R.C. to find him a wonderful new home.We have only had him three full days now and find him to be a highly intelligent and intuitive. Luke's family taught him basic commands verbally and with hand signals he is praise and food motivated. Luke's coat is a combination of both AKC Mother and Father, Poodle & Golden Retriever, FYI. He has slept all night by our bed, is crate trained, puppy chewing has been completely under control with a Busy Buddy Tug-a-Jug recommended by our local trainer, Cold Nose College. He is completely house trained. His family told us that Luke will come to you and make a noise is he wants to go outside. Luke has that wonderful Golden quality of wanting to be by your side and dotes on your every word, he is extremely well mannered. We saw a dog with crazy energy the day we picked Luke up but have not seen it since. We feel that could be due to the freedom and exercise that he has here. Luke's family did both work and Luke was crated. His skin is dander free and we have seen absolutely no hair shedding. During bath time I was able to remove very little undercoat and hair, so he is great for those of us who have allergies. He has been gentle with our cat, they have been nose to nose many times and Luke has not offered to chase her. Luke will get as close to her as she will let him and he will lay down and just watch her. We have found that he will lay down when he wants something that you have in your hands. He has learned how to open the bathroom door and can roll down the car windows - We have to use the child safety locks - Luke loves to go for rides and loves to stick his head out and ears blowing in the wind. He was a perfect gentleman at the Vet's office and everyone fell in love with him. We whole heartedly recommend Luke for any situation where he will be mentally stimulated and please no long term crating. He is the perfect example of what Ceasar Milan says that a dog needs,"calm assertive energy, always compassionate, but quietly in control"
Again we are thankful for DRC allowing us to foster a Doodle. Love & Licks, Luke, MJ & Cokie
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