Good dog needs home
Posted for my friend, John G:
Hello all, I’m sorry to trouble you with this, but if you would happen to know of any good family that is looking to adopt a (big) dog and you think would make a good home, please let me know. I recently had to move to Boston and, on a graduate student’s salary, I haven’t been able to find an affordable apartment that allows dogs. I had found someone in Missouri to watch him while I was in Boston. It was great because she was raising Mastiffs and had a couple of Pugs. She, unfortunately, just told me that she is selling her house, giving her mastiffs to her family and can’t watch my dog anymore. I’m kind of at a loss as to what to do. I really love the big guy, but I unfortunately have to find another good home for Hamish and need to do so soon. He just turned two years old, has been fixed and is fairly well trained (”sit”, “down”, “leave-it”, “take-it”, about 50/50 with “drop,” and obviously house trained). I usually take him for two fairly long walks a day. Other than that, he sleeps most of the time. He’s an indoor dog and needs to be around people — no leaving him to be an outdoor dog. He gets along well with other dogs (I don’t know about cats, I haven’t tried). I have a host of collars and toys for him. He loves to play fetch and recently acquired a love of swimming. He’s big mound of affection, that’s for sure. I haven’t weighed him recently but would guess he is in the 150 lbs range. I adopted him from a rescue in Pittsburgh when he was 10-12 weeks old. I raised him in my one bedroom flat. It was tight, but honestly not that big of an issue. A back yard was key though. Standing upright, he’s about 31″ at the shoulder. Many people guess that he is a St Bernard or Newfie mix He’s up to date on all shots and has been microchiped.
Let me know if you’re interested & I’ll put you in touch with John.