Every now and then we take in a dog that either melts our hearts or makes us laugh well this boy did both!

Please meet Tom or ‘The Shetland Pony’ as we have called him!

Tom arrived into our care as he was in the stray pound, we have very little information on him but he is quite simply just stunning and very large!
This big lad is around 1 year old, still entire, he is micro chipped and he has started his vaccinations.

Tom, considering his size is quite an easy dog to walk once he realises that this is better done with all four paws on the ground….yes he likes to jump around and bounce as apparently it’s good fun!

Tom is obviously crossed and we would guess at Leonberger or something similar, everything about him is huge including his heart! He loves everyone and meets them with a big kiss and an even bigger paw, then two paws and then his whole body just wraps around them.

Without doubt Tom will need some training, it’s clear that he’s had none but he’s a bright lad and will very quickly learn.

Tom has been fine around other dogs, he meets them all with a big smiley face and a wagging tail even if they don’t like him!

The worst thing that we’ve seen so far with Tom is that he will cock his leg on absolutely anything, it’s not funny, big or clever Tom! He may need house training but again he’s a clever boy and will soon pick this up.

He’s fine with the vet and he really enjoyed being examined, he even gave her a high five as a thank you!

Tom has seen traffic, passers by, dogs and joggers whilst out on his walks and he’s not been phased by anything.

Sadly for Tom his adopted home did not work out, he was found to have a few issues around food and this was not something the home could handle very well and he did snap and connect a few times so it was best all round if he came back to us.

Since arriving back in kennels he is the same big dufus we all remember! The BFG, happy face when he meets everyone, been fine around his food since coming back but this will have to be noted when he goes into a home again.

Tom is looking for an adult home, he has previously lived with a cat with no issues so if you are used to dog / cat intros this could work. He has been fine with other dogs but I imagine due to his size would be too much for a lot of dogs. Teenagers in the home will be fine around him, small folk will probably get bowled over and with the food issues we would say no.

This lad is just crying out for a home of his own, someone who has GSD / large dog experience to take this lad’s training to the next level.

Tom has been adopted.

Location:

Notts - KENNELS

Sex:

Male

Age:

16 month

Neutered:

Yes

Good with children:

Yes - Older Only

Good with other dogs:

Careful introduction

Good with cats:

OK in Home