Boots would be a lovely pet as he is kind, gentle, and silly. He plays well with other dogs - our little young Mini Dachshund especially loves to wrestle with Boots. Boots understands that he is 5 times the size of little Doxie and plays gentle. One time, Boots may have nipped too much as Doxie squealed and Boots immediately went to a submissive pose and his face was 100% sad about it. Doxie had to go to him and tell him he was okay. That only happened once and Boots has been wonderful every since. Also, Boots is good to play with my 6-year-old grandson as that boy is 100% ADHD and drives us all crazy with his energy. But he and Boots play chase and Boots lets the grandson lay on him for naps! Boots is a good eater and is mostly food motivated. He's recently learned to walk on the leash without pulling. When we go out on a walk with him, he is super excited at first but calms quickly. He needs someone who can walk him daily and let him play. I think he'd do best in a house with another dog friend to play with. Boots also loves toys but isn't protective of them as he has learned to share. He's never ever growled at any person or dog. (I am helping my 82 year old mom rehome him as she and my dad (83) were clearly NOT a good choice for a large puppy! In talking with my dad who did the original adoption, he said he thought the dog would be about 30 pounds, I don't know why he thought that. The paperwork from y'all said "large breed" and my dad just missed that he says. Also, my parents are NOT dog people. My dad thought Boots might be a companion for my mom who is developing dementia. However, my mom is REALLLLLY not a dog person and neither of them have experience training a dog. They were going to "dump" him in the summer and my family kind of said we'd try to rehome him after some training. So, now he doesn't jump on people, will happily go to his kennel, is 95% housetrained - if the doggy door is blocked, he can't seem to figure out how to get around the chair or whatever is blocking it.... And, he will walk on a leash.
