Theo

Not a client but a client through default, Theo is one of the many adoptable dogs through Regional Animal Shelter showing us his leash and auto sit skills. Theo is a tough one. He came to the shelter as a stray and while we first thought he was an awesome bomb proof dog, over that last few months he has been slowly showing us the real Theo and that he may not be so bomb proof 😔 We have already had to take kids off his list and he needs slow, positive intros to men. He also lost kitties but I’m hoping to get that back with lots of positive exposure. He does have dog skills though which is fantastic for a pittie. Theo is going to need a strong, active person. Someone who isn’t afraid to use tools like a choke chain to walk him and as you can see, while he is super alert and scanning the environment, he can walk right next to me with no problem. This guy needs someone to set the boundaries from day 1 and let him know it’s absolutely not ok to act a fool when seeing dogs or people while out on walks or in a social setting. I didn’t film it, but after this walk, we went back to the yard where another dog reactive dog was in his outdoor run and we were able to sit and chat with some other volunteers while he sat calmly next to me until it was time to go back inside because I don’t allow him to call the shots. We are often way to easy and lax with our dogs and in doing so, we reinforce poor manners.