Won't Anyone Adopt Kenobi?

Kenobi has been in foster care with Meshum for nearly two months now! He came in with a big bundle of problems, mostly associated with becoming bored, but he and his foster mum have been working hard to overcome them.

The bare-bones info
10 months -TEENAGER!
30ish pounds, shouldn't hit forty full grown
Beagle X Cattle Dog Mix

Kenobi's Great Points
-Plays amazingly with other dogs, big, small or otherwise, although he can be a bit much for older or non-active dogs.
-People loving. With guidance Kenobi has learnt that strangers are good things. He might bark a couple of times, but if a stranger has a cookie, its got to be a good thing! (For whatever reason, he's still a little put off by men with quite a bit of facial hair.)
-Fun-loving. Kenobi is up for any physical activity you want to do with him. He's even done some agility.
-Fearless. Kenobi will try anything new if there's something tasty involved. Even if its kind of scary.
-Willing and wanting to cuddle after a good days exercise.
-Young, Trainable, and Eager to Learn. Any positive time spent with Kenobi is a joy to him. He loves learning new things, and being with his people. He has an active mind just like a sponge.

See Kenobi in action with his good friend Jeannie, a sheppardX puppy (about 55-60 pounds). Note: the purple thing is a bellyband, usually used for dogs that mark. Kenobi doesn't mark in the daycare, he just doesn't like to pee in the outside area and dribbles! At home he's completely housetrained.



Kenobi has a few difficult points too (as do most teenage boys)
-Kenobi can be destructive if left unsupervised, or not given enough exercise. That said, he is crate-trained, and if you throw a solid toy in there while you're out, he'll happily amuse himself for a few hours.

-Kenobi is a fairly bad guarder of his crate (when inside his crate). That said, he used to guard almost anything he thought was 'his' when he first came into foster care, but with patience and training, he's learnt to share with people. His foster mum is more than glad to spend some time showing Kenobi's new family how to deal with his guarding behaviour most effectively if it does present itself again. The easiest and most effective method is to 'trade' the item he has for something tasty that he'd rather have.

-Kenobi is not a very good passenger in the car. As a herding dog mix, he wants to chase the cars going by, or can get guardy of his vehicle (similiar to his crate). For safety, Kenobi would do best in a crate in the car, or in a seperate cabin. This can definitely be worked on!

Most importantly, Kenobi is a soft dog. He does not like to be handled roughly, and benefits most of positive experiences. With too much pressure (or a Cesar like approach) he can get very defensive and becomes your typical 'teenager'. With love, patience, and most of all TIME Kenobi is going to be a fantastic companion for an active home that will provide him with structure, boundaries, and EXERCISE, EXCERCISE, EXCERSISE. He is a well-rounded boy who is still a big, fat teenager, and can have his big, bratty moments, but overall he is sweet, loving and HIGH-ENERGY. Kenobi is more than ready to meet his new family.