Rocky

Rocky is a friendly boy who came into us as a stray. He was found very underweight and scared and no owners have come forward to claim him. We have been spending extra time and love with him to build up his weight and he has become a very affectionate, happy boy. Rocky is a sweet boy, who can be very timid of new environments but does look to the handler for guidance. He can be friendly with people and loves a good fuss and a cuddle, but we have noticed he can be nervous and reactive to strangers. This is something we are monitoring and generally he is a friendly lad, but due to this behaviour we are looking for an adult only home. He was initially very timid, but has started coming out of his shell with staff and volunteers and we are seeing his cheeky side. He can be jumpy and quite strong on lead, so will need owners that are quite strong. We have started gen-con training him so this helps with his strenght. He will need owners that can manage his weight (he is currently on raw food) and exercise levels, and owners that can help with his socialisation as he does need some confidence building out and about. He can reactive to dogs here, he will pass most dogs fine but can get intimiated and barky with dogs that are too boisterous or barky towards him. He will need to be the only dog in the home. Rocky is only young and his first year may have been scary for him since he came to us underweight as a stray, so will need owners that understand this and put in the extra TLC in his new home. We hope he isn't in kennels much longer as he is a very sweet boy.