COLTON – ADOPTED

 Colton is an active 9 year old who weighs 80lbs. He is just a big, loving chunk of chocolate.

Colton is a purebred Chocolate lab. He spent his entire life living in an outdoor kennel. Someone within our rescue network found him and fostered him for two months until we were able to bring him to Cincinnati.  Colton was stressed in the kennel and was adopted.  It took him a little while to adjust, but he made wonderful progress.  Sadly, the family was hoping for a sedate senior and that isn’t Colton.  Consequently, he is not the right match for them so it’s time to find him a new home.

The following is detailed information about Colton they shared that will provide you wonderful insight into this beautiful boy.

Colton’s records say that he is 9 years old, which would be considered a senior dog and is hard to believe with his energy level. stamina and strength.  He is a beautiful chocolate boy that loves to run and fetch tennis balls.  He will also invite his foster parents to join him in a game of keep-away and can easily carry two tennis balls at a time.  He is incredibly smart and knows how to sit, shake and lay down on command.  

He gets along well with other dogs and is happy and excited to meet new people.  He walks very well on a leash and enjoys instructions during his walk to sit and stay.  He rides well in a car.

During the 4 weeks we have had him, he has become more at ease and can settle his level of activity to appropriate levels inside our house and find a favorite place to curl up for a nap.  He has done very well with going potty outside, it is helpful to keep an eye on him if he begins to circle around near the door.  While he is fed separately like his foster-sisters, he is very polite and respectful of being served his meals.  He will patiently sit and wait when told and approaches his bowl slowly.  He is an outstanding listener and follows the commands he knows. 

Since he lived outside in a kennel prior to coming to CLR, some noises inside our home cause him to become anxious.  We have found that metal cooking pans and our squeaky oven door are upsetting for him. Like all new rescues, so many things inside our house are new to him.  

He is a champion counter-surfer and can find any socks that are left lying around.  Just like the tennis balls, he likes to tease his foster parents and play keep-away with whatever he has found.  We are working on distractions and telling him to ‘leave it’ to allow us to retrieve the object.  We would advise keeping counters clear of anything he might be able to reach and put away other items he might find interesting.  

He respects furniture and beds and was taught somewhere previously not get on furniture and to stay on the floor.  He is not crated at night and will curl up next to our bed or in another room to sleep.   He does not have accidents or get into any mischief during the night.  He is crated if we leave the house.  He has made good progress on entering his crate and stays quiet before we leave with a food filled frozen Kong. 

We are hoping his new family is just waiting to meet him, and he can finally settle into his forever home.  It is important to know under certain circumstances, he may resource guard an object, so his new owner needs to know how to manage that behavior.  Considering this propensity, we do not want him with young children.