Reggie – Adopted, April ‘09
April 17th, 2009 by Brooke
Reggie has become a member of Boomer’s wonderful family in Canada. Boomer was adopted from our program back in May of 2007. Her story can be seen at –
http://heelingheartsacdrescue.org/?p=413
Meet Sir Reginald Wigglebottom III! Or Reggie for short! His greetings are SO exuberant, his ENTIRE hiney threatens to wiggle right off his cute little body. He is one happy little boy who just about loves everyone. Even children are not immune to his wiggles and kisses. He is a bit shy around big loud men and will tend to piddle if he encounters raised voices, but with a soft, quiet approach men are acceptable. Already his is used to my husband and will greet him enthusiastically.
Quite small and petite for an ACD, (weighs in at MAYBE 28lbs) Reggie is a VERY smart young man who already knows the basics: sit, down, come, wait and is crate trained. Even his heeling is spectacular at this young age with only a few practice sessions at the dog club! He WILL need gentle positive training however! He is a very sensitive and soft dog. Gentle voices and LOTS of treats are a must.
He gets along SUPERB with my pack of 3 and is one of our only fosters so far who has shown enough manners to freely hang out with the pack. He IS playful but will stop when corrected by a pack mate if he gets too rambunctious. He gets along great with cats and scored all Ones and Twos on his Safer evaluation. He even Scored “Appropriate for All Ages’. A feat most ACDs do not achieve on this test.
He has stellar house manners and limits himself to the toys in the doggie box and leaves stray children items alone. While alone, he is gated off in our foster dog room and does wonderfully. Sometimes he protests with small whines but will stop when hushed. (Normally when it’s bedtime and he is not ready to settle in for the night..) He rides in the car very nicely and even can be trusted to wait quietly if you have to run a quick errand. I have even had him off leash at a park like area where he stays close and will come back when called.
Reggie is being fostered in Spokane, WA.
