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Finally Forever Rocky  Finally Forever Rocky Rocky had been in and out of the Humane Society many many times (six!) before we found him We had previously adopted from Humane Society and were thrilled with our current pet: Lady, a Catahoula Leopard dog we adopted on October 11,2012. We had considered a playmate for Lady. My boyfriend really wanted a Jack Russell. We put in a breed request and looked at dogs for 3 months. We knew we needed a dog to get along with the bustle of our busy family (4 teenage boys and an 8-year-old girl) plus Lady. Then Rocky appeared. Rocky said he needed a home with no other pets, no kids under 12 and a fence.We didn't meet any of those criteria. I kept following Rocky's profile. I watched his price go down and his profile change to list his needs. We decided to see as a family if Rocky would work with our family. My 1st request was to see how Rocky and our 8-year-old daughter react to each other. They got along great. We then worked with an animal behavioral specialist to introduce Lady and Rocky. Both the adoption counselor and behavioral specialists said they wanted this to work and for Rocky to finally find his forever home. After an hour and half meet and greet, Rocky and Lady were playing. Rocky came home with us! He has needed to adjust and us to him. He is an high energy boy that likes routine, needs to be supervised in the yard (he likes to dig and chase ANY critter) and loves to chew. Over the last year, we discovered he is most comfortable sleeping under the covers with our 8-year-old, loves walks, likes play time, is very protective of all of us and our yard, gets along with other dogs well now and loves to play in water. He learns quickly and we can mark his behavior. Our favorite is to say "baby" and he flops backwards and likes to have his belly patted and while I rock him. We are grateful to have him as part of our family! |
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