Misunderstood doodle mix?
I recently adopted a doodle of some sort from the humane society. He is an adult, 3 years old, altered, and very tall! Roughly 65 lbs. When I met him and introduced him to my pack, he did well! Just seems to need patience and a chance as I expect with many shelter dogs. I’ve heard a lot of good things about doodles so I was interested! I am learning though, he has a very…. Delicate temperament. He otherwise loves people and follows me all over the place. 63
Seems keen. He will not stop playing fetch. He is attentive to me speaking, but if you try to physically move him or tug his collar a bit, he visually gets uncomfortable and has snapped at a person for trying to scoot him. I don’t know anyone personally that has a doodle, but I am wondering if anyone has any helpful advice for getting him to trust people, smaller dogs and cats. He will instantly snap if they walk close to his ball, or under him, assuming that he thinks they are taking his toy. I love him to pieces, but it is not a size or breed (poodle or lab, or whatever they tried) that I am familiar with. I’ve worked with a lot of dogs and cats, but want to make sure that I am not missing the boat! I also wonder if anyone knows why he may be less… social? And why do people surrender them 😪 just curious what peoples thoughts are! 210