Trigger
- Available
- Age 7-8 years
- Sex Male
- Size 81 lbs
- Fixed Yes
- House Trained Yes
- Foster Parent(s) Thanks to Richard and DeAnna for fostering Trigger!
Trigger is a cuddle bug and much more active than we thought he’d be for a senior dog. He loves to be part of the pack and wants to be with his people! We have not used a crate for him. He sleeps on a dog bed most of the night – then wants up with us just before wake up time. He is allowed on the couch and bed during the day and has not been destructive at all to furniture. He is an aggressive chewer so will need supervision with squeaky toys (which he loves!) and harder chew toys. We’ve had good luck so far with “nylabones.”
Snow was a surprise and he was very curious the first day. Now it’s like he’s been in snow his whole life! He’s a total love bug for sure and continues to be part of the pack.
More info about Trigger
Other Dogs ▼
Trigger did great at the recent RMLR Meet and Greet! Did very well meeting several other fosters and alumni dogs as well as the volunteers and potential adopters that stopped by. He and our younger resident lab mix (~4 years old) love to play and have now started sharing space during naps and down time. When Trigger is done playing he does not snap or growl just tries to move away and looks to us to help move his foster brother on to a new activity.
Cats ▼
Unknown. We do not have a cat at home. He does want to chase squirrels and rabbits when outside and on walks. We are working on “leave it.” And Look At That (LAT) training.
Children ▼
Unknown. We have not encountered any children on our walks and have no children in our home. He is strong and a total cuddle bug and likes to do the “lab lean” into us.
Leash ▼
Trigger has made great improvement with leash walking. “Look at that” training has been just the ticket. He has started to look to us first when he sees something “exciting” on our walks. He was pulling quite a bit after the first couple days with us. We have started Look At That (LAT) training and switched to the front clip on his harness as soon as he started pulling and that has helped. By the end of the walk he is mostly “loose leash.” He loves to go for walks and is very food motivated so we anticipate continued training will help improve pulling while on leash. He gets excited/nervous when seeing other dogs and runners while out walking and LAT is helping here, too.
Where I'm from ▼
Trigger was found as a stray. He was microchipped so the shelter called his owners and they refused to come and get him even though they knew that a senior dog in a shelter in Texas is basically a death sentence. Trigger is covered in multiple lumps and had a few aspirated in Texas. The vet in Colorado aspirated a couple more and found them to be benign and likely lipomas.