Scout – ADOPTED

Scout is an extremely faithful and loving dog to his human companions. He loves to ride around in the car going wherever his humans go. He sits in the backseat quietly and does not try to climb into the front. He hangs out in the car while we run errands and does not bark or become aggressive to anyone walking around the car or approaching to say hello. He loves to say hi to the drive thru people. His favorite thing is to just tag along with his humans no matter where they go and wait in the car when necessary – far prefers that to staying home alone.
When he is kept at home alone, he can become destructive if left in the house unattended. When put out in the yard (we have a ½ acre dog run area with a dog door into the garage where a 5×10 kennel is located so that he has indoor/outdoor access) he does not destroy anything in the yard and does not attempt to jump or go under our 4-foot fence line. When humans are home and around, he is perfect in the house and does not destroy or get into anything. Will even leave kitchen garbage can alone when people are around and remind him to leave it. He is a very mellow dog in the house (sleeps at your feet while you work at the office desk or dining table). He prefers to be in the same room as others but does fine if left alone in another room while people are on another level doing things. He is very good about letting you know when he needs to go outside to go to the bathroom. He has never had an accident in the house, even when kept inside for hours (he lets you know). We have a dog door to the garage which allows complete inside the house to outside access and he loves to be able and come and go as he sees fit – though he really prefers to be outside running around.
Scout has a great deal of energy. He spends hours in our large yard running around, playing with sticks and absolutely loves to play with people. He can play fetch endlessly and brings the item/toy straight to you every time. (it’s his favorite thing to do). Scout goes to doggy play days about once or twice a week to socialize and play with others when I am at work for a long day. He does extremely well (no issues) at a facility that has a large open space for dogs to be able and run to play. With smaller areas (like Camp Bow Wow) he can get anxious over time with such a small area and so many dogs, and without an ability to run gets bored and stand offish with other dogs (or plays to aggressively to try and burn off his energy). I also take him to the off-leash dog areas within the county (we have a few) and he really enjoys being able to get out there and run with other dogs there. Loves to play chase and be chased at full speed with others. We have never had any issues with him at those parks, again he prefers a space with ability to run.
Of note: Scout has become very protective of his property now and will bark and run the fence line aggressively when people go by with other dogs. If people go by without an animal, he will bark at them to let them know, but not aggressively and he stops if they approach the fence to say hi and talk to him. Mostly he is protective of his yard from other dogs. He has never gotten out of our yard or done anything to get out to the other animals. It appears to just be a notice that this is his place. With that said though, we have had issues with him during these times and another time regarding our other house pets. Scout has become aggressive to our other house pets (dogs and cats). When he gets wound up by neighbor dogs walking by, he can sometimes turn his aggression on our two dogs that are in his yard with him. He bits their ears, pulls them and has done some damage to both the other dogs (a male GSP and a Female older Bull Mastiff). Their ears have been bitten through, torn, and he tore a chunk off our Mastiff’s ear which required surgery). He does not exhibit any of this behavior though if a human is around or if he is disengaged when you can see he is wound up (just saying his name to him will disengage him). He has attacked one of our house cats (twice), once when it was drinking from a water bowl (we have many in the house) and the other time for wandering through the area and he chased her. The cat has also been to the ER due to this. Again, I want to state, though, that he has never exhibited these behaviors around dogs outside the house area and has absolutely never made any type of aggressive indicator to humans (no growling, posturing, nothing). He wrestles with our young kids and allows them to roll him upside down and do anything to them.
Scout loves to sleep on his dog bed with his humans and has spent time sleeping in multiple peoples’ bedrooms with no issues. He does not try to get on the bed or into anything unless he is trying to get your attention to take him outside for the bathroom. He sleeps very soundly. Scout is also kennel trained and will go into his small crate kennel when you ask and can even sleep there overnight if asked to without issue.
Scout loves to hunt and is a real upland bird hunting dog. He has been trained for upland bird hunting by a professional trainer in Bennet, Colorado. Scout is not gun shy at all (has no issues), listens to commands perfectly, finds birds like crazy (he is really good), loves to retrieve the birds. The only skill he continues to need work on is that he does not always hold point when he finds the bird (sometimes gets too anxious and flushes it). This is something many young dogs go through, and they usually settle in with practice and age. He has very good upland bird skills (scent and locate) and would make an incredible hunting partner for someone.
In Summary, Scout needs to be in an environment where he will thrive – he needs to be in a home where he is the only pet and doesn’t compete with other pets regarding his place and space so he can run and run and burn off his energy. He would also love to be with a family who will take the time to hunt him Scout needs an active family/companion with plenty of time to spend with him. He is an absolute joy to be around and an incredibly faithful buddy. Please help us find that home that is looking for a loyal friend who will shower his family with the attention and love that he is craving.