About Sir William

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE BIO ON OUR DOGS. SOME DOGS HAVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR ADOPTION. 5 year old male JRT mix, about 8 pounds. William is a loving, sweet, cuddly, and absolutely adorable dog, that would love to find an owner who is willing to help him gain the confidence and comfort that he has seems to have lost. He was adopted in 2018 and recently surrendered back to the rescue. As you can see by his pictures, he has energy enough to play around in the yard, enjoy long walks, leap very high, demand belly scratches and gentle pets, beg for food, and protect your home from delivery folks and passers-by! He also MOST enjoys relaxing and cuddling up in a sunny spot or in the softest blanket he can find in the house. Sir William is a very good boy and is as sweet as can be. He loves to lay on your lap or right by your side. He comes to his name, knows how to sit, stay and come, and is very good at pottying outside, IF his owner is sure to let him out in the morning, afternoon, and before bedtime. He is also crate trained, but enjoys sleeping in the bed, if permitted, and only once that trust has been built. He is okay being crated while you are not home, but he is also great out of the crate when alone. One very unique thing about William is he is a VERY sensitive boy. He is randomly startled by sometimes very odd things! When this happens, he lets out a loud shriek. A noise that can equally startle the owner, if they are not used to it! Instances when this tends to happen is when he is touched in a way he was not expecting, like a stick brushing his belly. Or if he is picked up by surprise or too fast, if he steps on something unexpected, or sometimes when he poops. It can happen a handful of times each day or not at all! This seems to be a LEARNED BEHAVIOR which has benefitted him in the past. He is sensitive so squeaking is his first to-go when something happens. He will use it as an excuse as he has learned how to use it manipulate his people into giving him rewards, or pets or simply attention. We tend to ignore it or kindly, but firmly say, 'No William.' The worst thing you can do is baby it! He really needs is how to handle his sensitivity better and learn that this behavior doesn't work anymore. He should NOT be rewarded for this action, which is hard, because a reward for him includes telling him 'it's OK', or petting him, or picking him up when he is scared. He needs quite the opposite! He could have developed his squealing as a defense mechanism. For this reason, he would do best in a house with no young children under 10 years old who would not understand when he needed his space. He would also do best in a home where the owners are not bothered by his squeals and don't encourage them. When he learns that this doesn't work any more, it will stop happening. He does play with and get along with our other dogs really well, but he guards his self-space and his human from other dogs by growling at them. He would be happy to be an only dog or in a home with other small dogs. W believe large dogs (unless they would ignore him completely) would intimidate him. Building his confidence back up is going to be the key to him unlearning his squealing bad habit. Other than that, he is easy to have around and is quite a lovely dog.

King County
Maple Valley, Washington