About Peanut

I adopted Peanut almost 4 years ago from the Miami-Dade County shelter. He is a 5-6 year old (estimated), 23-lbs Beagle-mix male. We're located in Broward County, FL. Pros: Up to date with vaccines, neutered, crate trained, knows basic obedience commands, food driven, sweet pup, relatively easy to groom (easy to bathe, blow-dry (loved it) and brush coat and teeth; requires lots of treats when cutting nails). Challenges: fear-based reactivity towards dogs and humans. Slow introduction to humans is important, he can eventually warm up. He is also territorial and protective of me. Triggers: bigger dogs, strangers approaching me or him rapidly, strangers in the house without a proper warm up, doorbell/door knocks, fast movements, the vet. He does fairly well with loud noises, such as fireworks. Reason for rehoming: Peanut needs to be in a single-pet, child-free household. My husband and I are planning to start a family this year and, unfortunately, Peanut does not do well with infants, toddlers, or small children. We are being proactive as we know finding a good home can take a while. Also, when my now husband first moved in with us, Peanut started peeing everywhere (he was potty trained). As a result, we're encouraging more time in the backyard (when weather permits, of course) and more crate time while inside. Longer crate time is not ideal and it breaks my heart. Lastly, our in-laws (who live out of the country) will start spending longer seasons with us and they are terrified of dogs. He is a sweet boy who loves to cuddle, play, learn new commands/tricks (especially for treats), and run freely. He can be very obedient, especially when treats are involved, so, yes-- he's extremely food motivated. Unfortunately, Peanut has high fear-based reactivity. He has a bite history with both dogs and humans. No serious harm ever caused to humans, however, the dog he bit required stitches. For more context, the dog in question was unleashed and came running and barking towards us (no owner at sight). I picked Peanut up from the ground the moment I noticed the dog coming, but Peanut became very distressed once the dog started jumping on me. Unfortunately, he was somehow able to release himself from his harness and bit the dog around the base of the tail. I only take him out with a muzzle since that incident. Not knowing how to manage a reactive dog, I sought professional help from the very beginning. The first trainer promoted mostly punishment-based training, including shock collar, which I followed thinking it was for his best, but retrospectively I believe made matters worse. I decided to stop this training due to regression, did my own research and tried to do more positive-reinforcement training on my own. It has been a huge learning curve dealing with his reactivity issues and, admittedly, he would have probably done much better with a more experienced owner. It wasn't until recently that I was able to afford a new trainer for him. His last trainer made us work on obedience commands and introduction to humans. She mentioned he is an incredibly smart dog. As such, he needs an assertive owner, ongoing training, and staying busy (physically and cognitively). Because of time constraints, I'm not able to provide him with the attention he deserves. He can definitely warm up to people, but it may take him a couple of exposures before he feels at ease with them. He seems more uneasy with small children, though. I do leave him at the doggie hotel when I'm out of town and they all love him. No incidents ever reported to me and he reportedly likes all of the caretakers. I normally groom him myself, but the few times I have paid for grooming, they tell me he is easy to groom. He has also had positive interactions with some dogs of his size or smaller (depending on the dog and usually very controlled interactions at first), but he's terrified of larger dogs. I don't believe he's good with cats or any other animal. Peanut can be a loving companion for an experienced dog owner. He deserves an assertive owner who can give him the attention he requires. He needs a single-pet household without kids and, hopefully, a big backyard for him to run in. I am willing to travel for the right home. Thank you!

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Broward County
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33029

Jessica Moya: 7862416986

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