About Chevy

Originally, we had taken him in when his former owner gave up on him because he fled their apartment on multiple occasions, at which time, we would catch and return him. But after the third 'escape', we caught him at a busy intersection where his former owner approached us to surrender him. They could no longer manage him and it was clear his safety was at risk if he continued to escape and be neglected. He was immediately happy to join our family. He is a lively, friendly, loving young dog. Chevy is a 3ish year-old fixed male bully mix with a huge smile, and an even bigger heart. He is a loving and affectionate dog who has learned new commands impressively fast and would make the right owner very happy. He loves long walks and hiking. We have worked with chevy on a reward system to train him on the basics and he is now fluent in the basic commands; sit, stay, down, up (getting into the car), go to bed (go into the crate), shake which comes in handy for nail trims. Chevy does very well in the car, at the vet, at the groomer, and even at home when we bathe him or trim his nails. We have found that a little peanut butter on the bathtub wall is all the reward he needs to willingly enter the tub and let us wash him. On walks we us the phrase 'watch me' to ensure he knows we are his priority when outside of the house, and we reward him for responding to this command every few responses. Chevy does best on a slip lead that can be placed high on his neck. when we rescued him from his former owners had a thick and extremely tight leather collar around the base of his neck that had caused an injury. This injury healed, but we feel he still struggles with collars and leashes that sit low and near the scar from that collar. Chevy has been very friendly with our two female dogs, he has done well in the training classes where he's encountered less behaved dogs, and he adores my nieces and nephews whose ages vary from toddlers to teens. Chevy is not fond of cats, he freezes and stiffens at the sight of them. And for this reason, we recommend that he is not adopted by cat owners. Chevy is up to date on all vaccines, and is actively on flea, tick, and heartworm prevention.

Montgomery County
DAYTON, Ohio