Coal

AFL-A-1747

Dog - Retriever, Black Labrador/Great Dane
Sex : Male
Age : 4Y / 2W
Weight : 80.00 lbs
Adopted

Active, Adult-Only Home Preferred, Dog selective, Long-term medication required, Medical - Basic Vetting Completed , Most in Need, No Cat Home Preferred, Not good with small animals, Special Dietary Needs, Tier 3 - Medical- Discuss condition(s) with Med Coordinator

Meet Coal! Coal has been let down time and time again but still shows constant love and trust. Coal just wants to love and be close to you. He walks where you walk, he lays where you lay. He is eager to learn, very playful, and desperate for love. He is pretty high energy and very bouncy, so he should be in home with older children who can handle a big dog. He loves car rides and likes to play with toys, but doesn't destroy them! He doesn't like to be alone and does have anxiety so he will need a good sturdy crate while being left alone. Poor Coal has been abandoned so many times though, his separation anxiety is understandable as he is always worried he will be given up on again. Coal originally came to us in April of 2021 from a rural pound, then we found him a home for a while, but unfortunately he got to one of their cats (that they had been attempting to keep separate) and the cat did not make it. The home also had several other dogs in it, and Coal seemed to do best with medium-to-large sized dogs who are more laid back. Here at the barn, Coal has been in a steady play group with 4 other dogs (males and females) and has done really well. He also attended a month-long training bootcamp at KC Dawgs! He loves to play ball and could literally do it for hours on end, he loves to swim and he gives the best hugs ever! He does fine with other dogs as long as they don't try taking his ball away from him because that's his and he definitely does not like to share. He can get over stimulated at times so keeping him out of situations where that would happen would be best. He walks perfect on a harness, and his snuggles are like no other. Coal does have an extremely sensitive stomach that we spent thousands of dollars getting to the bottom of. He now is on a very strict diet of Low Fat ID food and has some daily medications on top of that. Ever since he's been on this diet, he's been so healthy and happy and gaining weight finally!