Good Home Wanted for Sugar Bear!!!
Age and Health:
Sugar Bear will
be 3 years old in December. She is very
healthy, eats lightly and has had all of her shots and the best veterinarian care
since May of 2003 (Dr. Mark Silbiger @ Marketstreet Animal Clinic). Sugar weighs about 45-50 lbs and she is
approximately 20 inches tall (top of head) and 34 inches long (head to tail).
If you feel that
you could provide a loving and good home for Sugar Bear, please contact Dennis
or Debbie Pettit for more information and to conduct an interview. Our telephone number is (703) 777-8782.
Background and Mix:
We believe that
Sugar Bear is a mixture of Chow and something else, German Shepherd of Russian
Wolfhound perhaps. Our son brought her
home from Richmond, VA in May 2003.
She was found on the street as a pup in an area called Carytown. She is house trained, obedient, smart and
likes to be indoors more than outside (for whatever reason). Sugar loves snow and winter; riding in a
car and going for walks.
Temperament:
Sugar needs a
good home with a single person or a married couple. She is very protective and does not do well in an environment
that has a lot of traffic from strangers or small children (We are somewhat
isolated and she does not get exposed to a lot of new people where we live;
consequently, when a stranger comes to the home she gets excited and
confused). She is a great watchdog and
would be perfect for someone who feels the need for a companion and a dog for
security and protection. Sugar is very
obedient, but will pick a human “alpha” that she will guard and be protective
to a fault. Sugar Bear becomes
territorial with other dogs and should not be considered if you have an
existing pet.
More Information about
Sugar Bear:
We took Sugar
Bear in as a favor to our eldest son after he graduated from college. Our son has subsequently left home and is
now married with a new baby. We love
Sugar, but we already had a dog and do not believe that our home environment is
the right, long term solution for Sugar Bear (we have a lot of people coming
around all of the time and this makes Sugar Bear nervous). She is a beautiful dog and would make
someone a great companion for the next 10 plus years.
We will not
consider giving Sugar to just anyone, because she is a good dog that needs the
right home and the right master.
Sugar is very loving, but does occasionally require a firm tone and
mannerism. We have taken dog-training
lessons and these have been very good for Sugar. She also likes to sleep in her kennel while we are away from home
during the day and at night too. This
makes her feel secure.
