Rupert is adopted. Rupert is an 11-month-old entire male. He is a lovely friendly boy who loves a fuss.

Rupert is friendly with dogs and could live with an older spayed female. He is hit and miss with cats.

Has not lived with children but has been around children, and he will try and jump at them.

Overall, he is a lovely young dog who will make a great addition to any home.

Rupert’s Assessment

Kennel behaviour

Rupert waits patiently to have his lead put on and leaves his kennel calmly, walking past dogs in adjoining kennels in a calm, composed way.

Handling

Rupert walked to the secure area on a standard lead and collar. He pulled slightly but was very responsive to training with treats and walked nicely with minimal pulling.

Rupert is pro social and enjoys being fussed and handled but isn’t overly pushy and can disengage well when ignored. Rupert is very responsive to training and appears to have a good recall. This would need to be tested in a larger secure area and may need some work when distractions are present.

Sociability

Rupert is a well balanced dog who shows interest in other dogs but no adverse reactions and walks past calmly when asked to. Greeted me calmly and appropriately, no hostility shown and willing to play with and train with me very quickly. Not observed with men.

Arousal/Reactivity

Please give details of reactivity on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 = low & 5 = high)
Reactivity – 1

Rupert was excited to play and have treats off me but was very calm, no grabbing behaviour noted and happily exchanged toys for treats. Knows a ‘drop’ command and doesn’t snatch toys back. Will wait calmly to be offered a treat. Did jump up a couple of times for a treat but quickly controlled himself and sat down instead.

Traffic went past the secure area and Rupert acknowledged it but no adverse reaction at all. Not observed with cyclists, children or in a vehicle.

Possession

Rupert enjoyed playing with the tug and doing some training for treats and toy rewards. No snatching or retention noted at all.

Comments

Rupert is a well balanced dog who has clearly had a good start to his training journey. He knows basic commands such as sit, lie down, off, drop, wait and he walks well on his lead. His recall appears good but this would need to be tested further before being let off lead in a non-secure area. Rupert is calm in his demeanour and will make somebody a lovely companion.