Chip: 5 year-old neutered male chocolate Lab, 88 Pounds
Background: Chip's family has made a tough decision to rehome him because he unintentionally knocked over their toddler, actually plowing him over in excitement when the toddler was outside with a visiting adult family member in their backyard. Chip came barreling from inside the home out the backdoor without any regard that his little human brother was in his path. Chip is very excitable when meeting new people and will jump up, and on a person because he is so happy to meet them. He was previously trained not to jump but spending more time with the family's grandparents when he was younger, they allowed the jumping and kind of undid his training. They are sad to give him up but realize that it is best for Chip.
What Chip's Family Says: Chip is our sweet chocolate Lab that we have had for 5 years. He loves people but he is hyper and overexcited when new people are around. He has accidentally knocked down our 3 year old while trying to greet my aunt because he was so excited and does not have any awareness of his surroundings. He has never been aggressive towards anyone and he can be chill and lay on his pillow in the house for hours. Because of his excitability we often need to keep him separate from our kids/family and he does not receive the attention and love that he deserves.
Chip has had dog training and he does follow normal commands when he’s not too excited. He just needs more consistent training and attention. He would be a great addition to a couple or a family with older children.
What Chip's Rescue Rep Says: Chip is a great dog, very friendly, and playful. He would make an amazing addition to an active family who can help run off that big Lab energy. Upon meeting Chip, he did jump on me and jumped up and hit under my husband's chin, but it wasn't incessant, and we were able to divert his attention to playing fetch. I walked him around the quieter, residential neighborhood. He is a very big guy, but walked well on leash. He wore a prong collar and didn’t pull me. His family said he can be walked on a flat collar where he will pull some but nothing out of control.
We only encountered one other dog walking a couple blocks ahead of us, but Chip didn't seem to notice. He let me touch his head, paws and ears without any resistance. The family reports he gets along with 95 percent of the dogs he meets; if a dog is aggressive towards him, Chip will return the sentiment by growling. At a dog park, he's the one who lays down and shows his belly, but there is an occasional dog that he will growl at.
He will require an active home that has time to get him exercise. We would like to see Chip in a home where a family will work with him to hinder the jumping, a home where he won't be left alone for long stretches of the day, one with a large yard where he can play lots of fetch. No small children (nothing to do with aggression - it's accidentally knocking them over) and no cats as the family reports he barks at them.
Chip is crate-trained. He isn't inside the home very much (spends time indoors with the two adult parents after the children are asleep then sleeps in an outdoor house the family built for him when the household goes to bed; this was built after they had their first baby (who is now a toddler); Chip occasionally barks if he gets wind of something outside e.g. wildlife or maybe a cat and was waking the baby when inside the home. Now that he's outside, the house is next to the master bedroom and if he barks, they open the door to shush him to which he will comply. We would like Chip to be back inside a home again.
Medical: Chip is neutered and up to date on vaccinations, with a recent negative heartworm test.
Located In: Gilroy
If you are interested in Chip, please email Rescue Rep Kris @ krisellen.nm@gmail.com In your email, please tell me about yourself and why you would be a good fit for Chip.
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