Dancer

About Dancer (Bull terrier) in WDM

Dancer is waiting for you at Hope Animal Rescue of Iowa in WDM, IA 50265. Hi! My name is Dancer and I am a two-year-old pitty mix. Not much is known about the first two years of my life until I was found wandering the streets as a stray in Minneapolis. I was taken to the shelter, and due to shelter stress found myself on the euthanasia list. That’s when Hope stepped in and I moved to Iowa! I have been in a foster home for about two months now learning how to be a good dog, and now I am ready to find my forever family! I am extremely cuddly and affectionate and love to sit on your lap and cuddle. I sleep well in a crate at night, but I also love sleeping on the bed next to you. Right now, I free roam during the day with supervision (both my foster parents work from home) but I am happy to spend time in either a crate or a closed off room (currently a guest bathroom) while they are gone. I have been working on training and know how to sit, down, climb (place), shake, and do a pretty good job loose leash walking (I have been wearing a prong collar while training)! I am highly treat motivated and do a good job of gently taking treats. I am also cat friendly! I will sometimes follow the resident cat around in my foster home, but my foster mama says I am always a gentleman. Now let’s talk about the things I am still working on. I LOVE playing with toys, but I do like to shred (and ingest) them. I either need only tough toys, or I need my family to watch me and make sure I don’t eat squeakers and fabric. I like to look at things on the counter but am pretty good at the “off command” and I jump up less and less. I get excited and sometimes forget that I have teefers, so my new owners will need to continue to work on bite inhibition with me. I used to nip a little, and now I just accidently make contact when playing sometimes. I am also an attention seeker, and I will sometimes attention bark at you. I am a dog who needs daily exercise or I go a little stir crazy, and I