Charlie is an 9 year old, red male who was originally adopted from Rescue five years ago. He was returned because his owners now have children and Charlie is not comfortable with little ones. He needs an adult household with no other dogs. Charlie current on his vaccinations, neutered, micro-chipped and ready to meet his new family.

Charlie has made himself totally at home. He is a great escape artist and now basically has the run of the place. But this isn't an issue as he is really well behaved. The first day I brought him home I thought I had a major issue as I got him upstairs and then when it was time to take him out I found out he was absolutely petrified of going down the stairs. I just couldn't entice him with food or toys and he was crying. Eventually I had to drag him down. After that first time he basically just slides down on his stomach, this went on for a couple of days. Now he flies down them.

Charlie loves playing with his toys and tries to get 2-3 toys in his mouth. He LOVES going for walks and even gets all excited when you say "Do you want to go for a walk?". He would actually prefer to run all the time but I can not keep up with him. Charlie does go all over the place when he starts his walk, he just doesn't know which way to go first. He loves to keep his nose to the ground and at times goes around in circles when he is tracking a scent.

We were told that he didn't like other dogs and he definitely doesn't. It seems that he is scared of the dogs or just doesn't know what to do. He wags his tail when he sees a dog and then just freezes. When the other dog has passed he wants to run away as fast as possible.

Otherwise, he has settled in and loves chasing the ball and getting pats. Charlie know sit, down, shake, stay (until you are out of sight) and wait.

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