Walter

Walter is our handsome merle standard poodle. He is NOT AKC registrable due to his color. He carries a copy of CDDY which has no impact on his health, but does give his legs a slightly shorter appearance. He is also still currently intact. We originally got him for our program, but are willing to send him onward to a suitable home, as CDDY is tough to pair in a standard program. It typically only exists in minis and toys (where a large percentage of the population carry for it). He is a HAM in public and looooves the beach and water. He’s flashy, confident, curious, and everything interests him, which makes him very photogenic and he gets a lot of attention out in public. He has a bit more prey drive than some, more so for mice and rodents so we wouldn’t necessarily say he’s safe around birds or small animals/smaller dogs or cats. He also tends to be more of a controlling dog in a pack scenario, so ideally he may be better as an only dog, or with a female where he doesn’t feel the need to posture or try to steer interactions and behaviors, or a neutered chill male dog. Obviously once Walter is neutered that would also help curb some of his more pointed behaviors in regards to other unfixed dogs, but something to keep in mind nonetheless. He has had some exposure to cats and done alright, but would definitely need monitoring, and he might never be 100% safe around outdoor cats that flee, or cats in general. We don’t have any, so it’s not something we could guarantee unfortunately. If you know what barn hunt is, and want a dog that would love the sport, he would do AMAZING! Definitely has the nose and interest for it that if someone wanted to pursue that with him, he’d make a great teammate. He is off leash/recall trained, has basic manners, does fantastic for grooming, and walks very well on a slip lead and is crate trained and rides very well in the car. He LOVES to sleep in bed. He also loves to just be with his people. Overall he is a ham, but might not fit every household scenario, so please feel free to contact us with any questions. We do meet and greets first to make sure everyone gets along, and his original breeder would like to know who he eventually goes to when he leaves us. Please keep that in mind when messaging us about him! Thanks for your interest 🙏🏻