05/28/2024
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if you are interested in adopting Moose.
This information is from the shelter/Animal Control in Santa Cruz:
Hello,
I am currently working to help a client, Christina, rehome their Great Dane. His name is Moose, 2-year-old neutered Harlequin Dane. The client with through a divorce, and her ex-husband surrendered Moose to our shelter. He was instantly terrified and showed that through reactivity while in a kennel. We did have some staff that were able to get him to warm up some, but not to the point where he would be adoptable through our shelter. Thankfully, Christina was able to come pick him up asap, as we were going to have to unfortunately move forward with Euthanasia based on his behavior in the shelter. He was elated to see her, and her young daughter. After seeing how happy he was with them, I offered to help find him placement. She is willing to travel to get him to a spot, should there be one available. He would thrive in a foster setting, and probably revert to fear reactivity if he had to be kenneled again. Here is some information and photos about Moose from Christina:
My life circumstances have changed drastically, and unexpectedly, and I am no longer in a position where I am able to keep him. When we got Moose, my husband and I lived on 50 acres. Since then, we have separated and I am now juggling being a single full-time working mother, and cannot afford to keep him, and do not have the time to devote to him, which is really heartbreaking to come to terms with. A little about Moose: - Moose is a 2 year old neutered male - He knows basic obedience commands: sit, stay, lie down, come, 'okay' (release word) and knows the verbal command as well as hand gestures. - He is great with other dogs (plays nicely with dogs of all sizes at the dog park. Smaller dogs often find him intimidating, but he is calm and patient while dogs sniff him, and he loves to play with anyone who will play with him! He lives with a senior lab/pit mix, currently, who is his best friend, and he would love a home with another dog. - He does fine with cats who are used to dogs -- mostly wants to play with them, grew up with a cat who tolerated him but mostly found his attempts to play with her annoying, so she ignored him. He would do well in a home without cats, or with confident cats who are comfortable with dogs. - Moose grew up with children (2 and 4, now are 4 and 6 years old) and loves them, he is gentle, loving and patient with them. - The main challenge is that he can be very wary meeting new people (barks and growls a lot) so requires slow and patient introductions. I think this is something that could be improved with training. He loves his people that he knows. This is mainly an issue at home, where he feels more protective and territorial, but he usually does fine out in public. That said, he does not like being approached by random strangers, but with the proper introduction, he does fine. - He is also terrified at the vet and in clinical settings, so needs to be sedated ahead of time. - He is current on Heartgard and Nexgard - He loves car rides and is a great traveler! I live in the Santa Cruz area, but am willing to travel to find him the loving home he deserves.
I am hopeful that we can find him a great spot. He is a beautiful boy and has lots of potential. Please let me know if you have any other questions or may be able to help. Thanks so much.
