Hi! My name is Balsam and I am an 18-month-old, 65 lb neutered male. I am already housetrained. I do well gated in the kitchen when left home alone at my foster home. I am not a fan of crates so crate-training is a work in progress.

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I am very affectionate with my trusted people and my foster mom described me as a Velcro Dog as I’m always near her relaxing or asking for snuggles! I have anxiety with new people: I will bark at them and take time to warm up. I need a family who will continue working with me to gain confidence around new people and can understand my body language to help push me appropriately without overdoing it.

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I have done well with other dogs and would do best in a home with confident, calm canine sibling who can help guide me. I prefer my canine friends not be super excitable or “in-your-face” kind of dogs, I find them annoying and will correct them then try to remove myself. I am still figuring out what these things called toys are for, though I enjoy carrying them around! I have been living with cats in foster and am doing great with them, so feline siblings are also okay with me!

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My foster mom has been working hard to teach me my basic commands and I now know: sit, down, leave it, drop it, and wait (at doors). I like joining for car rides and I walk well on leash in low-distraction environments. My recall is also coming along nicely. I am an intelligent, active boy who is ready to find my perfect adoptive family to continue working with me on training and socialization. Are you my family?

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