Karti is an approximately three-year-old male who weighs roughly 50 pounds. He looks very much like a flat-coated retriever; however, he came to us as a street dog without any known backstory.
He is a jolly, lusty, rough-and-tumble fellow, with a huge appetite for life: very affectionate, loves to cuddle, but also likes to throw his weight around, literally. He is neutered, microchipped, and house-trained.
He had a badly injured left hind foot when he was found, perhaps from a car accident; he had to have two of the toes amputated, so he now wears a prosthetic boot to prevent him from walking on his knuckles. The boot doesn't require much maintenance, however his guardians will need to keep his nails trimmed and also put on and take off his sock and boot everyday. This doesn't stop him though. He loves his long walks
He is generally very good with both people and dogs, especially when off-leash. He can, however, be suspicious of men carrying large objects, or wearing hats or hoodies, or dogs who strike him as dangerous, which he registers with quite fierce barking. He can pull and bark when on leash. This, too, can be ameliorated with training. Over the last few months he has shown progress and become less reactive with the assistance of his owners.
Karti is not good with cats.
Like many young dogs with big hearts and even bigger energy, Karti sometimes gets a little too excited. A certified positive reinforcement trainer can help get his “simmer down” or “off” button reliably working for him in a few sessions.
His ideal home would be in a house with a fenced in area, with a family with some experience with rescue dogs, lots of love to share, and two arms for snuggling and cuddling on the bed and couch (his favourite pastime). A home with no cats and no other dogs. A home where he can be the centre of attention.
His foster home is in midtown Toronto.
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