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About Tommy

Tommy is a lab mix we bought from a woman in 2021 who claimed she rescued him from a life of being chained outside. He was a bit nervous around my husband at the time and it took weeks for him to allow my husband to pet him or care for him. He showed no signs of aggression or behaviors. He did bark at my father in law and try to nip him. He bolts when a door is left open and he’s hard to get back in the house often times running around the neighborhood before coming back home.

Animal Type: Dog

Background Information

Where did you get this animal: Bought from Craigslist
Why rehoming: I believe he’s stressed/territorial. Neighbors complain of him being in their yard when he escapes the house, nipped 4-5 children that have come to our house in the last year.
How long have you had this animal: 4 years
Current Rabies: Yes
Current vaccines: Yes
Spayed or Neutered: Yes
Heartworm tested: Yes
Good with dogs: Yes
Good with cats: No
Good with children: Yes
Good with strangers: No
House trained: Yes
Crate trained: Yes
Behavioral Concerns: Tommy is good with my children and some family members but some traumatic stuff happened in our family since April 2024, niece no longer living in home, I’m working 4 flexible jobs and theirs five kids in the home so lots of stressors. He’s started nipping new kids to the house in the past year.
Afraid of: Storms, fireworks, loud noises
Games like to play: Fetch
If children, ages: Yes, 4 years, 6, 12 & 13

Please call (540) 355-9354 or email rachel.garay@me.com