135 (2026) spot

Adoption Fee: $475

When available, all animals are fixed in accordance with Colorado law, up to date on vaccines (may need boosters), and microchipped!

What we know: Transferred from Humane Society of Pikes Peak at 10 weeks old. Litter of 7 was surrendered by owner, who stated that a stray dog got into his yard and got his dog pregnant. Six of the puppies were mostly healthy, though underweight, and Spot was is poor condition with potential ruptured globes and eyelids barely open, extremely underweight. Shelter requested to transfer him separately as a result. Mom dog was reported by owner as Akita, dad as lab. Name at intake was Lemon, foster calls him Spot.

UPDATE: Spot's examination revealed significant scarring and iris adhesions in the right eye, likely from a previous corneal perforation. This limits his field of view in that eye but does not cause blindness. The left eye has mild, resolving cloudiness (puppy dystrophy) that is not affecting his
vision. No treatment is required at this time. Future monitoring of his eye pressures is recommended.

From the foster: Meet Spot! Spot is a very playful pup who is equally happy doing the following hobbies: eating, sleeping, chewing, playing and rough housing with his foster siblings.

Eating: Spot is not a picky eater. He has a healthy appetite and equally healthy poops. He is food motivated and loves to eat all kinds of dog treats.

Crate: He sleeps just fine in his crate. He will cry for a few moments, then he calms down. At night, it has helped to put a blanket over the crate to help him relax. After he wakes up (around 5:00 am to go potty with his sister) he will then come down to snuggle on the daybed. He sleeps well in both crate and in a bed.

Chewing: He is deep into his velociraptor phase. He does try to chew on your clothes and hands. We have been saying a firm “NO” and then placing an appropriate item to chew and praise him “chew. Good boy”. We put him on the floor when we don’t have something to chew on so that way he doesn’t get attention for chewing, but the floor is literally full of toys to chew on. He loves both hard objects such as Nyla bones as well as the squeaky and crinkly toys.

Potty Training: Spot is still learning to go outside. He is currently in a male diaper as he has had a few accidents. He will wait by the door, but he won’t cry to go outside. He does need a little time to find his potty routine for sure.

Spot does well with other pups. He would love to have one to play with. He is such a wonderful and loving companion. He’s so soft, you can literally just snuggle and pet him all day if he would let you. He is 💯 good boy!

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