din

Hi, I’m Din! I’m a healthy 65-pound boy around 5 years old. I’m up to date on my shots, neutered and best of all… heartworm negative! My Foster Mom calls me her unicorn with trust issues. Let me explain…

When I first arrived here, unknown noises like blinds closing or lawn mowers blaring outside made me walk away with my ears back. I was only comfortable with head pets. I growled low if petting was attempted further back, but my foster family gave me lots of time and space so after a few weeks, I felt safe and loved and they can now gently massage my whole back and legs. Now, belly rubs are my favorite! But I’m still not a big fan of noisy lawn equipment.

What makes me a unicorn? So many things!

I don’t love going into the kennel, but with a treat and a hand on my collar, I go in and lay down for some rest. I keep telling my foster family that I can hang out in the house without being destructive, but they haven’t let me prove it to them, yet.

I haven’t counter-surfed – not even once! I didn’t even take a piece of chicken off my foster mom’s plate on the desk when she left it… and it would’ve been an easy sneak!

I don’t beg when they’re eating dinner and I crack everyone up when I put my whole face in the water to drink. I also quickly learned the kitchen boundary when my people are cooking, so I don’t get under-foot.

My foster mom says I’m a quick study – I can jingle the bells to ask to go out. I’ve even learned that I can push a little button on the ground to ring a doorbell that tells them I would like to come in.

I don’t pull on the leash during walks, except when I see snack-sized dogs, deer, or birds. Then my sole attention is given to those shiny objects. And I don’t need marathon-length walks. I’m quite happy laying around at home with my foster mom during the day and then taking a mile or two walk after dinner. But I never say no to a quick walk during lunch.

I’ve also been learning commands like sit, down, wait, and come, but I showed my foster family that I respond well to Spanish commands, so I’m learning to be bilingual!

My foster family has also allowed me to sleep on the bed with my Foster Brother. He really wanted me to sleep with him, but I wasn’t sure what that was about. With lots of encouragement and some treats, I figured out how to get up there and I just LOVE it! But I also responded quickly to a firm “NO” and “OFF” when I tried to get on the couch or Foster Mom/Dad’s bed. I never did that again!

Toys haven’t interested me much. My people here have been giving me all kinds of things to play with, but it wasn’t until I got to play with our neighbors’ dogs (2 Golden Retrievers and a German Shepherd mix) that I realized I can chase a ball! I love to chase it but bringing it back to you is not on my agenda. I really love wrestling with the neighbor’s German Shepherd. We chase each other and climb all over each other. It’s so fun that I run to the fence looking for them all day long.

My only health issue is mild hip dysplasia. The doctor said it’s not bad enough to warrant intervention yet since I don’t show symptoms (other than some sensitivity to touch on my hips) and that I should have a good long life with proper care and love.

Life has been great here and I love my foster family. But they keep telling me I’m going to get the best forever family and that I’m going to love you for the rest of my life! I’m so ready to meet you! I’m hoping you’ll give me plenty of time to get to know and trust you. I promise I’ll show you all the love, if you do! And I’d love it if you have bigger dogs already for me to play with. Older kid-siblings would probably be best since the little ones’ unpredictable movements still scare me.

If you think you’re destined to be my forever family, please fill out the adoption application and let’s get this ball rolling!  I’m located in the DFW metroplex if you’d like to meet me.
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