Finn Miniature Poodle & Terrier Mix Arcadia, FL

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NAME: Finn
BREED: Poodle mix (has more scruffy hair - not non shedding)
SEX: male
COLOR: black
AGE: 1 yr as of 9/25/23
WEIGHT: 12.5 lbs


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NOTES FROM FOSTER FAMILY:

Meet Finn, Finnegan, or Finny. Finn is the sweetest boy, that only aims to please. He will follow you around like a shadow whether on a leash or not. This little guy aims to please and he rarely repeats the same exact mistake twice. If you tell him “NO!” to something, he will steer clear, even if you’re not looking but you have the camera on him.

Finn would do best with a friend to play with - big or small, because he’s very playful. If your dog thinks humping other dogs is playing, Finn will teach them how to play right, because he doesn’t like that. After 10 years, he taught my dog how to play appropriately, and he’s very gentle with his lessons - no biting or aggression. He’s also very active and loves to play chase, and just play around the house. He will definitely exercise his house mate, he wears my senior dog out.

He’s very sweet and loving towards other animals. He lets my cat sass him and learned to just avoid my crotchety old cat, and he pounced on my parrot one time and acted like he was deeply sorry for the intrusion and never went near the birds again. If they fly over his head, he barely turns as if he’s trying not to startle them.

He is house trained and crate trained in my household - and very good with going out here - even if it’s raining, Finn doesn’t care - he will go out and do his business. Finn can learn tricks really easy and knows how to sit and lay down. He is very treat motivated. He loves adventure and is down for any trip you take him on. You can tie him around your waste and you won’t even know he’s there. He’s fine to sit in the backseat of the car and accustomed to using a seat belt for dogs.

We go on 2-3 mile walks at least five days a week and he handles them like a champ. He’s master of walking on a leash and will not pull, rather he will walk by your side. He can also lounge around with my senior dog on rainy days and stare out the window. He has energy, but he’s also a fan of lounging like a hound dog.

He does get distracted at times when in public, which we are working on, and his recall is 100%, but sometimes slow if he’s interested in something. Slow for me is a 10 second delay - I expect immediate recall, so a normal person would likely not notice and would be impressed with his training. If I tell him to drop something, it comes flying out of his mouth as if someone did the Heimlich maneuver on him.

He’s not the type of dog that you have to block the front door off to, if he goes out, he will do his business and come right back in when called. This is not a dog that will run away, he’s been trained by the most obedient and loyal of dogs. If he hops on the bed, he will look over for your approval, and if you’re busy he will curl in a little ball and give you your space. If you want to cuddle, you can extend your hand out and he will make contact and cuddle. He’s a good cuddle bug and will sit on you in seemingly uncomfortable ways, just to be near you.

He would make a great therapy dog. Finn will come to you very well trained, however, his one hang up - which is actually resolving or resolved (hard to say, because he’s never gotten into the same thing twice), is that he eats anything that he finds that he deems edible. He chews it well, but you do have to be careful leaving food items around. He’s never gotten into the same thing twice after getting in trouble for it, but new house, new things to find and try to eat. He ate the birds seeds on the floor in my house, but stopped after getting in trouble for it and now he won’t even walk down the hallway, where the bird room is. He also got into trash left at his level, but usually just chews rather than eats, unless it tastes good, I suppose. Short trash cans will need lids and if you so much as drop food on a mat, you will need to clean it or he might just chew up and eat the part of the mat where the food fell. I do believe that this has been or can be trained out of him, but there are only so many ways to challenge him with this.

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MEDICAL INFO:


The following has been or will be done for this puppy at the appropriate age...
- Basic Exam by Veterinarian
- Spayed or Neutered
- Placed on heartworm preventive
- Basic Bloodwork
- Microchipped
- Intestinal Parasite Exam and medication
- Vaccinations
- Placed on flea preventive


ADOPTION DONATION: $300


This adoption donation helps to cover the vet expenses for this puppy including heartworm preventive which is dispensed at the initial vet visit and then goes with the dog at adoption. All vet records will be provided to adopter.

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