Oscar Beagle Etobicoke, ON

Sweet, gentle and good-natured Oscar is an approximately 4-year-old beagle mix. He loves walking and does several kms a day with his active foster family. He meets people and other dogs in a quiet and polite manner. He enjoys wrestling with playmates (human or furry) and engaging in a fun game of tug. He also enjoys playing with his fur-brother who is less than half his size but he plays fairly and respects when it’s time to take a break. He happily shares his toys and we have not seen any resource guarding behaviours. Oscar is housetrained, crate-trained and is learning basic commands. He can be a bit of a character when he hides the family’s slippers and shoes behind the curtains! Funny boy!



Oscar has met a neighbour’s cat and approached him with gentle and calm sniffing and then carried on with exploring the neighbour’s house.



Oscar likes to be around his people and will lie directly behind you when you are at the kitchen sink, wait for you outside the bathroom and lay at your feet when you are eating or watching TV. Although he’s not much of a lap dog he likes affection and cuddle time on the couch.



After reading all about Oscar it might surprise you to know he’s vision impaired – he has mature cataracts (his eyes do respond to light) but is clearly able to carry on with all aspects of life as well as a sighted dog! We took Oscar to the eye specialist but unfortunately there is not a lot that can be done for his vision other than daily eye drops (which are not hard to administer). He quickly finds his way around a house and runs around the yard and up/down the stairs like any other dog. Oscar needs nothing special from his future family to help him cope with his condition. He is an inspiration, he lives life to the fullest and would be a great companion for an active family.

Oscar sometimes gets car sick.

If you are interested in Oscar please email Lorraine@speakingofdogs.com



YouTube videos of Oscar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlDYLcRdiNw (Figuring out toys with treats)



https://youtu.be/yaVk1iZLRIo (Tug-of-War. Note - All the growling is from the little dog!)





https://youtu.be/jXqr87gSui8 Oscar at the dog park



https://youtu.be/-iHpyqnq5Y0 Oscar walking on leash