SIRIUS BLACK -JJ ( DALLAS TX)

This dog is in dire dire need still, he cannot stay in boarding forever friends. We like an adopt or foster application and then we do a phone interview and get acquainted. We want a match and all to win. NO ONE IS OBLIGATED BY FILLING OUT THE FORMS ON LINE @ www.jcldr.com it is just a good first step(Admin Janeen) <br/>STATS, OVERVIEW: Sirius Black is located in Dallas Texas, but can travel to other states for a permanent screened home. Sirius Black was born Sept 2024. Catahoula or Mountain Cur/Lab mix, neutered male dog in dire need of a committed foster or foster with intent to adopt. In need NOW because he has been placed in boarding due to the sale of the facility that was temp fostering him. The networker that is helping him is sponsing his boarding because he needs to be socialized worked with, desperately needs and wants his own pack and family. Boarding makes a dog less adoptable and discouraged, even though it is good & safer place than a shelter. He needs one on one, he is a good hearted dog, willing, smart & eager to learn (they don’t have the one on one time for dogs boarded) He is a teenager dog, full of steam, with a sad past (no fault of his own), but he is willing & worth another chance. Fully vaccinated, & can be transported to a totally approved, rock solid foster or adopter long distance. He may alert due to a stranger approaching a car and that is his job, but he loves to car travel and handles like a dream. He is excellent with other dogs, has been tested to the max & has, to date, never had a problem with another dog. Big or little. He has run with huge packs. He is sweet and non- confrontational with dogs. If a dog attacked him he might stand his ground. Dogs barking in his space or face, he backs up, no fight shown so far. No cats, he has prey drive (or just too strong curiousity!) too much teenage puppy in him to trust or test. Because of his history and rough puppy reactions no children.. He loves to wade in shallow water, but no interest in deep water sports — Catahoulas and Cur dogs are swamp dogs, but some do reform and switch to both. He loves squeaky toys, does not destroy but finds the sound calming and it is like a pacifier. His toys are treated tenderly and adored...not roughed up. He does not gravitate to balls at this point. Vet visits are traumatic for him, he wears his nice nails down, no test on nail trims, but for all vet procedures he has to be medicated. He isn’t afraid of the office but he is like some Catahoulas, that are one owner loyal & strangers handling scares them until they are part of the accepted pack. He had to be muzzled last time due to fear. He needs lots of work with that and JCLDR has some very good out of the box techniques that have been used successfully on others with TIME. We will help you if needed. NO force for this dog and no anger for him. He does alert for visitors he doesn’t know, will sniff and grunt as he circles and sniffs, checking them out. He needs to have time to set the tone for introductions. He does not want to be touched until he says he is ready to be familiar with you and accepts you. He avoids what makes him uneasy. If he saw you he would alert & give distance, disconnect until he is ready to make up to you. This is not uncommon in working breeds per JCLDR’S experience, they are not everyone’s dog instantly. You have to prove trustworthy &safe. He will allow the ONE that has won his trust to send him or hustle him to his open wire crate, but he is not totally YET into proper crating. JCLDR can guide and help with that. He can be trusted to stay in the home alone, so far has destroyed ZERO. He is totally house broken. He is not a candidate for dog parks because of too much human misunderstandings, & over stimulation, might go south but he really loves playing with other dogs. He has lots of energy, but can lie on his back and watch tv, not bouncing off the walls. On a couch and bed he will cuddle if he loves you, he isn’t rough or pushy, but by invitation will lay next to you, & is very gentle. He is perfect on a leash once it goes on — but game is on for you to figure out how to get it on him. It is a game to him. Once on, he is perfect. He is tie broke but we don’t recommend that without human supervision at all times, leaving dogs outside for long periods alone is not a good safe practice,, it could produce bad habits to begin. Remember this dog is a teenage puppy who still needs lots of guidance & solid leadership. He has no confidence, but is gaining with work slowly by his humans. <br/>HISTORY: Was found with his littermates roaming loose at about 6 months old. Mom and Dad were with him,we have a photo of all. The mom and dad were chipped, owner was located, owner never wanted the puppies & had not socialized, or worse; owner was not a responsible pet owner. A lady went to scan them & she got them dumped on her, so now she needs help to work with this dog, to give him the life he deserves. <br/>GOOD: This dog is so tender, precious and delicate in his big heart, & if you look into his eyes, you’ll see it. He wants to be the best dog in the world, but humans have failed & confused him big time. He has a lot to sort out. Large dogs like Labs and working dogs like Catahoulas and same thing with a Mountain Cur, one of their traits is they mature slowly, so he is really a baby teenager needing true solid leadership. Not a boss. Alpha means TRUSTED LEADER THEY CAN DEFER TO AND GET CLEAR GUIDANCE FROM AND BE SAFE. ALPHA DOES NOT MEAN BOSS. He is so funny in his personality, so cute and playful and silly, he is a precious little guy who cracks you up, & he could not be more fun or sweeter. His little heart is in his eyes willing but his lack of confidence holds him back. He doesn’t know where the pressure belongs. <br/>BAD: He does have the double Merle flawed Accentric pupils that affects his peripheral vision minorly. We have seen worse in the Catahoula and Australian Shepherds. It can be researched on the internet. With the vision imperfection in his genes (he is not blind and long distance vision is great) he startles a bit more easily at approaches, he also likely has, in one or both ears, either some slight dullness or higher volume hearing abnormality & he compensates fine as most of our special dogs do...no one would even detect it if they weren’t looking for it. Even some seasoned veterinarians miss it until it is called to their attention. This is common occurrences in these breeds, and there’s no need to worry over it. Just be aware of it. It can also produce a slower maturing pattern, like ADD children have sometimes. He has had three unintentional mouthing incidents with people whom he did not know or accept who were out of line, pressuring him, getting too familiar — and with his being puppy like, especially with his lack of confidence, it led him to snap like he might at a fly and he did connect & scrape skin, but he was not deliberately going after them. It is called mouthing; it is an insecure and scared dog that will do that. Janeen from JCLDR has had three registered socialized Catahoulas that snapped their teeth to communicate many things...and others thought they were threatening to bite...not so...they wanted a bone, or to get into food in the fridge or ??? So as a scared, pressured teenager, he just was trying to communicate in some way and also his body language was what was described as a whale flop to get out of the contact range. It is a non-confidence mode of an unsure dog trying to avoid a problem. Janeen has worked with this many, many times. Humans and irresponsible breeding practices and lack of socialization is the underlying cause of this, & in time this can be worked out slowly and patiently. It can & does usually disappear. Remember for this dog...time & patience is needed NOW. Boarding donated is appreciated, but pack leadership & confidence cannot be built there. WE NEED COMMITMENT UNTIL WE FINISH WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LONG AGO. <br/>UGLY: One of the mouthing incidences did scrape deep enough to show a trickle of blood. Again it was not intentional, & human error from basicallly almost a stranger who cornered him then over reacted, so he was really horribly scared & not to blame. No ifs, ands or buts about that. The whole story can be detailed in a phone conversation. Bandaid on and no stitches whatsoever. He probably did not even know he had connected. <br/>JCLDR can and will help with any and all settling in and with any and all behavior issues, as usual, until we get the good dog polished & his owner happy with the results. We have the experience and do it for free with a serious, cooperative owner. Interested? All working dogs are a challenge at some time or another, for they are smart & not watered down like some breeds...but it takes humans to stop relying on calendars & watches (dogs do not run on calendars, watches, like humans do) Setbacks can happen, but once they go forward & things are done safely, slowly & right...t is all well worth the challenge. This dog is showing his heart to help connect to the right human teamship. Catahoulas and Mountain Curs were all in the south together long ago and they are alike in behavioral patterns. We have worked with many of them and other Cur working dogs. We have Catahoula no quit in us and we will stick by you.

This dog is in dire dire need still, he cannot stay in boarding forever friends. We like an adopt or foster application and then we do a phone interview and get acquainted. We want a match and all to win. NO ONE IS OBLIGATED BY FILLING OUT THE FORMS ON LINE @ www.jcldr.com it is just a good first step(Admin Janeen)
STATS, OVERVIEW: Sirius Black is located in Dallas Texas, but can travel to other states for a permanent screened home. Sirius Black was born Sept 2024. Catahoula or Mountain Cur/Lab mix, neutered male dog in dire need of a committed foster or foster with intent to adopt. In need NOW because he has been placed in boarding due to the sale of the facility that was temp fostering him. The networker that is helping him is sponsing his boarding because he needs to be socialized worked with, desperately needs and wants his own pack and family. Boarding makes a dog less adoptable and discouraged, even though it is good & safer place than a shelter. He needs one on one, he is a good hearted dog, willing, smart & ea

This dog is in dire dire need still, he cannot stay in boarding forever friends. We like an adopt or foster application and then we do a phone interview and get acquainted. We want a match and all to win. NO ONE IS OBLIGATED BY FILLING OUT THE FORMS ON LINE @ www.jcldr.com it is just a good first step(Admin Janeen)
STATS, OVERVIEW: Sirius Black is located in Dallas Texas, but can travel to other states for a permanent screened home. Sirius Black was born Sept 2024. Catahoula or Mountain Cur/Lab mix, neutered male dog in dire need of a committed foster or foster with intent to adopt. In need NOW because he has been placed in boarding due to the sale of the facility that was temp fostering him. The networker that is helping him is sponsing his boarding because he needs to be socialized worked with, desperately needs and wants his own pack and family. Boarding makes a dog less adoptable and discouraged, even though it is good & safer place than a shelter. He needs one on one, he is a good hearted dog, willing, smart & eager to learn (they don’t have the one on one time for dogs boarded) He is a teenager dog, full of steam, with a sad past (no fault of his own), but he is willing & worth another chance. Fully vaccinated, & can be transported to a totally approved, rock solid foster or adopter long distance. He may alert due to a stranger approaching a car and that is his job, but he loves to car travel and handles