Meet Kiddo!

Meet Kiddo! A young, handsome male pit bull/lab mix, he was in another overcrowded New Jersey city shelter where, though he had passed every test in the evaluation there, he was stressed by all the other dogs in the kennel and slated to be euthanized. One of the shelter staff advocated for him and contacted us; PAWS board member Paul Keating went to meet him, and Kiddo became a PAWS dog.

Kiddo is an awesome dog who will, in the right environment, be a great companion. He is eager to please, responds to correction very well, is very focused and looks for guidance from his leader. He enjoys playtime in the shelter yards with the other dogs, and loves a game of fetch, whether it's with the ball, or the frisbee. He spends lots of time in our yard with the other dogs whom he knows well. He will engage in a game of tug with them, or just go to another part of the yard to play with a busy ball toy by himself. He is very well- behaved in the house at our shelter facility, but me may need some housetraining reinforcement. He is crate trained.

Because he is very strong, he would do really well with an experienced person/family -- he loves kids, will easily give up his toys and shows no food guarding issues, but teens are probably best just because of his strength. This is a dog with great potential. Agility training would be a wonderful way to keep him exercised and use his focusing abilities.

Kiddo is about 2 years old, neutered and up-to-date with vaccines and has recently had his yearly physical as well! Please contact us if you would like to meet Kiddo.