Giblet

Giblet, Gibey for short, is an approximately 8- 10-week-old black and tan male. He was the largest of the litter. The six puppies that came to the Sacramento area are named with a Thanksgiving theme, ie Cranberry, Green Bean, Maize, Maple and Pumpkin. There are two more siblings in the Modesto area, Joy and Bronco. They all came out of a shelter and we have no history on their start in life.

Giblet is playful, energetic, persistent, food-motivated, affectionate (loves to get pet), but does not like to be held---he squirms until he can break free. Giblet is a high energy puppy when awake, but he still sleeps quite a bit. More often than not, Gibey goes to the sliding glass door when he wants to go outside to do his business. Gibey does really well in his crate. He knows he sleeps there, but he hasn't yet gotten to a point where he can be told to go into his crate. He can put him in the crate when he is calm, and he will just go to sleep, almost through the night. Recently, when running errands, he was put in the crate for an hour without a problem. We are working on his recall, and many times we are successful, but when he is focused, it is difficult to pull his attention away. Lately, if I shake a food bowl, he will come running---did I mention he is very food motivated?

Gibey currently lives with a 10-year-old Havanese girl named Charlee and a 5-year-old GCGSR rescue boy named Ghiaco . Charlee maintains higher ground and doesn't interact much with Gibey. Ghiaco is a patient but firm older brother, giving correction to Gibey when needed but will play chase with him from time to time. He loves to play with his humans, and he tries so hard to play with Charlee, but she'll not have it. He loves to play fetch inside the house. He tries very hard to jump up onto the sofa where Charlee is relaxing but can't quite make it.

Gibey would do well with an active household. Though we have not yet ventured outside, he is constantly roaming around the house, exploring. He also loves to play tug-of-war and fetch. A home with another playful dog or someone home most of the time to keep him out of trouble and socialized is needed for this young boy.

Cats and small critters unknown.

This is a Level 2 Dog.