ADOPTION PENDING
Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. At Pound Dog Rescue, we believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, and learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process.
Snorts and more snorts! Calling all Bulldog lovers! If you have the knowledge of this amazing breed and accept the financial commitment and medical woes of a Bulldog, this English Bulldog is an absolute sweetheart and might be a great fit for you. This breed is not for everyone but for us Bulldog lovers there is no breed better! Prepare yourself for unlimited love.
Leroy is an 8 year old English Bulldog. He is very muscular with broad shoulders and weighs in at 65 lbs. He came to us overweight and is on a weight loss program to trim up and gain muscle. He has a soft short tan coat with patches of white on his face and a white belly. This handsome fellow has an adorable smushy Bulldog face and a tiny stub tail that makes it impossible not to draw attention. He is loved by everyone he meets and enjoys every minute of it.
He lived his first eight years as a puppy mill breeding dog. He spent those years tied up outside with very little human interaction. He came to us in terrible condition from years of neglect and hard living conditions. His hearing is not great from past untreated ear infections. He seems to respond best to deep loud voices. Upon his arrival at the rescue he was suffering from an untreated ruptured retina and severe eye infection. The untreated injury and following infection had caused vision loss and irreversible damage in his left eye. After a course of antibiotics it became clear that there was no other option than to remove his eye. Thankfully, following surgery Leroy never skipped a beat and is back to his old self without the pain and we think he is even cuter as a one eyed smush.
Despite his mill dog background, Leroy is a social dog and loves nothing more than having a snooze on the couch with his people or lounging in the kitchen during food preparation in hopes of enjoying whatever food is being prepared. Leroy would love to find a home with either a couple or a family that spends more time at home than away. Leroy is most happy when he his family is home. He would not be a good fit for someone who is gone for 8 hours every day.
Despite his enjoyment of being a “couch potato”, he will need to be walked on a regular basis to keep him happy and healthy. Leroy shows interest in other dogs on his walks but will continue walking with a quick gentle pop of the leash. One to two short 10- 20 minute walks a day are ideal depending on the weather. Special attention to overheating will need to be taken on the warmer days since the Bulldogs can quickly overheat in the warmer conditions.
Leroy would enjoy a home with or without a mature female canine sibling and/or a cat. He would like to be the only male dog in the
home. Since Leroy has never lived in a home before, he spends his nights and time alone when he is unsupervised in his crate to keep him safe. He is happy to go in his crate and receives a treat after he settles. He sleeps through the night and goes to the front door to go outside and relieve himself in the morning.
That handsome smushy face will also need to be cleaned on a regular basis to keep him healthy. A careful wipe of all of his wrinkles is necessary.
Leroy loves to go on car rides. He has realized that this means he can spend more time with his people. He is happy to hop in the back seat, sit back and enjoy the ride. Leroy absolutely loves to be outside. He watches any sort of action going on around him. He loves to eat the snow and “bulldoze” through the snow with his head. When you least expect it, he becomes “puppy-like” and dives in and rolls around on his back.
New people are not strangers for long when Leroy is around. He likes to approach any newcomer and slowly and strategically positions himself to get a much-loved butt scratch! Do not be disappointed when you meet him if you are not the first! He will get as much loving as he can from his first guest until they tire of petting him and then he will slowly move on to the next until he has exhausted all of his options. Although he is gentle, this can be a little scary for someone who is not comfortable with new dogs as he doesn’t realize his size and will hop up on an unsuspecting lap.
Potential adopters will also need to be careful when introducing him to new dogs. Since he tends to snort and make funny noises, and he doesn’t get “personal space” some dogs may not be very receptive to Leroy. A cautious slow introduction is recommended. This is typical of most Bulldogs.
Although Leroy is housetrained, he will need to be watched closely his cues are very subtle. Leroy tends to quietly walk over to the door and wait to be noticed when he needs to go outside. He will need to be consistently taken out when he goes to his new home until he is comfortable with his surroundings.
Leroy is completely crate trained. Although he doesn’t love going into his crate at night, he accepts this to be his sleeping quarters and a safe spot for him when he cannot be supervised. Keeping him in his crate when he is not supervised is a must. Since the world outside of the puppy mill is new to him, he continues to investigate everything around him and will get into no good if left to his own devices. Some of the things he may want to get into could be harmful.
Leroy would like to find a loving home suited to his specific needs. Loads of love and previous experience with Bulldogs is a must. Leroy will need top-quality food and specific skin care on his wrinkles and fur to maintain his health.
Leroy would be suited to a family with or without children. The children will need to be 10+ and dog savvy. Potential adopters must also commit to training classes so that Leroy can learn to become his best self as he adjusts to life outside of the Puppy mill. Leroy is food driven and loves almost every treat. For this reason his adoptive family will need to monitor his food intake to make sure he is not overfed. Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for Leroy’s long term health.
Leroy looks forward to meeting his new family. Please fill out an application online if you have had previous Bulldog experience and can give Leroy the loving home that he deserves.