Rengar

According to the board, by mid afternoon just Rengar had not yet had a volunteer outing .  Looking a bit more closely at the notes:  Very high energy, work at calming him, work on basics, needs leash training; I could go on but I'm sure you're getting the picture.  Rengar is a big, mostly Siberian Husky, 9 month old puppy in a confined situation.  I loaded up with treats, crossed my fingers and went to meet Rengar.

Surprisingly he was not up on his hind legs to greet me. I entered his kennel, he ran the other direction.  He quickly dashed back for pets then, off again. It took a few minutes but I eventually got him harnessed.  Energy burn off in the exercise yard was absolutely essential.  Rengar just loved chasing balls and actually began dropping them within 3 to 4 feet of me.  After about 15 minutes of solid dashing around, I hoped that Rengar would be a bit more ready for a leash walk.  When I'm doing a leash training I let the dog go  mostly where he/she wants on the way out then do the training on the way back.  Rengar was all that his profile implied.  Wrapping himself in his leash, jerking, bolting, grabbing his leash; you name it, he tried it.

On the way back, training began.  When he walked quietly in front of me, initially for just a few seconds, I praised him.  He got it almost immediately.  Within just a few minutes he was walking nicely on the leash, loving hearing the kind words and getting petted (video).  Of course he had sniff stops but it was  a night and day difference from our outgoing walk.  He is so smart and eager to please. 

Our second stop in the exercise yard would be for more obedience.  My first couple of attempts at getting him to sit resulted in puzzled looks.  However once he did it and received a treat and lots of praise, he had it.  Getting him to come on command was easy since he is extremely affectionate and loves contact.  According to his profile he is  good with children other dogs and cats.  Though he will need a family  willing to keep up his training and see that he gets plenty of exercise, I know they will be very lucky to  have him.  Let's hope it happens soon.