Toby

Toby is the sweetest, derpiest doodle looking for a home that will be patient with him, continue building his confidence, let him stare lovingly into your soul, and be ready for LOTS of love. He loves to stay by your side, play with other dogs, fetch, sniff for his food, train, relax while you work or snuggle like it's his full time job. If his foster parents didn't have such a crazy travel-heavy lifestyle, this absolutely would've been a foster fail.He plays incredibly well with his border collie foster sibling (who is very selective about playmates) and is so submissive for such a big noodle of a dog. When playtime is over, he also understands how to coexist calmly and peacefully. Toby has a timid and sometimes anxious demeanor, but every single day makes huge progress with things that scare him. His resilience would make anybody proud. He was able to calmly relax while his fosters had a full bathroom demolition happening in the house. Every day he gets more confident, playful, curious, and independent. He's a VERY fast learner and just an incredibly smart, intuitive boy overall. ANIMALS + PEOPLE: Toby can be very skeptical around new people and animals at first, but with the right introductions (especially when he's around people he trusts), he warms up very quickly. He can be leash reactive, so someone who can train him on leash, and definitely exercise him properly (through fetch games, hikes, and training) will be important. He has a significant prey-drive (given his poodle breed) and will instinctually chase after small animals. SEPARATION: He's a velcro dog at the moment and has some separation anxiety, but he's making great progress with proper training and slow, steady confidence-building that respects his comfort level. For now he would do best with a WFH (work from home) family or someone who would not leave him for long periods of time.POTTY: Very well potty trained, especially when he has easy access to an outdoor space.CRATE: Toby was initially terrified of the crate, but after just a few days of positive-association crate training, he now goes in willingly to nap during work meetings and sees it as one of his safe spaces. Due to his separation anxiety he struggles with staying inside the crate if you are not in the same room / area, but he has shown so many signs of adjusting to new habits and resilience,it could be worked through HANDLING: He's extremely tolerant of handling - paws, ears, mouth, eyes, all of it - which will make regular grooming much easier for whoever is lucky enough to adopt him.Toby is neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccinations, dewormed, and started on monthly flea/heartworm prevention. His adoption fee is $500 and you can apply to adopt at mpravl.org