Robby

Description

Looking to adopt a 'special' case? Thank goodness!Robby (fka Robin) came to us from Ensenada (baja) the first week of October and is currently staying at casa de ARWOB and living among several other adoptable rescue dogs and cats. Robby is a huge baja mutt which means he looks like a Golden, oversized Spaniel and some say Pyr. The likelyhood of a Pyr runnign the streets is minimal but we have not done (and will not be doing) a DNA test so these breeds are just from aesthetics and a bit on personality. Robby was rescued by someone who lives in Ensenada, Mexico back in february. He was skin and bones, was unable to move during a rainy day as he was under an embackment it took a bit to secure him as he was very weak and getting down to him and up was an ordeal for the good sams but they knew this dog needed help and were not going to leave without him. Euthanasia or saving it did not matter, he needed help. Once secured took him to a vet who weigh him at only 20kgs (very thin and almost no muscle mass) the rescuers kept him and helped him recover. Fast fwd months they seeked help to adopt him out or move him to a group with no luck. An ARWOB rescue partner heard of his plea and helped get him going ei neuter etc in september and then he came to San Diego where he landed at casa de ARWOB. What we realized is this pup is VERY heavy. Not sure if its lack of excercise where he was or too much "love" and over conpensated for his lack of nutrition before. When Robin (now called Robby) arrived san diego he was 69 pounds. As of late October he is now 65 pounds. Measured meals and just running/walking mostly around the yard with fellow arwob dog friends is really getting him down and we have noticed a significant improvemnt on his movement. At first we did not know if he was an older dog or perhaps just obese. We can say this guy can walk and use stairs no problem, he will play around the yard with his dog friends and LOVES to be part of a pack of humans or dogs. However, we believe he likely has an old injury (ies) either his hips, hind legs or knees. We are debating taking xrays as whatever it is it will NOT be fixable. The people who helped this dog likely never noticed maybe back then at a thin size and recovering he moved more and now that he is a big boy and is slowly loosing weight perhaps we will see an increase in his activity BUT for now, we do NOT see this guy as somone who can go on miles a day on a walk. MAYBE one mile or just whatever amount of walk/movement he wants in the yard interacting with dogs but if you are looking for long distance or high intensity movement partner this guy is not going to be it. Ideally an easy going home who wants an easy going companion would be the best for him. IF we do xrays likely will be done early November so we can have more info for potential adopters should this movement be a factor for someone to choose him. Robby is a silly goofy, easy going, gentle dog who is a really good dog and human companion. He has zero issues with dogs. He is not a socialitite with people and its a slow warming up but from the interactions we have seen within a few minutes of walking or saying hi he warms up to humans, just do not expect waggy tail approaching for pets from him when he first meets you...once you are his human either foster or adopter then YES he is all waggy tails and lovely boy who seeks human attention without an iota of separation anxiety. He is doing great on potty and crate training. In ensenada he was in a home with cats, we don't know how 'good' he was with them. At casa de ARWOB he does not interact with cats on  his own. We think a cat who holds its ground and is NOT a scary cat ei runs from him will be fine. He seems safe BUT he can also really observe him so we can't say completely if he is going to be well paired with cats. If anyone interested in him has cats, we are happy to expose him more and observe him more with cats to see if he is chill or not. It will also be very cat personality dependent ei kitten energy or senior cat energy...We don't know how he would be with kids. Likely, like ANYONE looking for a new dog to take home to a home with kids, you must take things very slowly on introductions until there is a comfortability level as any new settings, changes and new humans can get dogs in a state of alert and uncomfortable/distrust. He should be great with kids once he learns trust assuming the kids have good mannerism around dogs meaning a kiddo who will want to be in their face, holding on to their neck and even leaning their body on top of him while he is laying on the floor will NOT be a good match for him because of his heavy size and potential ortho issues ei discomfort. (btw the vet did recommend for him to be on glucosamine daily and he would be adopted with whatever supply bottles we have) Otherwise this handsome dog enjoys car rides, you DO have to lift him into the truck (he likely can hop in to a normal sedan car size) and he will step down on his own. He is pretty good on leash walks and not a big barker at all. He is VERY gentle with treat taking and has not shown any resource guarding with toys or food. Would love to find an adopter or foster for this handsome dude. Interested in him? yay! Please submit an application online at ARWOB.org and we will text/email you to schedule a call so we can get the process started. We do NOT hold many adoption events and dependly mostly on submission of applications or contacting us via email if you have specific questions before submitting an application that you can NOT find on his biography that will help you determine if you are interested in him before submiting an application. Meet and greets are scheduled in a local community park close to his foster for neutral meets, typically close to mission valley.