The gentle giant.

Look at Rufus the gentle giant playing with my puppy blue girl. A first hand look at how sweet this 18 month old rescued Newfie is. I got the privilege of meeting Rufus this past weekend at the ACC WI Chessie Fun Day that I hosted. This guy hung around many peeps adult and children. He met many dogs adult and puppies. You couldn’t have asked for a nicer boy. He was happy to just hang out and get pets from everyone. He also made his way down to the pond and took a dip in the pond to cool off on the beautiful warm day we had.

Some photos from the fun day:

Rufus even swims.

Rufus is up for adoption through CRROW – Chesapeake Retriever Rescue Of Wisconsin. Here is what CRROW says about Rufus:

My name is Rufus and I am a silver/taupe Newfoundland. I was surrendered to Chessie Rescue of WI by my family because I was too big and energetic.

I am currently enrolled in a training program to receive a thorough evaluation of my training needs. I will not be available for adoption until after April 30th at the earliest.

So far this is what we have found out about Rufus:

• Rufus LOVES attention and is very smart. He loves to be in the middle of things and gets bored quickly.
• Rufus likes most dogs but does not have proper play methods. Rufus gets too exuberant and because of his size he can hurt his playmates. We are working on this.
• Rufus has displayed some food aggression towards other dogs which is why he was surrendered. We are working on this.
• Rufus will require
  • experienced Newfie or other working breed owners
  • a fenced yard
  • brushing multiple times a week if not daily for awhile
  • frequent grooming appointments for trimming which may exceed $100/appointment.
• Rufus is a handsome boy with a great personality but he will require a commitment to training and socialization.

If you are interested in me, please complete an adoption application for Rufus.
Visitations can be arranged after you have a completed and approved application.

You can contact Sue for more information:

Email: Sue
Phone 920-427-4295

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