Tommy Allbright has lots of love to give, and also loves receiving affection from his people.  He is active but also knows how to chill, once his people also sit down to relax – although he will want to be close to them, dozing on the couch with them or close by.  He also is a calm traveler in the car and sleeps through the night in his bed on the floor near his people.

Tommy is a quick and eager learner and responds well to consistent commands and repetition of routine – where he sleeps, where he is allowed to settle, sitting for his food, not jumping on people, etc.  His future human will need to be consistent with his training to ensure he knows what is expected of him in his new home and with other animals.

Tommy is house trained and is very efficient at using the doggy door to go outside, even mastering it by himself within 1-2 days of being at his foster home.  Some initial marking can be expected inside as he adjusts to his forever home.

Whilst playful and also able to chill, Tommy does bark and jump, if he is on lead for a walk  and spots another dog on lead.  His adoptive people will need to continue to work on calming him in these situations with consistent training / reinforcement – fortunately Tommy does respond to firm guidance and in just 2 weeks with his foster family, he has already improved with his obedience and responsiveness.

Tommy has interacted and played well with his two doggy foster brothers, although can be possessive of his people.  However, with firm guidance, this abates.  He stays at home without his people for up to 2 hours currently with the company of his foster brothers, but is still adapting to being left alone – his adoptive people would need to slowly work on this.

Tommy would be best suited to a home where his people can be with him the majority of the time and could settle with another dog of his size for company.  He is untested with children.