Paul

Hi, I'm Paul. I'd love to meet you but I'm a little shy so please give me some grace as I'm a skittish boy. Want to know more about me? I like other dogs, food, treats, calm walks, a car ride with my nose out the window, a quiet corner and brushing. If I have access to outside then I'll eliminate there. What I don't like is loud noises, fast movement and looking directly at you is scary but I'm learning. If you have patience and a calm environment then I might be perfect for you. Paul is currently being fostered with his foster mom and dad, two teens ages 11 and 14, and male and female dogs. He has made progress in the month of being fostered. The more time you spend with him, one on one, so that he gets to know you, the more he will feel comfortable with you. Once he is comfortable, he will wag his tail, lay by you on the couch, give some kisses, and especially ask to be pet by pawing at you. He loves to be pet. He may even beg for some food. Paul does not like loud noises. With two teens in the house, there is noise, and it seems that he may be getting a little used to it. He is easily scared and will run to a safe space like the living room couch or behind the couch. Paul likes to sit by me in my office while I work. The daytime does not seem to be his favorite but is let outside every 3 hours to use the bathroom and comes right back in. Paul prefers to be outside at dawn, when it is quiet, and the sun is starting to come up. He has played nicely with his happy-go-lucky foster brother in the house and seems to benefit from a dog sibling. Paul sleeps in a cage next to my bed at night and will whine if he has to go out in the middle of the night. Some nights he has to go out, some nights he doesn't. Paul takes treats very gently and knows how to sit and shake. Paul has made great progress in one month of fostering him. He is a very loving boy who has so much more love to give. Paul is still learning about this world and would benefit from a patient, loving, and understanding family who can help him along his journey. Paul was transferred to us from another rescue after his adopter needed to surrender him due to moving. Meet and greets are by appointment only. An approved application is required to schedule a meeting. Check out our events page for upcoming open adoption events! We have no additional back story or update for this dog at this time. When we do, it will be updated here. This is all the information we have currently. Approved Applicants may make the adoption fee payment by clicking donate above. Partial adoption fees will not hold a dog. Dogs adopted with our rescue come with FREE training from #GoodPup to help you build strong bonds from the start! If upon meeting the dog of your choosing at your scheduled pickup time you find that you aren't a good match, your deposit will be fully refunded. Adoption fees include vaccines up until time of adoption, microchip, spay/neuter and 1st 30 days of free Pet insurance. We are not affiliated with Pet First pet insurance. (you have to sign up for the insurance or it will not go into effect). Adoption fees help cover the medical care of the animals while he or she waits for a new home, as well as food and transportation costs. These fees help to provide care for the other animals in the shelter or rescue group who may have medical bills that are much higher than any possible adoption fee. The money also acts as a donation to help support the organization as a whole, allowing the group to continue its efforts to rescue and rehome pets. The dogs in our care are fostered in Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico. While all dogs are picked up during our scheduled times, sometimes transport dates change due to unforeseen circumstances. More questions? Read our FAQs here: https://4p4l.org/faqs/ Breed labels are a "best guess" by a shelter veterinarian and cannot be guaranteed. A new study has concluded that (in layman's terms), breed assumption is NOT indicative of behavior in mixed breed dogs. Therefore, if a dog looks presumably to be a German Shepherd breed, one cannot assume the dog will have a high prey drive. From the study: "Although many physical traits were associated with breeds, behavior was much more variable among individual dogs. In general, physical trait heritability was a greater predictor of breed but was not necessarily a predictor of breed ancestry in mutts. Among behavioral traits, biddabilityhow well dogs respond to human directionwas the most heritable by breed but varied significantly among individual dogs. Thus, dog breed is generally a poor predictor of individual behavior and should not be used to inform decisions relating to selection of a pet dog" - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0639