Cruz Rehoming Post
Meet Cruz! He’s a playful, energetic, 1 ½ year old teen Pitty Mix. He loves to play with his toys or chill
out in his bed or crate. Approximately 60lbs, neutered.
We adopted Cruz mid-March from Multnomah County Animal Services. He was in Foster Care at the
time (due to his exuberant tail) and he seemed to get along with our 3 year old Bosten Terrier, Riker,
on first meeting. Soon the two began playing hard and often snuggling in one of their dog beds when
tired.
…….
As time has passed, Riker has become less tolerant of Cruz, and often snaps at him, leading to us
having to separate the two.
As a puppy, Cruz was very neglected. We learned that he had been raised on an apartment balcony
with feces and debris. When his person was evicted, Cruz was left behind on the balcony to fend. He
was eventually surrendered to the Multnomah County Animal Services, very underweight and with
little to none in terms of socialization and training.
Cruz is a quick learner and has (along with us) been doing training at Urban Pawsiblilties since we
adopted him. He is house trained, crate trained and loves to play fetch. We are working on lose leash
training and muzzle training.
Cruz is stranger reactive and has become more protective of us and our home. Unfortunately, this has
led to him biting two friends. He does well with new people when he is at his training lessons.
With Rikers growing poor disposition around Cruz, along with our rigorous work schedule, we believe
Cruz would thrive better in a different household.
He has lots of energy! It would be ideal for a new owner with lots of patience and time to dedicate to
socialization, training and exercise. It would also be ideal for someone who has a lot of fenced space
and has an active lifestyle. We hate to make this move but, Cruz is a sweet big boy that needs the
right home that could provide what he needs to mature progressively.
If you’d like to meet Cruz, please contact Andrew and Susan Brown at ab66fly@gmail.com.
