JACK SPARROW
(ADOPTED!) At 9 months old and 34 lbs. Jack Sparrow is a bubbly, enthusiastic, happy go lucky kid. He is a fun, active dog, who loves see & do new things, and discover everything that life as to offer. Captain Jack is super friendly with a lot of sweet love to give. He loves to meet everyone, people and dogs alike. He gets very excited when seeing people, and wants to jump up on his hind legs to give you a cattle dog hug. He is beginning to learn manners and that jumping up on people is not polite. Jack is NOT mouthy or nippy, and does NOT try to herd.
Jack Sparrow got his name because he's a mischievious, toy stealing little pirate, with dark "eye liner" and a red eye patch. Jack likes to play steal the Kong toy with his border collie sister, where they take turns getting it away from each other. He also loves to play hide and seek with his 12 year old human foster brother. Jack Sparrow is very playful & interactive with children and easy going, non-dominant dogs. He even makes up his own games to play with you.
This dog is one very smart dog! Jack is eager to learn, fast to catch on, and loves to do “good work” for his human(s). He responds loves to be praised for good work. He can also sit, lay down, play fetch and know command “drop it.” He is one fast learner!
Very much a cattle dog, he loves to hang out with his people and entire pack. Jack is your typical life-of-the-party kind of dog. He’s exuberant and happy all the time, and fun to be around. He is a confident guy who needs his human(s) to be the pack leader(s). Otherwise, as an extremely smart, cattle dog, with a mind of his own, he could easily try to run the household. He is still very much a puppy who needs to learn manners - and what is appropriate behavior and what is not.
Jack Sparrow has very good manners at feeding time. He will sit and wait his turn to be fed. He has no food aggression at all. He is also completely housebroken, and knows how to use a dog door. Captain Sparrow also loves going for car rides, and is always ready to go places -- "Take me anywhere. I'll just sit in the back seat!"
Jack is learning to walk on leash. And if he discovers someone else walking towards him (with or without a dog) he immediately wants to meet and greet. He shows normal puppy behavior wrapped up with cattle dog energy. He is a high energy guy, who needs a lot of exercise. Would do well to run with someone everyday, and is learning to run with his foster dad on rollerblades. Jack Sparrow is going to be your dog who will catch a Frisbee in mid air. He can jump high! He would make an incredible agility dog.
Jack will go in his crate to play with a toy or rest. He also sleeps in his crate at night. If you leave him alone, he will complain (whine or bark) his displeasure for less than five minutes, and then settle down quietly.
Captain Sparrow enjoys anything and everything you give him. As a young dog, he is still a chewer. He will chew blankets, toys, and he is not ready for a soft fluffy bed just yet. Be careful. Remove toys and blankets as soon as you see he has chewed them. He could get a taste for one and swallow pieces of it. He does NOT dig.
Jack has been around medium and large dogs of both sexes, and gets along well and is very playful with them. He has not yet been around small puppies, old frail dogs, or tiny dogs. He may need to learn how to change gears when with these more delicate dogs.
He would be a good watch dog, as he will bark a warning when he hears someone at the door, or walking past if in a fenced yard. He will NOT bark incessantly, is otherwise NOT a “barky dog.” If you tell him to stop barking, he will stop.
Jack has never been around a cat but given is personality, he may need some work to respect a cat. With children, he loves them but in his excitement to greet and play, he could easily knock over a small child. He is very good about being handled. His fosters have put their fingers and hands in his mouth, ears, back side area, between his toes, and he is not bothered by any of this. If he doesn't like something, he will just get up and run away.
