Petey is a 6 year pug. He came to APARN recently after he bit at his former owner's 9-month old child. Petey had a lot of changes over the past few months, including a cross country move; the baby started crawling and a new Mastiff puppy in the home. He may have been overwhelmed by all the changes. His foster home has discovered that Petey is also deaf. He's a little big neurotic and a whole lot possessive, and all of the changes were probably too much for him. He has settled down in his foster's multi-dog household and is doing much better. He gets into minor skirmishes but usually only after a particularly tiring day.

LIKES:
* Petey would prefer to be any only dog, or live with one similar sized female dog.
* He likes being petted, but isn't very snuggly
* He is obsessed with toys, and likes having you tug on them and throw them for him. He can do this for hours.
* Loves car rides

DISLIKES
*Other dogs coming near his toys or food; can get nasty

MEDICAL
* Petey has Cerebral Hyperplasia (born without part of his Cerebellum). This causes him to have a spastic and disjoined gait, much like if he had Cerebral Palsy. This condition will not get worse over time. Other parts of his brain took over the functions of the missing part.
*Occasional fecal incontinence. This is because of his condition. The further away from the brain, the less control he has of his body. He needs to be let out or walked on a regular schedule.
*Petey is deaf. You need to approach him from within his field of vision.

OTHER
* Petey needs a home without stairs.
* He tries hard to use the doggy door. At his foster home he has to use a ramp to get through it. This is hard with his motor problems.
*Petey eats a limited amount of weight control food
* Petey is fine with teenagers
*Petey is puppy like in personality. He is alter and playful, and just a charming boy!


Petey's adoption fee is $200.

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