Roy

Roy is a six-year old Yellow Labrador Retriever. He’ll be with us for a little while, but is currently available for adoption through the Champaign County Humane Society.

Roy was relinquished to CCHS because his owners had a baby. They said Roy wanted too much attention. He wasn’t bad to the kid, he probably just wanted the same amount of attention he got before the baby arrived. I have to admit, I have a soft spot for adult dogs, like Roy, who lose their homes through no fault of their own. I’m sure he doesn’t understand why his world had to get turned upside down.

Roy is incredibly handsome and generally a great dog. He’s got a couple of issues, though, that need to be resolved. Although Roy is great with other dogs, he’s relentless with sniffing and mounting. The problem is that he’s intact and never learned proper canine etiquette. Dogs who ate neutered at a young age don’t have this problem, but Roy’s six years old and steeped in hormones. Austin and Russell, the males of our base pack, have had it with his constant sniffing and attempts to mount them. They have let him know, in no-uncertain terms, that this is not acceptable behavior. He has finally taken the hint and has been leaving everyone alone. Roy will be neutered on Monday and after a few months this behavior will probably go away.

The second problem is that Roy gets frantic when he’s in a kennel. He was hurting himself at CCHS so they asked us to take him to find out if he would behave the same way in a home environment. Unfortunately, the answer is Yes. Roy cannot be kenneled without getting very upset, even if we’re in the room with him. Although we prefer our dogs to be kennel trained, many people don’t use kennels and he may have not been kennel trained as a youngster.

We’ve discovered that he’s very housebroken and will ask to go outside, takes treats nicely, doesn’t steal food or toys from the other dogs, rides in the care nicely, and is generally great company to have around. I’m going to guess he’d be great with kids. As a field-style Labrador he’s going to need a certain amount of activity, and would be great for someone with an active lifestyle.

Roy is going to make a great companion for someone. If you’re interested in adopting Roy or would like more information, call the Champaign County Humane Society and talk to someone at the adoption desk.