Gopher is ARLP’s newest program dog.

I had the pleasure of meeting this handsome devil last Saturday. Let me just tell you - pictures do not do him justice. He is pure love, sigh.

His foster mamma Paige had this to say:

I am just amazed at what a good little boy this rodent has been! He has not had a single accident in the house. It took him a couple tries, to figure out the stairs to the basement, but now he roars up and down them regularly. He and Paisle play and play–they are evenly matched in size and weight but she has better coordination. He wimpers a tiny bit when he first goes into his crate, but then sleeps through the night–he even slept through last night’s strong storms! He takes food gently from your hand, though he does open his mouth enough to consume all your fingers…I think he is just figuring out his own size and how to manuever. He likes to carry toys around in his mouth–he’s tried more than once to eat his meal while still holding onto the toy of the moment.

Gopher came to ARLP after he was surrendered to Animal Humane Society because of a broken leg his owners could not afford to have taken care of. Since then he has mended and appears to be none the wiser. He’s just lovin’ life - like all puppies should be able to.

Take a minute to check out more about Gopher on our available dogs web page.

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