Xavier

Boxer

a year, Male, Medium

Xavier is the sweetest and cuddliest boy and always wants to be around his human. he’s done well around kids age 8 and older, but i think he’d also do fine around smaller children as long as he’s reminded to be calm. he’s been tested with both female and male dogs, big and small and he’s done very well. he lives with 2 other dogs, one large senior male and a small female, in my home currently and he gets along with both great and plays well with the female dog. i work at a dog daycare and have trialed taking him and he hasn’t shown aggression towards any dogs and did great with a small play group, but we’re still working towards more socialization with a bigger group. He is not a fan of cats. He would do best in a low traffic home since he’s shown some fear towards strangers and men especially, but seems to react better to them when his foster mom is not around. he’s easily bought with food though and warms up pretty quickly to women! he’s mostly potty trained as long as he gets regular potty breaks and he’s done well with crate training so far. he gets in his crate no problem but has some anxiety once i leave but he soon calms down. he needs someone to be patient with him and continue his training, but he already knows sit, paw, take it nice/gentle (when giving treats), we are almost there with “down”, and he has a good recall.

Apply to meet Xavier at ricopetrecovery,org.  Adoption fee is $250