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American Eskimo Dog : : Male (neutered) : : Adult : : Small
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Please Note: This animal is listed as a courtesy to another organization. Please be sure to contact the foster/caretaker for more information about him.
Hi! My name is Nimbus (like a fluffy cloud), although most of my friends call me Nimmy. I'm a miniature eskimo and my healthy weight is about 21 pounds. My teeth are very clean and I'm a fixed five year old boy who just wants to go to a good permanent home. My mommy, who got me when I was a tiny puppy and half the size of my brothers, has re-developed a severe dog allergy she had during her childhood and it's causing her to be chronically ill. I am a wonderful, clever and loyal puppy and I just want a happy owner who can pay attention to me.
I'm often scared of new people but warm up pretty quickly. I love to play, I will hop into any nearby pond (or even a birdbath if you let me) to play in water. I like to play with other dogs and I get along well with cats (I was raised with a senior cat and loved some stray kittens my parents rehomed). I like children and love to play with older kids. I've never had any issues with younger children or toddlers but if I don't get a lot of exercise I might jump up excitedly and no one has ever tried to take food away from me so I don't know if I would be okay with that or not.
I know lots of tricks, like dance, jump, speak, sit, stay, give me paw, bang (playing dead when you shoot with a finger). I haven't gotten enough exercise or attention in awhile so I'm slightly overweight and have too much energy. I haven't even gone on a walk in ages and my mommy knows it's unfair for my life to continue this way. Because I haven't gotten enough attention, I bark and cry more than usual. I'm positive this will go away when I'm somewhere I can get exercise. I can't even run around in the back yard because it's very hot and I've had animal control called on me for the next door neighbor's dog, which barks at me a lot (I like to watch silently or run back and forth next to the fence, but I'm not the barker).
I get nervous when people I don't know come in the house and I bark but I stop really quickly if my owners calm me down. This is also worse if I don't get enough exercise. I was the light of life for my owners and their two toddlers (their daughter's first words were 'puppy' and 'nim-nim'). Please help me, I need to go to a safe home where someone will have time for me and where I won't have to stay away from the person I love best. I get hardly any attention right now and it's breaking everyone's heart including mine. I'm a very good and eager to please boy and I just want someone to cuddle with again. My mommy lives in South Carolina but will drive as far as she can to find me the right home.
For more information contact Ian at steampunctual@gmail.com More about Nimbus of Columbia SCGood with Dogs, Good with Cats, Good with Kids Other Pictures of Nimbus of Columbia SC (click to see larger version):
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