Rory - 20034925

1.26.2023 Rory was adopted to an approved applicant by Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue.Rory is in the care of Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue. Here’s a link to his bio on their website: Rory has ↵grown into a sweet, funny, and loving companion. Love and stability and ↵safety have helped him flourish and overcome a very rough start. He is ↵getting much braver with changes outside, but he still sometimes barks ↵and then hides behind me with strangers. When he is with another dog, he↵ is very calm and immediately follows their cues. Now, he can do more on↵ his strong three legs than some dogs on all four. He comes to his name ↵in the house (outside with his nose full of smells, he is selectively ↵deaf). I have done limited training, instead focusing on providing a ↵stable environment to build up his strength and courage. He indicates ↵when he needs to go outside. He is quiet through the workday, sleeping ↵or playing.Good with cats/kids: Rory has a very strong prey ↵drive. He has learned to coexist with our cats, but he really wants to ↵chase them, and he doesn’t want to share me with them. He should not ↵live in a home with cats. He is skittish and small children, sudden ↵noises, and lots of unexpected activity make him anxious.Crate trained:Somewhat. He was crated the first ↵week for meals and sleep but has not been in the crate since the first ↵week. He does not like the crate once the food is gone. He has full ↵access to the house day and night with no problems.Leash trained:Yes. He is walks on a double leash, a↵ harness and slip lead. As a front tripod, the harness alone is not ↵secure and he dashes about after smells and squirrels so the leash alone↵ won’t work. He is still fearful and when he startles, he tries to run ↵away. He is a flight risk with no recall outside. As a tripod, he needs ↵to move quickly for balance so we have not worked on heel; just on ↵controlling the pull. He pulls hard. He tries to track and chase ↵squirrels and rabbits. He is calm walking by roads and cars. He gets ↵skittish with visible changes in the environment like trash cans that ↵have been moved. He sometimes barks at other dogs and people when ↵walking.Activity Level: I suspect in a fenced yard he would↵ run quite a bit. In the house, he plays with his toys alone or with me.↵ He runs up and down the stairs and hops on and off the bed. He has ↵recently started playing actively with his toys and running in the house↵ for the joy of it. He is up with the alarm clock in the morning and ↵wants his human up too. Once the sun goes down, he wants to play a bit ↵and then cuddles in my lap and goes to sleep. He sleeps quietly on the ↵bed all night though he does bring his favorite toys to bed.Fence:A physical fence is required. He has not ↵tried to jump over things so a 4-foot fence should be fine. Rory has a ↵very high prey drive. He is also reactive to things that frighten him, ↵and I think he would react badly to an invisible fence. Rory is a cuddler. He is a lap dog and ↵sleeps on the bed at night. He has not had experience with children. I ↵think he would do well with an older child. I think a home where he ↵would have fur brothers or sisters is best to play with and to mentor ↵him. He is prey driven and birdy. He loves to follow scents and wants to↵ chase all the critters. He would probably love learning to do nose work↵ to direct that energy. We have not crated since the first week. He has ↵shown that he can be trusted to not destroy things or have accidents. He↵ loves his toys and food. He is very food motivated. He may be scared at↵ first. Toys are a must for Rory. He decorates his world with his toys.Medical History: Rory is neutered, microchipped, ↵UTD on vaccinations and on monthly HWP. He was hit by a car while in ↵Greece. After he recovered from heartworm treatment this summer, his leg↵ was amputated. When he arrived from Greece in September, his stamina ↵was very low, and he was underweight. He now goes for walks of up to a ↵mile and a half at a time and may walk 3 miles a day. Once in the ↵states, he was treated for giardia. He is currently on Hills ID ↵prescription diet following some persistent diarrhea. Rory is also on ↵daily trazadone to assist with his anxiety. Once he is settled in his ↵new home, it should be possible to step him down.Elias originates from Greece where is↵ endemic. He tested negative before coming to the USA, but the parasite ↵can remain dormant in the system for many years, so potential adopters ↵must be willing to commit to annual testing for the next 7 years. ↵Typically, the test needs to be sent to a special lab, but any regular ↵vet can draw the blood and send it to the lab. The cost of the test ↵seems to vary widely by area, but is approximately $150-$250 or if your vet is willing to send the test to a veterinary college lab, cost can be as low as $80Foster Comments: Rory is an absolute lovebug. He wants to be close to his person as much as possible.The↵ name Rory fits him well and he was very responsive to it almost ↵immediately. He is fascinated by other dogs and lived with them ↵previously at the shelter. He did well with my temporary foster his ↵first week here and was so mellow after a single walk/playdate with ↵another dog that I hardly recognized him. He met another dog on the walk↵ and acted like a normal dog meeting a potential friend. He asked the ↵other walker with me for hugs partway through. When we were approached ↵by a stranger, all he did was look and then returned his attention to ↵our group instead of barking or hiding behind me. These are huge ↵milestones for him. When he is in a secure environment, he is brave and ↵funny, playful and curious, and asks for what he wants. One of his ↵nicknames is Rory High-Heart to honor his courage to love after the hard↵ experiences of his short life. Rory will be a loving, funny, and ↵devoted companion. He needs a patient and calm human, a dog brother or ↵sister, and a secure yard. With this, he will thrive.Foster location:Laurel, MDVolunteer transport can be arranged in the Continental US within a 1,000-mile distance between adopters and foster home. If↵ interstate transport is provided for your adopted dog, there will be an↵ additional charge of $50.00 for the required Certificate of Veterinary ↵Inspection (“Health Certificate”). Typically, we are able to ↵transport your adopted dog to within 2 hours of your home. *Dogs can be ↵adopted outside the 1000-mile transport distance; however, adopters must↵ be willing to either fly their adopted dog, drive to a location within ↵the 1000-mile transport range, or make independent transport ↵arrangements for their adopted dog. Transports to far Western states, ↵from Eastern states, may have additional restrictions.Rory was placed on the SE page because the website wouldn’t allow a Courtesy Page posting for him. He found an adopter through Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue on 1.24.23