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RUCKUS IS LOCATED IN JARRETSVILLE, MD.

Hello. I’m Ruckus!

I am a good house dog at about 75-80 pounds. I am potty trained and I do not steal food off the counter and am not destructive when I’m free ranging in the house once I’ve settled in. I’m low to medium energy. I’m currently living with adults and teens and I sleep in a dog bed in my foster parents room.

I’m very quiet in the house and yard and never bark at people walking by or even other dogs
walking by. I take a bit to warm up to anyone new in my home or yard. I just act scared and bark, but if the stranger ignores me and lets me investigate on my own terms I do come around.
Once I know you’re my friend my head will be in your lap. :)

It took a couple weeks to get used to all the teens at my house because they come and go a lot
but now we are all friends. I met a 2 1/2 year old human and I really seemed to like her immediately! I followed her all around the yard and was very tolerant of her petting me and her loud noises and quick movements.

I seem to be animal friendly. I currently live with male and female Great Danes and love them. I like to play with them and my foster mom says I’d do really well with a dog of any size to play with. I don’t play very rough.

I don’t bark at the next door neighbor’s “ankle biter” dogs and I seem to be unphased by cats
and even the chickens in the back yard.

Once I know where home is I don’t want to leave. I don’t try to leave the fenced yard. I love laying in the grass. I never dig or try to climb the fence. If you go in I will probably scratch at the door because I really just want to be with you.

I am still getting used to the leash and the car. I’m never aggressive but I just act very scared. I have practiced in the house and the yard and I’m much better now, but I still don’t want to leave my yard. My foster mom says I "pancake" when she tries to get me to come out of the yard or get in the car. I needed to be lifted in the car for my vet visits.

I will need some help in overcoming my fears.

At the vet I am perfect. I let them do whatever they want to me. And I am completely fine with all the other dogs and cats at the vet. My foster mom says I make my dog siblings look bad.
I am very good for nail clips too. In fact, the only part that’s difficult is that I’m trying to climb in my human's lap while they are cutting my nails. You can also clean my ears - I don’t mind.

I really love attention. As far as toys, I'm happy with a few toys and am past the “I need to chew and play every second” age. I like my elk antler! And I like soft toys as long as they don’t squeak.  For some reason I don’t like squeaky toys.

I don’t seem to have any digestive issues.

I have super soft fur and love to be brushed and love, love, love to snuggle. If my foster parents would let me, I would climb right in their laps.

My perfect home would not have many different visitors every day because I will bark at new
people in my house or yard until I get to know them. A doggy friend would be great as I love to be around my kind! In fact I would probably be happier and learn the routine super fast with another dog to follow! And kids should be fine too.  Once I trust you, I’m your best friend.
My family should let me free range in the house because I really don’t like to be confined.
I don’t seem to have any food aggression but my foster mom feeds us all separately because she
says my foster brother can be stupid about food sometimes. I’m a really good girl once I learn the routine and I would love to have a family to call my own.

Application Fees, Adoption Donations and Rescue Policy:

Please know that 100% of our fees and donations pay for the costs of rescuing dogs. These include, but are not limited to: pull fees from shelters, veterinary examinations, vaccinations, medications and care, microchips, neuter/spay surgeries, heartworm treatments, behavior evaluations, and foster care, as needed.

Our rescue policy requires the following:

• Adopters must have their primary residence in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and parts of North Carolina.
• We will not adopt a giant breed dog to homes where the dog will have access to highly varnished hardwood steps inside the home. Any inside steps to which the dog(s) have access, must have carpeting, securely fixed stair treads, or a non-skid surface. We encourage you to remediate potential safety issues while your application is under review, prior to the home visit.
• Methods or devices using pain or force on the dog to control the dog, or to deter undesirable behavior is prohibited.
• Applications for giant breed dogs must be submitted by the property owner.
• Homes with children under 6 years of age will not be approved for adoption.
• Homes with children should have a fenced yard.
• Pets currently in the applicant's home must have a history of appropriate veterinary care. Veterinary records will be checked.
• All references must be checked before any visitation of the dog is permitted at the foster home.
• All family members must be present during the home visit to the applicant's home.
• Any dog(s) in the applicant's home must have an introductory meeting with the rescue dog being considered, before any adoption can be completed.
• Homes with intact dogs will not be approved for adoption. Exceptions to this policy can be found on the Adoptable Dog Page.

For additional information please review our FAQs or contact mastiffstomutts@gmail.com

Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue reserves the right to approve or deny any adoption that occurs through this organization without disclosure.  We reserve the right to make exceptions for special circumstances.

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