Lenny

Hi! Welcome to the blog written in support of dogs and cats at the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department. We have a few bios for dogs written by Julie Grimes. If you are looking for an adoptable dog read on!

Lenny (A1677150) is a 1 year old, male, Rottweiler mix. His coloring is the only resemblance to a Rottie. He is very small only about 30-25 pounds. He has a very slight build, long snout and tail. Lenny was surrendered to us when they adopted him and their four other dogs attacked him. As you can imagine he arrived very shy and a bit shell shocked. Lenny is eager to come out and quite good on leash. He knows the cue for sit well and is eager to please. He enjoys being petted and is an affectionate boy. He can get active in his kennel when dogs walk by. Perhaps this is due to his unfortunate experience with the four other dogs. Once he is outside he is calmer and enjoys walks. He can be startled by some movements and may be a bit shyer around men. To try and help his comfort with other dogs we have brought him to the play yard with only one very soft dog with good social skills. He didn’t seem interested in play but enjoyed socializing & sniffing the other dog. He behaved well with no lip lifts or growls.   He does become very timid around a group of dogs. We think very playful rowdy dogs would be scary for him. He does not get noticed and we think the Rottweiler designation is inaccurate and may be hindering an adoption due to many landlord rules. Lenny could greatly benefit from a calmer home.  When he is taken out for a walk he always takes care of business immediately although we do not know if he is house trained.