Name: Rou Fee: $700 Location: Vancouver
Approx Birthday:2/1/2019Sex:Female Breed: Formosan Mountain Dog Weight: 16 kg Length (head to toe): 55cm Height (chest to base of tail):50cm Spayed/Neutered?: Yes
Special need: NoPrevious Injury:No
Food Type: Kibbles Food Brand: N&D Farmina Eating Habit: twice
Leash Manners: Loose leash walking. Gets excited at people sometimes and might jump up and bark for attention. Barks at some people waving large tools towards her but easily redirected. Current Walking Habit: Tolerates Crating?:No Potty Habit: Outdoor Basic Commands: Sit, Down, Paw, Touch Ever been Alone in Home: Without Dogs or People
Kid Friendly: 3/5 Manageable but has defensive reactions including barking or snarling when children act like children, but walks away without further reactions. Generally dislikes children and want to be away from them., 3/5 Manageable but has defensive reactions including barking or snarling when children act like children. Can be redirected with assertive verbal commands while directing the children to keep a distance. She might nip to get children off her spaceDog Friendly:4/5 Friendly outdoors. Actively seeks play from dogs and does not get put off by rude actions from puppies or dogs. She can have some preference and can dislike certain dogs (with no obvious patterns) but can easily redirected. If being attacked, she can appropriately standup for herself and leave safely. She is more selective indoors and need time for introduction. Having her space and ownership of her property is important. The handler should help her find the balance between helping her have space and manage her unreasonable reaction (growling and barking) Cat Friendly: 3/5 Barking/Snaring/Chasing only if cats try to run away. Can be corrected verbally but cannot be left alone with catsCurrently Lived with a Cat?:No Difference in Treating Indoor/Outdoor Cat?:No
Barking: 2/5 Alert barks sometimes if something is really out of place. Usually once or twice and stops on their own Chewing: 2/5 Chews when occasionally when bored and enjoys chewing toys or chewing treats.Separation Anxiety: 1/5 No reaction and secure
Fear for Adult Men: 1.5/5 Very friendly. Can actively approach and seek affection. Weary of men/people carrying large tools and might bark. Can calm down if handler reassures herFear for Strangers: 1.5/5 Very friendly. Can actively approach and seek affection. Weary of men/people carrying large tools and might bark. Can calm down if handler reassures herFear for Traffic: 1/5 Very comfortable in walking on a busy street. No reactions even when walking pass busses, construction vehicles, or other large/loud motor devices
Activity Level: 3/5 Medium energy – needs at least 2 hours per day of combination of intense exercise and leisure walksVelcro Level:4/5 Cuddly – loves being petted, held, on people and sometimes actively seek cuddly. When the humans leave, can be content to be on couch for a period of time. Prey Drive:2/5 Low prey drive – runs around sometimes for fun but it is for the love of running and playing and not to kill
Rou was rescued in Taiwan in 2020 near a convenient store where the rescuer’s packaged mistakenly delivered to. Rou strolled down the street towards the rescuer and that was the end of the story. Adopted for 3 years into a home in Vancouver, Rou was returned back to the rescue due to indoor territorial guarding indoors and fear for children. Under the foster’s experienced care, Rou is able to greet visitors with affection and share space with dogs with some supervision and proper introductions. Like many Formosan Mountain Dogs, Rou’s behaviour and security level depends largely on the handler’s personality, attention and skills. Rou was very loved and trained by the previous family, but will succeed with more structure, kind but firm leadership.
Formosans are very athletic but can be very calm and laid back at home. Some can be very eager to please their owner, so many trainers without primitive dog experiences may misinterpret this as a working dog trait. Rou needs her person to appreciate her intelligence and her need to be heard. Like most primitive dogs, Rou’s ideal adopter needs to be inquisitive of her needs and be willing to listen instead of ordering her to obey unconditionally.
Rou walks very well on leash but sometimes gets