Pure Bred Black Lab- Trying to locate the owner-Kaohsiung

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I named him Buster, but hopefully he can go back to his original name and be re-united with his owner. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a microchip, so we are posting signs all around the city in an effort to help him find his home.

Buster was found two days ago, on June 11, on the corner of Junghwa Road and Mingcheng Road. We suspect that he has been cared for really well as he is extremely friendly, house broken, trained to just hop in a car if asked to, and he is as healthy as it gets. At 41KG, he’s a gentle giant. Just an amazing and beautiful animal.

If we fail to locate his home within ten days, he will be available for adoption, so contact me anytime if you are interested in providing this great dog with a good home, or if you have any information as to the whereabouts of his owner.

Chris

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I forgot to add… Buster never barks. NEVER. I’ve been caring for him for a few days now and I have not heard him bark once… From what I can see, he’s not a chewer either… What an awesome dog… I love this dog! Let my prayers be answered and please someone take him home!

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Our efforts to locate Buster’s owners have so far been fruitless… :frowning:

So now he needs a home. He’s being fostered at the moment and it’s been confirmed by the foster parents that Buster is awesome. He never chews things, he never barks, he’s house-broken and he’s scooter trained.

Just a great friend!

We can arrange transportation for Buster anywhere in Taiwan, too.

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This is tentative. VERY tentative. VERY tentative INDEED. I’m absolutely NOT making any promises. How is he with other dogs? Big dogs? Big male labs, specifically?

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Buster spent a bit over a week at our foster center, and he got along well with all of our dogs. Very well. I honestly can’t see him being difficult with any dog.

It was quite funny to watch him at feeding time, actually. If the smallest dog went up to Buster while he was eating, Buster was always willing to share his dish. If the other dog growled, Buster would just back off immediately and let the other dog eat first. Very submissive. Little Sophie always growled at him and stole his food, and she’s less than 1/4 of his size! :laughing:

In my experience, dogs like Buster make crappy guard dogs, but they are a lot easier to train and they are some of the best pets.

Buster already has basic training such as to hold his bowels, come, and ride a scooter. He is however not trained to sit, stay or lie, but he would learn in a snap. Most Labs are like that; extremely smart and extremely attentive. I bet one can train this dog to sit and stay in one day or two at the most. Of course one has to reinforce the training with regular practice for longer than two days, but he would learn most tricks that fast, I’m positive.

You are free to try him out for a couple weeks, too, BTW. Just say the words, Sandman. If things don’t work out, we’ll take him back no questions asked.

You know… Two is better than one… They keep each other company when no one is home and all. :wink:

And if I may add… You can see in the pictures that this dog has something in his eyes… He’s got a story to tell and I truly think that whoever listens to his story will gain something. Something very special. It just a feeling I get when he looks at me… I’m not sure why.

PS: Buster is neutered, vaccinated, de-flead and de-wormed.

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He has kind eyes…

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[quote=“Maoman”]He has kind eyes…[/quote]It’s more than that. I don’t know what it is but of all the dogs I have helped, this dog has something in his eyes that gives me a strange feeling. I wish I could keep him as my own dog, but having so many dogs as it is, it would not be fair to him.

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We’re still just not sure about taking on another I’m afraid. But Jojo is on the phone right now with a friend who wants to adopt a lab. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Everything about this dog is making me say “I want!” It’s very difficult. :sad:
Including the vanity aspect – how cool would it be to be out walking with a big yellow and a big black? Very cool indeed!

Edit: I just copied and sent the information you wrote, Chris, along with the photos of Buster, to the sister of someone who very successfully adopted a yellow lab from us a few weeks ago. Fingers crossed. This would be a great home for him, I have no doubt at all.

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Good luck. That is a nice looking dog. But, don’t listen to Maoman.

He’s not particularly discriminating. The last time he said that he was referring to this guy.

Personally, I prefer the dog.

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Thanks, Sandman.

Much appreciate the help. :slight_smile: Fingers crossed!

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[quote=“Mother Theresa”]Good luck. That is a nice looking dog. But, don’t listen to Maoman.

He’s not particularly discriminating. The last time he said that he was referring to this guy.

Personally, I prefer the dog.[/quote]

Even as I typed that, I knew that post would come back to haunt me! :smiley:

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What a gorgeous sweetie!!! Good luck! Amazing dogs have a way to ‘help’ themselves get sorted out…
I’m sure any person that already owns a lab would love him…He looks wise beyond his years…

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Buster found a home! :yay:

I drove to Xinzhu today and Buster came with me to meet his new family. Kelake has two young children and so far Buster as shown to be very gentle as I anticipated. I thought it was quite funny… Kelake called me about an hour after I left to ask me a question. Buster went to the basement to play with the kids, but came time to go back up, he wouldn’t go. I never occurred to me that Buster may have never done stairs before… Kelake tried to coach him up, but no. He had to lift him up and carry him up the stairs. :laughing: He’s only about 100 pounds so that’s no problem… :laughing:

Here’s a picture of Buster in his new car, on his way to his new home, to meet his new family:

Thank you so much for taking Buster into your home, Kelake and family. :slight_smile: Give it a couple days and you will be in love with this gentle giant. And thank you for your generous donation. :notworthy:

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Buster has got to be Blackie! Or Negro, I named him Negro, but my husband couldn’t say that. He looks so much like him–it’s the look in the eyes!!! And everything you say about him matches Blackie’s personality. Absolutly the best dog in the world!

We lived in Ren-Wu, my husband, my little Frise, and I. This black lab hung around with a wild little kitty. He never ran with the many temple dogs that hung out at the local temple which was only about two blocks away. He kept the other dogs off that cat and they shared food. In return, the cat let him dragg her around by the head, but he never once hurt her.

He became friends with my dog. I mean this!! They were friends!! They ran and played, and he kept the other big dogs off my little one. When my dog had to wear a collar to keep him from scratching, Blackie would whine at him and try to tug the collar off, very gently, until he knew I saw him. Then he would stop.

My dog was too dumb/stubborn to come when called, but I could say, “Blackie, go get Shao Bai!” And he would indeed get him and bring him to the front step. We fed him and his hair became shinny again and started to grow back. He was very faithful to us. He was skiddish, though, and wouldn’t let me bathe him, though he did eventually let me pet him.

Unfortunatly, we had to leave for a family emergency to the States. That was at the time of 9/11 and we didn’t get home for months. I never knew what happened to him.

Now, I know it seems unlikley that it’s him after all that time, but my goodness, that doggy in the photo looks so much like Blackie, and the personality is so similar.

If you’re thinking about adopting, trust me, he’s much more of an asset than a liability. For the cost of a little food you’ll have a very intellegent best friend more faithful than your brother. This is one special dog! How I wish I could take him, but I’m in the States now.

I forgot to say that I could never get him to come into the house, even in the rain. Once, durring a typhoon, I opened up the garadge for him and he did come in, but just inside. He didn’t really seem to understand that he could come in and be safe, though he say our little dog go in and out every day. And he never, ever barked.

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you wanted to call your dog Negro? Did I read right?

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That’s a wonderful story, housecat.

I hate to break it to you, but Buster was not even born back then. Not the same dog. :wink:

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It’s the spanish word for black. That’s all it is. That’s all it meant.

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:slight_smile: Ok…phew!

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[quote=“bobepine”]That’s a wonderful story, housecat.

I hate to break it to you, but Buster was not even born back then. Not the same dog. :wink:[/quote]

I know . . . I really know. But he was such a wonderful doggy. I hated to leave him.

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Buster has overcome his extreme fear of indoor stairs. It was a big moment for him when he went up the 4 floors to my office the first time - he was practically jumping up and down with joy. Like a big kid.

Otherwise he is doing quite well. My daughter takes him on lead for walks in the evening and he is very tolerant of my son. I take him out for walks, fetch, and or socializing etc. about 4 times a day. He’s not the bundle of energy of the other labs in the neighborhood but he’s getting more fit as time goes on.

Buster had a number of health problems in the beginning all of which have more or less disappeared. We feed him well - I pay more attention to his diet than my own.

Now that he is completely settled and part of the family we will find time for more advanced training.

Thanks bobepine.