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Kurth came to ABMR from a shelter that picked him up as a stray. He was only about 5 weeks old and 5lbs.

Kurth has blossomed into a beautiful rambunctious puppy! We believe that Kurth will make a great sport dog or a good companion to a VERY active family that will keep his mind and body busy. He is much to high drive to be left home alone for long periods of time and would probably become very unhappy and destructive.

He is learning fast and is smart as a whip, sometimes only needing to be shown once how to do something. He is great with older kids but much to busy for young children. Kurth can be mouthy, rough and will push boundaries he will need an experienced home that can guide and direct him into being the best boy that he can be, which may also include obedience classes etc. He is definitely a little handful!

Kurth is interested in the resident cat, which is dog savvy and does not run so Kitty is not much fun and Kurth ignores him. Kurth has been exposed to chickens and that is a NO go, he is demonstrating that he has a fairly high prey drive and we suspect anything small, furry and scurrying would be fair game. He’s also shown that his ball drive is solid, he will spend time searching for his ball if it is lost. He loves to use his nose and will search for food filled Easter eggs one of his favorite games. Right now, Kurth is obsessed with socks and scrunchies and tries to steal them and swallow them. His foster has had to nearly tackle him to get a scrunchie he grabbed and pry his mouth open to get it back, he tried to panic eat it and swallow it whole. He's fast!!!!!

We are guessing that Kurth will be a 3 out of 5 drive wise. Med-high energy and drive. Not crazy high where he'd have to be on the go constantly, but what's coming out more and more is that spitfire, boldness. His foster mom keeps strict boundaries or he gets all " too big for his britches" and tries to be boss. He loves to play tug and can be quite ferocious! But he loves his people more than anything and will always try to be as close as possible.

Kurth is fully potty trained and goes to the back door and paws at it to go out, he’s crate trained, walks well on the leash, and has good ball drive. He is so smart he can often be taught a new trick within one lesson. He is very close to his foster mom’s Mal and we think he would do well with a fur sibling.

His foster mom has considered adopting him but they feel that he needs more than they can provide. He really needs a job or a sport. They love him but would prefer that he be fully fulfilled and don’t want to hold him back. He's protective of their house and property and barks at the delivery people, but if his foster mom is home and talks with visitors, he calms down pretty quickly realizing that everything is okay. He's super observant. The thunderstorms don't bother him but he isn't fond if the neighbors shooting, so foster mom is working on that so it’s not scary.

If you are interested in adopting Kurth, please fill out the application at the link below using a computer – no cell phones please. (Our application does require references and a home inspection) https://malinoisrescue.org/forms/form?formid=6581 Or please contact us here for further info: abmr.rescue@gmail.com

ABMR thanks you for taking the time to look at our malinois available for adoption.