Bongo is an approximately 7-8 month, old medium sized (42 pound), perfectly mixed boy who is lucky to be alive today. He was picked up as a stray and landed at a high intake shelter in Houston and was never claimed. Bongo was completely terrified there and spent most of his time submissively and quietly cowering in his kennel trying to be invisible, flinching when anyone went to touch him. He was euthanasia listed after only 10 days. The pictures and descriptions from this part of his life are heartbreaking.
We are so glad we took a chance on this guy. We’ve learned that he just feels very deeply, was very depressed and scared, and he was in desperate need of decompression time to start coming out of his shell. He’s actually a very sweet, smart boy who is learning quickly and soaks up love and stability like he’s making up for lost time. He is learning about the good side of humanity. Noteworthy to us is, despite however he was treated before, he has been totally non-aggressive and wanting to trust humans even when fearful and unsure. Because of this and his age, we know he will continue to amaze us all with his resilience.
Bongo likes other dogs and we do think he would do well with another established dog(s) in his forever home. He’s healthy, doing well on his crate/housetraining with his routine, and walks decently on a leash. He will do best with patient adopters in a quiet-ish home that are willing to give him consistency and help him to become braver and more confident over time. He loves snacks, likes snuggles once he knows the snuggler is nice to him, and is learning how to play with toys.
