STAN LEE

NAME: Stan Lee

AGE: 10

WEIGHT: 100 lbs

GOOD WITH DOGS?  No

GOOD WITH CATS? Unknown 

GOOD WITH KIDS? Unknown (do not recommend young children)

POTTY TRAINED? Yes

CRATE TRAINED? Unknown

LEASH TRAINED? Yes

GOOD WITH STAIRS? No (due to age and arthritis)

LIKES TO BE ON FURNITURE? Yes

TRAVELS IN CAR WELL? Yes

ENERGY LEVEL? Low to moderate

DOMINANT OR SUBMISSIVE? Dominant 

SUITABLE FOR CONDO/APARTMENT? No (he can be very vocal)

FENCED YARD REQUIRED? Yes (he loves hanging out in the backyard on nice days)

General observations:

Stan Lee is set in his ways. When he doesn’t want to do something he uses his size to his advantage by planting himself knowing he can’t be budged.

Examples: 

Enjoys walks but when he is done he’ll either sit or lay down waiting for one of us to get the Jeep and Uber him home. 

LOVES car rides but doesn’t love when they end. He doesn’t want to get out of the Jeep and it takes 2 of us to get him out. 

Getting him to go outside first thing in the morning can be challenging. If he isn’t willing, he’ll lay down.  He’s getting better but we occasionally need to use a portion of his breakfast kibble to encourage him.

Stan Lee is a very vocal guy but is a great communicator. A bark and cry at back door means car ride, bedroom door means it’s time for bed, sliding door to go potty or to hang out on the patio.

He will growl and bark ferociously at dogs on walks and expresses his dislikes. Likes to watch TV. When it comes to grooming, he loves to be brushed. Bathing him was a little challenging due to his size. It took both of us to bathe him - one person to hold him and the other to wash him.

Stan Lee is super sweet and very friendly with people. He gets so excited when he sees his leash and harness. He knows a walk or car ride (or both) are about to happen. He loves being with his people and doesn’t like to be alone. He would not do well for someone that works during day and wants to crate him. 

Health wise, he is in very good condition. He does have severe sleep apnea and will stop breathing many times throughout the night. Sometimes he will wake himself and other times we will need to wake him to take a breath. The doctor feels this could be due to his weight, and this is being worked on with the vet.