After picking Harvey (Colin) up from the Moreno Valley Shelter, he has proven to have some of the best qualities of a true American Bulldog. He is people friendly, confident but not dominant (as long as you let him know you’re the boss), strong, energetic, ready to please, and he loves car rides. He has been neutered and is up to date on vaccines. He is crate trained. Now that he has a routine here at the rescue, he gladly walks in his crate when he knows it’s time to settle down for a while! He is house broken and does his business outside every time. Just make sure he has his place to go outside at home and that he goes out at regular intervals. He will do his business on walks too. He loves to go on walks or have plenty of fenced yard to play. He is already a great leash walker! American Bulldogs dogs are known to get into mischief in the house without exercise. When he’s ready to relax, he will sit right next to you and enjoy being close to his human. He responds well to “sit,” “come,” and “give paw.” Harvey would probably be best with an active person or family or a family with older children (12 or older) due to his size.  He needs to be the only pet in the house.  Harvey suffered significant left-side facial trauma due to dog bites before we rescued him but the shelter vets did a great job repairing the damage, His hair is growing back well and the vet said there is no other damage other than to his skin. He certainly has a unique look though! Many people stop us on walks and are struck by his good but slightly unusual looks. “Handsome boy!”, “Cool dog!” are a few comments we receive while on walks with him. There are some manners that need to continue to be worked on but we both have commented that Harvey might be the most well behaved bulldog we have rescued. This is our first American Bulldog at the rescue and from our research on the breed, he has most of the best attributes of the breed! (https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-breeds/american-bulldog) If you’re looking for a new companion, consider Harvey!

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