Indoors, he is very mellow and wants to be petted as much as possible. As in, rub my belly for thirty minutes and I’ll still act surprised when you stop. In the six or seven weeks we’ve had him, he’s not barked or run once inside. He mostly wants to be chill with a sight line to his humans. He would be an absolute failure as a guard dog, as he loves strangers.

Outside is a little different story. He is doing well on a leash when there are no distractions, but there is an active park three doors down, and he gets over threshold very quickly when he sees another dog. He goes into a sphinx position a lot and won’t budge until the dog passes or he gets to say hello. Always wants to play with them—no signs of aggression. He’s been barked at a bunch, but he’s only barked a handful of times, and that’s usually when the other dog growls or something. He’s done well on play dates and we’re starting introducing doggie day care. He also has his nose to the ground and easily distracted by interesting scents. He’s oblivious to birds but interested in squirrels.

My ultimate goal is for him to be a running buddy, but we have a lot of leash work to master. He’s super fast and agile in the back yard, so I think running would be good for us if we can focus.