Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben

#1567
Chocolate Lab
Male
Large (50-90 lbs)
Status: Adopted

I’m Gentle Ben. I am a senior Lab mix who was found as a stray wandering the streets in Merced. I’m a lucky dog now though. I moved into house in San Jose with a foster family. I

have a lot of personality, I love people and enjoy life to the fullest. Some of my favorite things are: getting attention | food | taking walks | playing fetch | napping on soft dog beds or lying in the sun… and getting more attention. I follow mom and dad everywhere!

While I am crate trained, I do not like to be left alone in it. I spent my first few nights sleeping in one. I was okay with that because I was in the bedroom with my family. But, I bark in protest if I’m left in the crate when my people leave the house. I fixed that issue though. I am so well behaved that I can now freely roam the house or bedroom while they are gone. I only got in a little trouble once. It wasn’t really my fault because dad left a piece of leather out where I could get to it. It smelled so heavenly that I had to check it out! Mom caught me and took it away.

I’m not so sure about big dogs who I haven’t been properly introduced to. Don’t get me wrong! I’m living with two large step siblings – a 95 lb boy and a 73 lb girl. It took me a couple of hours to get to know them but I quickly decided they’re pretty neat and great to hang out with. I get to play with them and use them as pillows!

Anyway, that’s my story. I love living here with my foster family but I want a

forever family!

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