Meet Fabulous Finn!!
 
With a name like Finn - He's bound to bring you the Luck O' The Irish!!

Finn is a 7-year-old and 70-pound gentle boy who is looking for a new forever home! Finn has so many wonderful qualities. Finn gets along great with male and female dogs of all sizes–cats too! Finn is trained and knows sit, down, wait, easy (around babies and seniors) and slow (when walking on a leash or eating his food). He will come, sit, and down with only a finger snap and point command. If you say ‘mommy first’ when going through doors or up and down stairs, he will wait. Finn walks great on leash. In addition, Finn is housebroken and crate-trained. He likes nylabones, but no stuffies for this boy! Finn is a ladies’ man and follows the women of the house around to be near them constantly; at first, it does take him a few days to warm up to them. With men, Finn can tolerate getting petted and affection from them, but he might not ever warm up to them the same way he does with women. If your family is looking for a woman’s best friend, Finn is your guy!

Finn came into IDR+ when he was around 4 years old, after being rescued from living in a terrible situation. During his time with IDR+, he thrived in his foster home with the unlimited amount of patience, kindness, and stability that was given to him for the first time in his life! He was fostered in a home with dogs and those dogs helped Finn come out of his shell. Therefore, we required Finn to be placed in a home with another dog. He was adopted out over 2.5 years ago by a family that did have another dog at home. As expected, Finn relied on his confident dog friend to lead him and to help boost his own confidence. During Finn’s time with his adoptive family, he did great with the women in the home but was nervous around the men. Unfortunately, when the other dog passed away, Finn regressed. According to the family, Finn would flee every time a man entered the room Finn was in. The family decided it was best to return Finn back to us. We are hoping that Finn gets adopted into a new forever family that will accept him as he is and will always have a constant dog companion around. Finn should also be fine with children 10 and up.

Finn’s previous family took him to the vet right before he came back to IDR+, and the vet heard a very slight heart murmur (1/6). Because Dobermans are no strangers to heart issues, we took him to a cardiologist for an echocardiogram, and the good news is the murmur is very minor, and there are NO signs of DCM or any other cardiac issues. At this time, Finn is an otherwise healthy boy who (like all Dobermans) just needs an owner who understands the health risks associated with the breed. The vet recommends a checkup in a year to make sure there are no changes..

Special Needs if any: None.

Geographic areas: Illinois and the surrounding states

General Contact Information: Illinois Doberman Rescue will place Dobes in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, or Wisconsin. See contact info above or go to IDR's website at http://www.ildoberescue.com for adoption information and application.