Kado is a beautiful lemon beagle with a terrific personality. He is sweet, smart, loving and active. When he arrived at our home, he was reserved and quiet when he was not displaying the intense pain in his neck due to a ruptured disk. He really only complained when the drugs wore off and he was overwhelmed by the pain. We soon came to the realization that this type of pain cannot be managed with drugs and headed off to see the neurologist. As expected, surgery was offered as the only hope to give Kado the future he deserved. The surgery was performed and Kado bravely endured the pain of a 2.5 hour surgery and recovery. I’m not sure, but I think that he had very little trouble handling the surgical pain after all he had been through the 3 months before. The good news is that this type of injury to the neck can be avoided with a little planning and dogs with ruptured disks have less than a 10% chance at another rupture. Kado is a new man.

He is about 5-6 years old and acts like a kid. He has tons of energy. While he will attempt to play with his old fogey foster siblings, his heart belongs to his humans. He would love to be with us at every moment of every day. He does have some separation anxiety, so apartment living is not really his cup of tea. He is house trained; however, sometimes if he is left in his crate for long periods, he may have an accident. Basically though, he is crate trained, walks well on a leash and sits on command for a treat. He is very food oriented so will be easy to train.

Until you have worked with him though, he does not really understand that not all food is his. We are currently working on “off” as our main command. He does have a bad habit of jumping up to greet you, to see what you’re doing on the counter, to ask for attention, to get inside etc. He has a lot of energy and a good attitude towards life. That being said, he is gentle and loves to share his day with you.