Igor's road trip to Colorado

Here he is exploring the mountains. He isn't sure what to think. The world has never been so big.

A deer! Dare he get any closer? Nope.

This "deer" seems much more safe.

Life is hard!

*this is actually when he was a little older and not the same road trip. I got my pics messed up.

and exhausting.

*this is actually when he was a little older and not the same road trip. I got my pics messed up.

This is Igor now. He turned 3 years old on Saturday, March 10 - in the shelter :(

TL;DR: Adopt, don't shop. We had to very reluctantly and with a lot of thought and heartache surrender our dog back to the same shelter that we adopted him from, and he needs our help. Please read his bio before being a judgmental prick. Igor Bio: https://imgur.com/gallery/EVnWb

Igor has been at the shelter for 80 days too long (since Dec 22, 2017). He is 3 years old , and we have had him since he was a puppy. Great with people and children. He has absolutely no aggression issues towards people or kids. He has no food or toy aggression. However, he does not do well with other dogs, so he has to be an only dog. Has had ongoing obedience and agility training and knows several commands (see below). He loves running on treadmills, playing hide and seek with humans, and protecting his family from the evil vacuum cleaner.

He is at a shelter in Park City, UT called Nuzzles and Company Pet Rescue and Adoption. Park City is a posh city with lots of animal lovers who are outdoor minded people. Since Park City is an outdoor lover’s dream, they want dogs that they can hike with and take to dog parks and not worry about their dog being attacked, or attacking another dog. Because Igor does not do well with other dogs and has to be an only dog, I am afraid that Igor will never be adopted due to the demographics around the shelter he is at. He is great with humans of all ages, sizes, shapes and colors.

Igor is such a sensitive and loving dog that being at the shelter is really stressing him out. I don't want it to change his sensitive and sweet personality for the worse, because he won't be sweet and sensitive Igor anymore. I'm not allowed to visit him, as the shelter thinks it will make it harder for him to adjust to kennel life and to a new family. I can't stop thinking about how scared and confused he is. If you're in the area (Park City, UT), please go visit him and give him lots of love from me. The shelter encourages visitors and Igor would love to meet some new humans.

You can adopt Igor here: https://nuzzlesandco.org/our-pets/igor/ (you can also email Traci at the shelter directly as she doesn't always get phone messages. traci@nuzzlesandco.org)

If anyone is interested in adopting Igor I will arrange the shelter to give you his kennel, bed, haltey, leash, etc. If you are out of state, I will offer to drive him to you at my expense.

Igor's Verbal and hand signals
• Sit (closed fist, prone position)
• Stay (flat hand up, in a stop motion)
• Wait (hold 1 finger up, in wait motion)
• Front (hand over heart)
• Down (point to floor)
• Spin to the right (circle over his head)
• High five (high five)
• Shake (put your hand out)
• Heel (we use the haltey on him – he prefers it to all other training devices we have tried)
• Leash trained to walk nicely next to you on your left side

Hand signal only (was still working on verbal)
• Crawl (come here type hand motion)
• Roll Over (hold your hand at belt level and point to the floor – he picked his own hand signal for this, it was not my preference)

He knows to stay on his bed when people come to the door, but it’s difficult for him because he loves to say HI to people especially if it is someone he knows and likes. He is also kennel trained.

He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES running on a treadmill, so bonus if you own a treadmill.

Boop the snoot...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/igorthebluenose/

I'm posting every day until Igor finds his forever home.
Post 1 Bio / shelter day 62: https://imgur.com/gallery/EVnWb
Post 2 / shelter day 63: https://imgur.com/gallery/P9v7Z
Post 3 / shelter day 64: https://imgur.com/gallery/GbUQ1wG
Post 4 / shelter day 65: https://imgur.com/gallery/Wckkk - Front page!
Post 5 / shelter day 66: https://imgur.com/gallery/tjDLO
Post 6 / shelter day 67: https://imgur.com/gallery/kdp0S - Front Page!
Post 7 / shelter day 68: https://imgur.com/gallery/yoHx9
Post 8 / shelter day 69: https://imgur.com/gallery/o1kRm
Post 9 / shelter day 70: https://imgur.com/gallery/55DUo - Front page!
Post 10 / shelter day 71: https://imgur.com/gallery/A0zKw
Post 11 / shelter day 72: https://imgur.com/gallery/gqzeR
Post 12 / shelter day 73: https://imgur.com/gallery/PAYH8
Post 13 / shelter day 74: https://imgur.com/gallery/0aH7F
Post 14 / shelter day 75: https://imgur.com/gallery/qNsmc
Post 15 / shelter day 76: https://imgur.com/gallery/2PHOu
Post 16 / shelter day 77: https://imgur.com/gallery/VGJmg
Post 17 / shelter day 78: https://imgur.com/gallery/HPuAl (birthday post)
Post 18 / shelter day 79: https://imgur.com/gallery/0aH7F
Post 19 / shelter day 80: today