06/10/2025
Edited! We helped find this sweet boy a new family! ❤️
Hey All!
We were contacted last week from a family looking to rehome this beautiful mixed breed boy. While we can't take in a mix at this time, we told them we'd help them out by posting him and then forwarding any completed applications for him!
This is Merle. He is about 9 months old. His current family, who got him out of a rough situation, travels quite a bit and they feel having people who are home more would suit him a bit better. This is what they have to say about him...
"He loves kids, dogs, cats, bunnies - sticks, balls, squeaky soft toys, treats, the sunshine, my other dog, every single person he has ever met. He loves car rides and hanging his giant head out the window, he loves hiking in the woods and sniffing around the neighborhood. He loves going “bork bork” to let me know UPS or the mailman is here. He makes us laugh all day long.
He is gentle but a little stubborn - as you can imagine a teenaged boy large breed dog would be. I use a gentle leader for walks when there will be lots of distractions because he is still learning the art of a loose leash walk. He had no experience with leashes and was terrified of the car when I got him. He does get anxious when I leave - it is improving fast but I would expect it to happen again when he transitions to the next home.
He is silly and social and quite a ham. He is obsessed with water - I cannot believe how much water he drinks and every chance he gets to be near a big puddle, the big lake, or a river/creek - he is all in! I have seen no evidence or resource guarding around food or toys - he is a big d***y gentleman."
They report that he walks well on the gentle leader (2-3 walks per day) and that he goes out on a tie-out/zip line as well.
If you think that you might be interested, please complete our application at apply.mnnewfrescue.com (to the best of your ability, we know that it won't all be specifically relevant to the situation). If you have an app on file already and you'd like us to send it along, please, let us know.
