Ari (previously Billy Boy)- PA ADOPTED- Home Sweet Home!!

 Currently being fostered in PA:

Hi guys, my name is Aristotle..... my foster parents call me Ari (isn't that an awesome name?!).  You will never believe this, but I was found as a stray and brought into a horribly scary, dark, smelly, loud place in NYC- yes, NYC!  I don't know how I made it out alive, but someone said a lady from Texas called and said she was absolutely mad for the oldies!!!  Yup, oldies, but GOODIES!!  ;-)  Those TX women know there stuff!  Anyway, back to my story....... so I was pulled off the euthanasia list at the last possible moment... yup, the emergency hotline and all.  I was then put into boarding for months.  Trust me, the boarding kennel was the bomb compared to that horrible shelter.  Pedro and all his friends were so good to me.  I didn't show any food aggression or anything.  I really am a good boy.

Then Pedro gets the phone call that I have a foster home.  What!  A real family... a fire to lie next to?   Really?!  WOOT WOOT.  I was headed to Pennsylvania the next morning. 

My eyes tell all!

So here I am now.... loving life.  I have 2 foster siblings... a Corso brother and a Corso sister to keep me company.   I also have 2 human sisters that keep me busy.  They are always loving on me and playing with me.  My foster mommy even cooks me these meatball things everyday.  She says I am too skinny, but that these meatballs will help me put my muscle back on ;-).  Man, this is so awesome!  Mommy also keeps telling me that it is only going to get better from here... she says I even deserve my very own family......  Oh, I almost forgot to tell you.... do yo know how I got my name?  Mommy says that I am so super intelligent.  She says that she has never had such an intelligent Corso come into her home.  Jeez, I kinda feel badly for the other 2 Corsos here... and they are her's!!!  teehee.  So, I did calculate exactly how much pressure and force is needed to pop open my kennel door (also I figured out the right spot on both of my kennel latches to apply this force).  But, no worries, I have never destroyed anything.  I just climb up on the couch and take a nap until mom, dad, or my sisters get home.  I really am a good boy!

So here's the big question:  Do you want a mature, well behaved, obedient, housetrained, HUNK of Corso?  I am all that.  Now, don't get me wrong, I have had a rough life.  I have the grey hair, calluses, skin tags, and scars to prove it.  But, I am one heck of a boy and I have many years ahead of me.  Please consider adding me to your family.  I WILL NOT disappoint you!

Here I am with my sisters.

Even more handsome in person!

It was at this moment that I thought I had died and gone to HEAVEN!

I cannot believe this is a picture of ME!!

moderate dental tartar

ginigivitis
cloudy eyes
senior dog
fly bites on ears
tense, allows all handling
nosf

Behavior:
                           Billy pulls on the leash and was sociable toward the handler during the assessment - soft body, low wag. He was calm and relaxed during handling and engages in play, loose body, wags tail, ears are back, mouth open. Billy growled and bit the assess-a-hand during the food bowl test. He was not interested in toys or rawhide and was a bit tense when approaching the helper dog.

Look: 1. Dog holds gaze with soft eyes, soft body. He allows head to be held loosely in Assessor's cupped hands. Dog holds gaze for three full seconds.
Sensitivity: 1. Dog leans into the Assessor, eyes soft or squinty, soft and loose body, open mouth.
Tag: 1. Dog stands with his tail low and wagging, and comes toward the Assessor in a friendly manner when the Assessor ceases moving.
Squeeze 1: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw.
Squeeze 2: 1. Dog gently pulls back his paw.
Food: 5. Dog bit assessor hand.
Toy 1: No interest. Reassess at future date.
Rawhide: 1. No interest.  Reassess at future date.
Dog-dog: 2. Dog rushes in to investigate, a bit tense or stiff, but then turns away.