Boone American Staffordshire Terrier & Bullmastiff Mix St. Paul, MN

Stats on Boone:

**Updated info at the bottom**


65lbs
About 9 yrs old
Crate trained and housebroken unless another dog has marked somewhere...then he may try to copy them. And by "may try" it means he definitely will once or twice.
He has his own Facebook Page! Become his "Groupie" here: https://www.facebook.com/boonegroupies?fref=photo

He LOVES other dogs to a fault, and is submissive to most. There are only a few that seem to set him to snarking and they are usually dominant or pushy dogs. He is more reactive on leash than off with new dogs.
He’s tolerant of kids but recommended for school aged kids and older as he will jump and play nip/kiss when over-stimulated which is usually received poorly by the 5 and under crowd. He has a big hard head and a lot of energy so things can get a little wild with small children. (He also loves little kid "stuff" and loves that little kids like to leave "stuff" for him to carry off and destroy. (Pacifiers, stuffed animals, and color crayons currently top his list of favorites...if you didn't know what you were missing, you'll be reminded when you're picking up poop in the yard...)
Still has some puppy tendencies that he may never outgrow. Like doing zoomies around the yard and not coming when called during said zoomies.
Toilet lids down. Otherwise it's fair game.
Boone loves to lay on the bed and the couch with a toy. He's incredibly lazy when it comes to going outside when it's cold and he will do everything in his power to stay in bed. His current potty refusal record is 16 hrs when it was -20 degrees. He will hold.it.forever. instead of getting chilly!
His jogging limit is currently .5 mile at a 12 min/mile pace. After 1 mile he may lay down and refuse to move until he decides he's rested. This may occur in the middle of a street or major roadway so be prepared to lift nearly 70lbs of dead weight.
Boone is about 60% trustworthy with cats. He's not afraid to play hard with them and has unintentionally hurt a few. He very intentionally hurts chickens and rabbits and squirrels and shouldn't be left alone with them.

Important last line: Boone will not be adopted out to a family without a securely fenced yard. He will test his boundaries with fences and can usually bust open unsecured gates. He loves children but will not be adopted out to a family with small children in the home. He's just too much dog for them.
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In 2019, Boone finally ate something that refused to come out so emergency surgery was conducted and he came out ok! They weren’t able to determine what it actually was though so your home must be very dog proofed!

In 2020, Boone had a neurologic episode and was not found to have any brain tumors or inner ear issues but still walks a little crooked at times. It seemed to worsen during extreme temperature changes.

Adoption fee is $275+tax