Meet Benny!

Benny is one cool, funny dude. He is around 4 years old, weighs about 18 pounds and is about 15 inches at the shoulder. He is reliably house trained and crate trained. Once you establish a crating routine with him, he will pop into his crate as soon as he knows his time is coming. He's quite proud of himself for being so smart. Benny has graduated beginning obedience and has even earned his AKC Canine Good Citizen certificate. He is a quiet guy, but you can also count on him to scare away a prowler with a bark that sounds like a big dog. He is great traveling companion and is fine with strangers and dogs who are polite. Benny has a great doggie sense of humor and has an endearingly goofy side. When he seeks affection, he is cuddly and sweet. Benny likes to roll around in your lap and let you gently kid around with him. When he's happily excited, his wags his tail like a whirligig. Benny can play fetch for as long as your arm holds out and will pitch the ball to you to throw again. He catches balls like a pro and will even bounce a ball against the wall to play catch by himself. Benny prefers people to dogs and would be just fine as an only dog. The best dog companions for Benny are calm, low energy types who won't be in his face. His tolerance for cats in the home is unknown, but he does keep a respectful distance from the adoption center cats. Though Benny likes children, he needs to be with adults who can interact with him in a calm manner. Because Benny has had a difficult past, he can be reactive to being touched. He will snap or even bite when triggered. Benny is looking for a very special person or family who will take the time to let him acclimate to new situations and show what a wonderful, happy boy he is when he's relaxed. For more photos and information on Benny, click here. Benny also has a Dogster page.

For more info about Benny, or any of our other adoptable Rat Terriers please visit our Dog House!