Jacob is a one year old mixed breed, probably a Sighthound mix known as a Lurcher. He is a light bodied, long-legged dog with intelligent, warm brown eyes. As his tall ears register every sound his facial expression adjusts accordingly. He doesn't miss a thing!  At 17 inches high at the shoulder, he has reached his full height and is the perfect medium size for a housedog.  This handsome boy with a beautiful shiny coat is at his ideal weight of about 37 pounds.

Jacob came to HSMC as a very shy and fearful dog, probably from not being properly socialized as a young puppy. He was lucky enough to be evaluated by the St Louis Dog Training Club and accepted into their special class for shy dogs. He completed the 8 week course on March 20th and although meeting strangers still needs work, he has gained new skills and is less fearful. He has no fear issues at home in a familiar environment.

In his foster home he is quite confident, in fact he thinks he rules over the rest of the menagerie. He is a snuggler with his foster family and does not object to being handled. He has a great ‘sit’ and is very attentive. With the other dogs in the foster home he is a rough and tumble player. His best playmates are 2 females who do not object to his obnoxious adolescent hijinks  and the neck grabbing that goes along with his breed. His ideal home would include  mature female dog who is at least his size and who would enjoy or have the patience for his rough play. Jacob cannot be placed in a home with small animals. He has a strong drive to grab and shake which could easily cause serious harm to smaller animals. He depends on "his" humans to help him in new and unusual situtions, so would be better off without young children who couldn't read his fears and help him through them.

Jacob LOVES to run and has amazing speed; with his long legs he is a joy to watch run, he looks like a deer. With his high energy needs, Jacob’s ideal home will have a large fenced yard for exercise. Having said that, he loves to sleep on the sofa and has some really elegant poses.

He is past the chewing stage but does like to chew on the appropriate nylabones, etc. He is completely crate trained and has not had an accident when loose in his foster home. He is not left loose when he cannot be supervised, at those times he is crated.

Jacob is microchipped, neutered, up to date on his shots and nearly ready for his forever home. If you would like to meet Jacob or just ask questions, please just 618-719-6325 and speak with his foster mom.