Another foster dog - Charlie the Munsterlander

I was asked if I could help bring two dogs on their final leg of a trip from Los Angeles to Vancouver and if I could foster them at my house for awhile. Always a sucker for rescue dogs I said yes.

One of the dogs is a neutered male named Charlie, a Munsterlander. I'd never heard of the breed so I had to do a little research on the Internet.

Charlie was scheduled to be euthanized because no one came in to adopt him. At the East LA shelter in Van Nuys, dogs are only kept for a short time before being euthanized if they can't be placed. The Brittany Spaniel rescue was contacted because the shelter thought that was Charlie's breed. The rescue decided he's a Munsterlander, or perhaps a cross. He's an absolutely gorgeous dog with curly hair. He's trained. This dog knows his commands and obeys. He knows how to use a doggy door or to whine to go outside. He loves playing fetch and going for walks. And he's two years old. He's still a youngster.

The only fault I have with Charlie is a growling noise he makes. Now I don't know if that's characteristic of a Munsterlander and that's the way he talks. He wags his tail the whole time he's growling. He could be getting a tummy rub and growling away. It can be a little disconcerting so I wonder if whoever his original owner was thought that was cute and encouraged it. Or it could be a Munsterlander thing. He's not agressive. He doesn't fight with the other dogs. He plays nicely with other male dogs in the off leash park at Clayton, even when a game of fetch the tennis ball is involved.

I don't have a cat so I don't know how he is with them, but this breed is a hunting dog, so probably not good with cats. Whenever I walk him and he sees a cat roaming the streets he will bark, so its my inclination he probably isn't good with cats. He's good with other dogs in the house, but would probably love a whole lot more attention than he gets with us. He's not a needy dog so he does get overlooked by more clingy dogs who clamor for attention.

If anyone is interested in adopting this good looking well behaved Munsterlander, here is his information on Petfinder. http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15922920?rvp=1