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Leo & his gal pal Lady were left behind when their owner moved. We aren't sure of Leo's age...we have been told 4 years and 7 years...we hope to have a better idea on that once the pair gets to the vet clinic to be all checked over and to get all of their needed vetting, incluidng neuter surgery for Leo. They are both good with other dogs and formerly lived cats. Leo is deaf. He is in need of a foster home once all of his vetting is completed. 4/13 UPDATE FROM LEO'S FOSTER MOM: Leo, who's estimated to be around 4 years old is a deaf white boxer. Since he's been in his foster home he has learned many signs, come, go, stay, sit, no, go for a walk, eat, love. Sometimes the Foster mom forgets that he's even deaf. He does live with another dog, Lady, who he takes some cues from. He loves people and very sweet but not in your face. Although, he has some guarding issues, where he's very protective of his foster mom but we're working on that and it's improved tremendously. He has no known medical issues although his breathing seems obstructed at times, it appears that he wheezes although it doesn't seem to affect his sleeping, running or playing. He plays with toys in the house, he loves to pick up a toy and run and or chase it when thrown. He's great on the leash, fabulous on walks, does not pull, he will heel right next to you. And he stops when you stop to cross the street. He has only been crated once, and is not a fan of it but he is great loose in. He has access to the house both upstairs and down but when he is left alone he will just lay by the window on his dog bed looking out waiting for you to pull back in the drive. He has been left for up to 5 hours several times. Even when there were Christmas decorations at Christmas trees he never bothered with them. Leo is totally potty trained, we'll go to the back door and stand and if no one responds he will paw at the door to go out. He will bark at delivery trucks when they go down the street and busses but when corrected he'll stop, although, when he's alone with his foster dad in foster mom is out he doesn't bark at anything. He is pretty much a velcro boy, he wants to follow you everywhere and if he's laying down sleeping and you leave the room he gets up anxiously looking to see where you are. I think being deaf plays a big part in that because he can't hear you leaving the room.