VIDEO: Ryder made his TV debut on Feb. 8, 2015 as WRAL's Pet of the Day. To see him on camera, copy the following URL address and paste in a new browser window: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/pets/video/14433178/#/vid14433178

STATUS: Accepting applications

PERSONALITY TRAITS: Very sweet and affectionate, likes to play and go on walks, and would probably be a great dog to run with.

~DOB: January 2012 WEIGHT: 50 pounds

HEALTH STATUS : UTD on all vaccines, monthly flea/tick and HW meds

SPAYED OR NEUTERED: Neutered

MICROCHIPPED: Yes

AROUND DOGS: Friendly, likes to run and play with foster's dog (60 pound Rottie mix)

AROUND CATS: Ryder is too interested in cats to be able to live with one

AROUND CHILDREN: Loves children, especially older ones that will throw the ball! We haven't tested him around younger children (under 10) but he has proven himself to be a very gentle, non-aggressive fellow.

HOUSEBROKEN: Yes

CRATETRAINED: Yes

LEASH MANNERS: He loves to go on walks! He gets very excited and sometimes needs reminders not to pull, but he will continue to improve with more practice.

CAR RIDES: He loves a car ride

FOSTER PARENT COMMENTS: Ryder is a very sweet and gentle boy! He is very eager to please and already knows how to sit on command. Ryder has a happy and sweet personality and would love to find an active forever family that would include him in their adventures. He'™d be great with older children, as he loves to run and play. Ryder would love to have a fenced in yard to run around and play in. Ryder can be a little adventurous so a tall fence would probably be best. Ryder absolutely loves to play fetch and right now he has his eye on fetching his forever family!

EVERY DOG HAS A STORY:Ryder was surrendered to a high kill shelter. He was clearly someone's pet at one time. BFPA was pleased to admit him to our network to help him find his true forever family.

Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed. We do home visits to finalize adoptions and/or deliver the adopted dog. Therefore, we prefer potential adopters live a reasonable distance to the Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) of North Carolina.

INTERESTED IN ADOPTING RYDER? If so, please fill out our dog adoption application by copying and pasting this link in a new browser window: https://toolkit.rescuegroups.org/of/f?c=WHMSYCNC

Some of the information contained in this biography includes approximations based on our expertise and is not guaranteed. We do home visits to finalize adoptions and/or deliver the adopted dog. Therefore, we prefer potential adopters live a reasonable distance to the Triangle area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) of North Carolina.  All animals will be up to date on all  vaccinations, spayed/neutered and micro chipped before the adoption  is finalized. Fee is $225 for dogs, $115 for cats.