My name is Toby and I'm looking for a new home.  Someone who will love me as much as I will love them and I love a lot.  I weigh about 35 lbs and I'm black with some white on my chest.  I'm about 7-8 yrs old and male.  I'm a really good dog and love attention.  I like to sit on the couch and lay my head in your lap and let you pet me, or not.  I just like to be near someone and give them a high five now and them.  I mind very well and I never potty or poo in the house.  I know commands like sit, lay down and give me five.  Where I live now I cannot stay because my previous owner's dad cannot afford to take care of me.  He doesn't make much money.  I am up-to-date on all my shots.  I have my own bed (cage w/ pillow) which I really like and when I went to see Dr. Gillispie at Chickasaw Trail Animal Hosp. I got a clean bill of health report.  I do, however, have a fatty lump on my rear which was tested by the doc and there's no cancer or anything like that, just fat.  You see I'm part Cocker Spaniel and Schnauzer. 

 

I would love to have a new home for the holidays!

 

According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, Cocker Spaniels are cheerful, sweet, and sensitive. The Cocker Spaniel is respectful of its master's authority without much challenge. Merry and endearing. A happy tail-wagger. Gentle and trusting, with average intelligence. They are lively, playful and devoted. Cockers will do okay in an apartment if they are adequately exercised, and are fairly active indoors. A small yard is sufficient. The American Cocker Spaniel is smaller than the English Cocker Spaniel and has a different conformation. The name "Cocker" comes from the woodcock, a game bird these spaniels flushed particularly well. Today, the Cocker Spaniel serves primarily as a companion and glamorous show dog. It can also be used for hunting, tracking, retrieving, watchdogging and agility. They have a life expectancy of 12-15 years.