{"id":5725,"date":"2025-03-06T16:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?page_id=5725"},"modified":"2025-03-23T20:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:22:21","slug":"take-a-chance-on-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/velvetswissys.com\/?page_id=5725","title":{"rendered":"Take a Chance on Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good to meet you, my name is Chance!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

I have now found my forever home and live with my new family in SoCal. Thanks for your interest in me, I’m a fabulous boy.<\/p>\n

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I was born on September 15, 2024. In a few days, I\u2019ll be having my 6-month birthday. I have all my core vaccines, and I am microchipped, so I can go anywhere to have fun with you. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a really good thing, because I\u2019m a rare exception for my breed:\u00a0<\/span>Swissys are supposed to be rather indifferent to strangers at best. <\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>not me!<\/span><\/p>\n

I have a Labrador-like love of people! This is why Mac got me, she is obsessed with people loving Swissys and really wanted me to have the most amazing socialization during my critical window. Now I can be all I can be when I grow up!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Don\u2019t worry \u2013 I\u2019m still a fantastic sentry dog. I always let Mac know when something in the environment changes that could be a concern. And I have a nice big deep voice, too! But once I get to meet the new human and they aren\u2019t threatening, I\u2019m instantly a friend. This makes me a really easy Swissy, unlike the majority of my brethren.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I also love love love other dogs and like to play with them a lot. I\u2019m a pretty good player. Sometimes, I need a bit of help to curb my enthusiasm for grabbing ears. I\u2019ve never done any damage, my bite inhibition seems very good. Still, Mac doesn\u2019t like that move so I get interrupted when I\u2019m so overly aroused that I start trying to grab an ear or back of the neck.<\/p>\n

Mostly, I keep myself under control and am able to have very extended play sessions without any need for human interjection. My ‘sort of’ siblings are really going to miss playing with me when I find my forever home.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m told I have real therapy dog potential. Things fall down and go boom right beside me and I will startle \u2013 maybe<\/em> \u2013 and then I recover instantly and head toward whatever it was. Once, I was just outside the garage and Mac started the air compressor up, forgetting I was right there. Instead of being spooked and moving away like most puppies (and adult dogs!), I came running in straight for the compressor to investigate. Mac was so impressed we did it again with me standing right there so she could capture it on video!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But you should note – Mac did NOT socialize me to close-range gunshot; I will not make a good hunting companion. I hear infrequent shots in the neighborhood (we live in the country) and <\/span>am not bothered by them, but I could sensitize if exposed repeatedly to close-range gunfire and that would not be fair to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Given my potential, socialization was, even more than usual, the most important thing for me during my puppy raising.<\/p>\n

I went everywhere and did a LOT of learning to walk over odd things, hear weird noises and see so many different things. I met llamas, horses, goats, cows and chickens.<\/p>\n

I got to go to the beach a bunch of times, to other people\u2019s homes, and met all sorts of other healthy and fully vaccinated dogs.<\/p>\n