Hi!! I'm Ivan (I was named Hancock, but that did NOT fit me). I am a 1 year old pure "red" lab. And, boy, am I ALL lab!! I am medium-high energy, full of love and wanting to please, excited to see you and you and you and you and EVERYONE! I am crate trained and don't mind it, I am potty trained and have not had an accident in months now except once in a while at night if I'm not in my crate (my foster mom used to crate me and I never had accidents in my crate).

I get along well with all dogs and humans (so far) and I really want to love the cats here, but they run away - I don't know why! I am working on not jumping up and I am doing better, but I just get SOOOOO excited that I can hardly contain myself. I also LOVE to chew. I need things to chew on and I need a rotation so I don't get bored. I also need mental stimulation because I am pretty smart and can get kind of bored if left on my own too long (ask my foster mom's back door jamb - oops!).

I need a family that is active and will take me places and keep me occupied. I am cool being kenneled or roomed up for about 8 hours but I would probably do best with another dog companion or a stay-at-home parent: I am very very social.

I love kids, but I am going to be at least 60 pounds and I might accidentally knock over smaller kids with my exuberance. I also am very strong and have been using a gentle leader head harness for walks which work well.

OH YEAH! I also like to chase squirrels. I need a fenced-in yard. I even caught one once. I loved it!!

Hope to see you soon!