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Rowan
Mastiff ·
A-1001
“Ninety pounds, thinks he's a lap dog.”
I'm Rowan. I take a little while to warm up, but once I decide you're fine, I'm all in. Ask Marcus, I sat on his whole lap.
Please don't
•Don't come in loud on the buzzer, it flattens him to the floor and he won't get up until someone sits with him.[1]
•Don't hand him food directly, he won't take it from your hand but eats it once you put it down and step back.[4]
•Don't clap or make sudden loud noise near the stairs, it scared him and he ran back up.[9]
What I'm like
Settling in
•The door buzzer flattens me to the floor and I need someone to sit with me until I'm okay again.[1]
•I slept against the bedroom door all night when I couldn't hear anyone.[6]
Food
•I won't take a kong straight from your hand, but I'll eat it the second you put it down and back off.[4]
People
•I'm slow to warm up to new people.[5]
•I do best in a quiet home with adults or older kids.[5]
•I'm enormous and I think I'm small, I'll try to sit on your lap, all of me.[7]
Other animals
•I showed no reactivity to other dogs through the fence.[5]
Walks and energy
•I pull a little at the start of a walk but settle once I know where we're going.[2]
•I wait at every curb without being asked, someone taught me well before you.[3]
Comfort and quirks
•I like to sit on laps like I'm not ninety pounds.[7]
Still working on
•I'm scared of the stairs, I used to need carrying, but I did them myself one night.[8, 9]
I'm not fast to trust, but I get there, and once I do I'm your dog, lap and all. Give me a quiet start, a little patience on the stairs, and I'll meet you the rest of the way.
— Rowan
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How I got here
13 moments across 79 days, from 10 people
03 Jun
DHPP CompletedDr. Amara Osei
03 Jun
DHPP Booster 2 ScheduledPaul-Jose Wong
Second in series
03 Jun
Implanted CompletedKemi Oyelaran
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10 Jun
Neuter CompletedDr. Amara Osei
31 Jul
Kennel Enrichment Dana Whitfield
“The door buzzer sets him off every time. Flattens to the floor and won't get up until someone sits with him. Not aggressive, just done.”
02 Aug
Walk Tomas Iglesias
“walked him around the block twice he pulls at the start then settles. good on leash once he knows where were going”
05 Aug
Walk Nadia Fournier
“He waits at every curb without being asked. Someone taught him that before us.”
08 Aug
Kennel Enrichment Priya Raghavan
“Would not take the kong from my hand but ate it the second I put it down and stepped back. Takes food gently once he decides you're fine.”
11 Aug
Behavior Assessment Jordan Reyes
“Slow to warm, no reactivity to other dogs through the fence. Recommend a quiet home, adults or older kids.”
16 Aug
Foster Update Wallace Trent
“Weekend cover while Marcus was away. Slept against the bedroom door all night. Did not settle until he could hear someone.”
19 Aug
Foster Update Marcus Bell
“Rowan is enormous and thinks he is small. Sat on my lap. All of him.”
20 Aug
Foster Update Marcus Bell
“he's scared of the stairs I carried him down once he's ninety pounds not doing that again we're working on it with treats”
21 Aug
Foster Update Marcus Bell
“Did the stairs by himself tonight. I clapped, he got scared, ran back up. Progress though.”
The boring bit, from my vet
Nothing outstanding. No medication, restrictions or holds open right now.
Coming up
DHPP Booster 2 Scheduled08/20/2026Second in series
Already done
DHPP06/03/2026
Implanted06/03/2026
Neuter06/10/2026