{"id":600186840,"date":"2026-03-18T02:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2026\/03\/18\/lovable-groopert-would-like-to-meet-you"},"modified":"2026-03-18T02:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:00:36","slug":"lovable-groopert-would-like-to-meet-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/column\/2026\/03\/18\/lovable-groopert-would-like-to-meet-you","title":{"rendered":"Lovable Groopert would like to meet you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I’m Groopert!<\/p>\n

I’m an easygoing boy who loves chewing bones and going for walks – especially in the snow.<\/p>\n

I am fully house-trained and I am very good at letting my foster mom know when I need to go outside. I am crate-trained and I go in the crate when my foster mom is not home, but I don’t quite love it in there yet. I will complain when I first go in, but then settle into a nap after a few minutes.<\/p>\n

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Say hello to Groopert.<\/p><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

I am good with other dogs. In fact, I quite like seeing other dogs on walks and meeting them for playdates. But my foster mom doesn’t know how I will be with cats. She says that I don’t seem to have a high prey drive, but I am a pretty curious puppy, and I might annoy some cats.<\/p>\n

I love going for walks and I am pretty good on the leash. I don’t pull but sometimes I get a bit excited and jump on my foster mom when we are outside. I do need practice meeting strangers on walks. Right now, I have a bit of stranger-danger. so I will let out a few woofs when people walk towards me, but I warm up quickly when they stop to say hello.<\/p>\n

Although my foster mom loves to tell me “no” when I am nosing around in her things, she says that I am a good boy overall. I don’t chew on furniture, I play a fair game of fetch, I don’t jump on strangers, I will do just about anything for a treat, and I am good at playing solo when she is busy.<\/p>\n

I am a lovable pup who would be thrilled to join you on your future adventures. Will you take a chance on me?<\/p>

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