Hopper is a happy young and active dog.  He loves being by his human and getting belly rubs and cuddling after a day of playing.  His personality still has plenty of puppy in him, and he loves to chase the ball and run up and down the yard as fast as he can when he first gets outside.  His second favorite activity is going on walks on his leash.  He is a great leash walker and sometimes you don't even know he's on the end of the leash because he is so respectful of his human. 

After stretching his legs he will plop down and sleep right on your feet (if he can).  He knows how to sit, shake, and lay down, and is house trained as long as there is a consistent schedule in feedings and going outside.  He is always looking for his treat and will sit with his tail wagging watching for them. He is good with other dogs, as long as they are fed separately.  He can live with other dogs, but would be better as an only dog as his personality is huge, and he thinks he is the star of the show, and will try to put himself in the alpha position immediately.  He does ok with children, however since he is still very puppy in spirit and can play hard and not know his play could be too much for little children.  

He lived with dogs, children, cats, and chickens.  He naturally wanted to chase the cats and chickens, but after coaching from his human, he knows that he can't chase them.  He can live with cats, but he seems to forget that trying to play with them will result in scratches on his nose, and this makes him a hard learner of cats.  However, he can live with them mostly peacefully.

Hopper does not do well with being left alone for long periods of time outside a kennel.  He does best when he has a lot of chew toys and bones to keep him occupied and will work on a bone for hours until it's gone or he decides to hide it.  His biggest wish in life is a human life partner who is as excited to see him as he is to see them. He definitely wants to sleep by his human, and letting him sleep in the bed makes him the happiest dog in the city. Otherwise, he needs to sleep in his kennel as he likes to find mischief if he misses his human and can't sleep by them.  

He is wired to want to make his human happy and find that comfort in closeness in play and cuddling. He has a natural smile and he wears his emotions in his eyes.  They sparkle and light up when you walk in the room.