NAME: Roscoe
BREED: Akita
AGE: 2 ½ years

ABOUT THE DOG:
Jorge Huerta found Akita, Roscoe in a newspaper ad and made an appointment to see him. The owner told Jorge that he had taken Roscoe away from his first owner because he suspected that the dog was being abused. From the beginning, Roscoe refused to go outside the family's property. Two years later, Roscoe remains fearful of unfamiliar environments. Because of this, he has never gone for a walk.

ABOUT THE OWNER:
Jorge Huerta lives with his parents, two brothers, sister, and twelve year-old nephew. The family lived in apartments for most of Jorge's life, so they could never own a dog. Once they bought a house, Jorge rushed out to adopt one, even though he did not grow up with dogs,.

BEHIND THE SCENES:
Dog Whisperer participants are required to get permission from their veterinarians in order to participate in the show. But the Dog Whisperer staff had to make an exception for Roscoe because the Huerta family couldn't get Roscoe out of the yard and into the car for his vet visit.