A gentle, good-natured boy!

Cruiser's owner was forced to sell all his property and turned a lot of his setters over to a shelter in Southern Illinois. IBR is trying to get them into foster care. Cruiser is one of the first ones that was pulled into rescue.

Here's a first report from his temporary foster mom about the first day in foster care: "Cruiser is an amazing guy: Gentle, friendly and very social, surprising-- considering where he came from. He's a bigger setter and weighs in at 55 pounds!! He's big and FLUFFY. His coat is in great condition. I had to lather him up twice and he LOVED his bath!

I let him run loose in the house last night. He had no problems with the other dogs. He was interested in the cat, but not too intense. I'd say he's ok with cats. The whole time he was out of the crate he stood by Tom or I and rested his head on our lap. He didn't run around nervous like his two sisters, then he curled up by our feet. He's excellent in the crate, very quiet, no accidents at all. The crate was clean and dry. "