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Missouri German Shepherd Rescue
Love In Action - Restoring Hope for German Shepherds an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit organization |
German Shepherd Dog : : Female : : Young : : Large
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We'll keep you posted on more details as we learn more about her.
BACKGROUND
Sophie was dropped at a shelter by her family after just 8 months of owning her. The reason? "She's too energetic and we don't have the time to train her." In other words, her family had fun with her while she was small and cuddly, like a teddy bear. But once she grew up, got big, needed lots of exercise, and they hadn't trained her, they got rid of her. Sadly, we see this all the time in rescue. People want a cuddly-teddy-bear-puppy but don't want them once they grow up and require actual work. It's criminal but it happens thousands of time every day. Sophie was truly terrified at the shelter -- completely confused and unable to relax or let her guard down.
TEMPERAMENT
She just came into our program so we'll learn much more about her in the next few weeks. She has a wonderful foster home with other dogs, a cat, and a child. She's in the best of hands for the moment and appears to have a good temperament overall. She was so scared at the shelter that it took a little while for us to get her to come to us, and to pet her / stroke her back. We saw signs that she just wanted to be loved but with her world turned upside down she wasn't sure how the heck to react to strangers.
OTHER DOGS
She seems to do well with other dogs. She did well on the shelter's dog test, and has just gone to a foster home with two other dogs. We'll have more details shortly..
HEALTH
No known health problems. Is spayed, up to date on all shots, microchipped, and heartworm tested (negative).
TRAINING
She needs (1) socialization, and (2) training. It appears that her former family spent little to no time and effort raising her. She's still new to her foster home and we'll keep you posted as we learn more.
OVERALL
Sophie is a really gorgeous little girl whose first "family" dumped her as she grew up and required actual work and effort. She's a good girl who will blossom with love -- and a REAL family who will take the tme and effort to teach her, love her, socialize her, expose her to the world around her. One very lucky family will geet to add this gem to their family. You will have to commit to her for the rest of her life so she never goes through this again!
DOGS: Yes
CATS: Unknown, still needs to be tested
KIDS: Unknown, still needs to be tested
IDEAL FAMILY: A family able and willing to spend the time and effort needed to socialize and train her!! An active family who will give her extensive physical exercise and mental stimulation EVERY DAY. Securely fenced yard strongly preferred.
If you're looking for a beautiful young German Shepherd
who will love you forever, and are willing to train/socialize her,
SOPHIE might be your new BFF!
This fee covers only part of what we spend to vet, board and rehab the dogs we save. On average we spend over $450 on each dog. We made a decision to keep our adoption fee at the 2005 level even though vet prices have doubled and tripled since then. We are constantly fundraising to cover the deficit. At minimum, your adoption fee includes the dog's spay/neuter, heartworm test, heartworm treatment if needed, rabies shot, distemper/parvo shot, bordatella shot, deworming, monthly heartworm and flea preventives, and microchip. In many cases it also includes surgery and various types of vet treatment for standard issues such as hot spots, ear infections and so on.
INTERESTED IN ADOPTING SOPIE?
Complete an Adoption Application Now!
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