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German Shepherd Dog (medium coat)  : :  Female  : :  Adult  : :  Large


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About Glory
  • Status: Adopted!
  • Species: Dog
  • General Color: Black with Tan, Yellow or Fawn
  • Color: Bicolor
  • Location: 65201
  • Declawed: No
  • Housetrained: No

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GLORY **SPECIAL CASE**

Location: Missouri
Age: approx 2-3 years
Temperament: Awesomely nice girl!

Foster Home Update 8/16/09:
We have started to compare Glory to our youngest grandson: a holy terror and absolutely adorable. She has started to collect things in piles around the house: dog food bowls, a shoe, a roll of toilet paper, some Legos, an actual dog toy, etc. We never know what she will grab. She's not a bit destructive, just mischievious. It is pretty funny to see her wander around, carrying two feeding bowls in her mouth. Pat is trying to get her to recognize the word "Bowl" at mealtime and bring hers to the kitchen. She has decided that our hound Walker is her best bet for a dog buddy; he'll run with her but he's had to let her know that he doesn't like the mouthing. She's getting better about mouthing with us (I just have to remember not to laugh when I'm supposed to be correcting her).

Update 8/9/09 from Glory's foster:
"Glory is currently 63 pounds. She hasn't gained much weight this week but her activity level has been way up. She is such a goofy girl! She still doesn't know how to go up or down stairs without barreling into you! She will chew anything and is incredibly cheerful all the time. I tried to get a picture of her sharing a dog bed with Buddy but she wouldn't sit still. She's incredibly cheerful all the time, lies in the doggie bed with her foster sibling, and loves kids."

Update 7/31/2009:
GLORY is a cruelty / starvation case from a local pound. She was confiscated by authorities, along with a number of fighting cocks. We think she was used as a guard dog for their animal fighting activities and was of little value to them, so they didn't bother to feed her. GLORY weighed a heartbreaking 42 pounds when we first got her -- everyone who saw her nearly cried at the mere sight of her. To think of what she has endured in her young life ... is to be amazed at the depths of human cruelty.
 
But thanks to a wonderful foster home, GLORY now weighs 60 pounds!!!!! She still needs to gain another 15 pounds but has lost that gaunt look and now looks just thin. She is filling out and has a great appetite (even eats the occasional non-food item if not watched ;-0). GLORY is becoming a real dog again - she is feeling good, playing with the other dogs in her foster home, chasing squirrels and playing with toys nonstop. Considering she didn't know what a toy was when she first came, she is making huge progress.
 
GLORY has dozens of people cheering her on, including the vet, the animal control officers who confiscated her, all the MOGS volunteers, and many loving people who are following her progress. She is a sweetheart who represents all that is wonderful about dogs - forgiving, loving, and above all resilient. She holds no grudges against humans for what was done to her.
 
GLORY gets along well with her foster siblings and is smart as a whip - she has learned to sit just by watching them and following their lead. She is having the puppyhood she never got, and has begun chewing up paper whenever she can find it ;-) She will be easy to train and will be a wonderful lifetime companion for some lucky family!
GLORY is wonderful with children. Grandchildren (7 and 10 yrs) are frequent visitors to her foster home and she follows them everywhere!! She sits patiently for hugs from the kids --- and of course any food morsels they may happen to drop her way ;-) The kids are very dog-saavy but GLORY isn't in the least rough or spooky with them, and we think she will do well with children.
 
GLORY will be treated for heartworm as soon as she gains a few more pounds.

Update 7/16/09: Glory has gained 5 pounds in less than 1 week!

GLORY'S STORY: Animal control called us begging for help. Glory was confiscated along with a pit bull puppy and over a dozen fighting cocks. Although she is an adult German Shepherd, Glory weighed a pitiful 40 lbs!!!!!! THIS IS THE WORST CASE OF STARVATION WE HAVE SEEN IN OUR RESCUE. She is just about half her expected body weight and a transporter was amazed she even weighed that much. Glory is also heartworm positive. This poor girl is so sick that the vet didn't dare spay her until we get her back to a reasonable degree of health.

Glory is in a wonderful foster home where she is being fed small meals many times a day in order to gradually reacquaint her system with food. She is getting much needed nutrients as her foster family is making her homecooked meals with all the TLC in the world. We hope she will soon start gaining weight.

However, Glory has a long road to recovery. Once she's got some body fat and her overall health stabilizes, we have to treat her for heartworm!

7/19/2009--

Glory is turning into a character. She wanders from room to room, pulling stuff off of shelves to look at (maybe nibble), just sort of meandering. She is curious about everything. She checks in with her foster parents several times a day, but she seems pretty comfortable with wandering around on her own or hanging out with the other dogs. Her appetite is good, her stools are normal and she is almost completely house-trained already (w/ doggie door)!
 
There was a little issue last night with Glory's foster brother, Buddy, who is an old hound dog. He's old and grumpy, and he growled at Glory about something; bad move! She got him down and the other girls ran in to help her. Glory seems to have excellent bite-inhibition; depsite all the fury, Buddy was completely unscathed. Anyway- Glory's foster parents are going to take care to keep them apart simply because Buddy is so frail.
 
After trial and error Glory's foster mom and dad discovered that she absolutely LOVES canned IAMS puppy food, mixed with a little dry IAMS. She's doing well on 5 meals a day and snacks (she really likes hotdogs). She has no idea why the other dogs are so crazy about Milkbones; she will obligingly take one and drop it on the floor. :-D

PLEASE HELP US HELP GLORY THROUGH THIS LONG AND EXPENSIVE RECOVERY BY MAKING A DONATION ONLINE SECURELY THROUGH PAYPAL TO OUR ANGEL'S FUND. PLEASE SEE WEBSITE LINK BELOW, OR SEND A CHECK TO OUR P.O. BOX. WE ESTIMATE IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST $700 TO MAKE GLORY HEALTHY AGAIN. THAT IS OVER TWICE HER ADOPTION FEE!
GLORY'S PERSONALITY: Glory was confused at first in her new foster home, afraid of the other dogs and snapping at them. But with her fosters' patience and TLC, she now seems to know she's safe and all is well. She is even giving kisses to her new dog brothers and sisters! She has naturally become very attached to her foster parents as they were the first people to show her real kindness in her whole life! So, in true German Shepherd fashion she tries to 'protect' them from the other dogs. With help, Glory will learn she doesn't need to protect them from other family members. Once she's healthy, she will not only be beautiful, but a typical German Shepherd ready for her forever home! Please consider making it your home!!

Although Glory won't be ready to go to her forever home for a while, please go ahead and submit your application as we anticipate high interest in her case!

Glory's adoption fee is $300.  For an explanation of our fees, policies, and what vetting is covered, please visit us at: http://www.mogsrescue.rescuegroups.org/info/adoption.

 
Your donations are greatly appreciated.

More about Glory

Good with Dogs, Good with Kids

STOP!! READ THIS BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER!

  1. We're picky about our adopters. 
  2. Are you sure you're up to having a GSD?  They're not for everyone.  They take a lot of time, effort, training.  They shed year round.  They're big.  They scare lots of people.  They "mouth" and herd.  They're usually strong-willed and stubborn.  You have to have references and a home visit.  If you're not willing or able to deal with any of this, please don't waste your time or ours applying.  
  3. Will the dog be an inside family pet? We do not adopt to outdoor-only homes. All dogs must be indoor dogs.
  4. Do you leave your dog outdoors when you're not home?   We do not adopt to homes that leave their animals outside when they're gone.  You must put your dogs indoors when you're gone.  A 3 yr old adopted MOGS dog died when the owners went to run errands, left her outdoors, the gate was somehow opened, and she was hit by a car.  Tragic and 100% preventable. Even privacy fences get broken into.  Gates are opened.  Thieves steal dogs. Never leave your dog outdoors when you're not home!!
  5. What's your plan for unexpected events and major changes?  New baby? Divorce?  Moving?   How you will provide for your dog if your family breaks up? 
  6. Will you make a lifetime commitment?  It's your responsibility to keep your dog safe, loved and cared for FOR LIFE.
  7.  Do you understand we expect you to keep that lifetime commitment?  It's YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to stick by your family member -- no matter what.
  8. Are you unable or unwilling to make a lifetime commitment? Do not apply.



 

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