NORI (aka "Noir") is an adorable, fun, happy, sweet, rambunctious girl who's still very much a puppy!  She loves lfe, LOVES people, especially loves kids, and just kind of loves everyone.  She adores playing with other dogs and is currently in foster care with an older large dog and doing fine.  Nori would love to have a doggie buddy to play with in a nice fenced yard, and even kids of her very own to cuddle and play with.

Nori's foster family consists of two children, another dog and two cats.  They're crazy about her and say she's a really good girl, just a goofy, energetic, and sometimes crazy puppy.  She didn't have much of a puppyhood in her prior life - she was confiscated for cruelty and ended up in a high kill pound on death row.  Neglected, starved, abused and sentenced to death at just 1 year old .... it's inconceivable.  How anyone could abuse this sweet girl is beyond imagining.  Yet there she was, starved, afraid, still just a baby, facing a terrible, short life. 

But that's all over now and she's safe, sound and making up for lost time by having a wonderful new puppyhood in her foster home!  She enjoys everything and, with the incredible resilience of dogs, thinks life is now one big playground.  Despite her terrible treatment at the hands of humans, she still loves people and jumps for joy to see you coming.  Her wonder, joy and appreciation of life are amazing!

Nori is more interested in the cats in her foster home than she should be, but it's working and she's slowing learning to respect them.  We think she just wants to play, but she's too rough and is learning to gentle down with the cats.  Like most large young dogs, she doesn't know her own strength and has to be taught to tone it down to an appropriate level of play.

Nori is really just a big puppy, and at one year old still has the puppy temperament.  Like all young German Shepherds, she needs training and leadership.  But she's super smart and very trainable - she's quickly learning house manners in her devoted foster home.  With training and consistency over the next 1-2 years, you'll watch Nori blossom into the gorgeous young dog who was just waiting to emerge from the months of starvation and cruelty she endured. 

One very lucky family is going to add this incredibly sweet girl to their family for life, and become BFF's (best friends forever).  Is that YOU?

 
DOGS:                     Yes! Would LOVE a doggie buddy to play with
CATS:                      Can live with them, with oversight and training
KIDS:                      Yes, loves kids
IDEAL FAMILY:        An active family with a fenced yard who will teach and train young Nori, and love her forever.  Would ADORE a doggie buddy and/or kids of her very own to play with.

 

NORI's ADOPTION FEE:   $300
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 NORI?
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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.

 

Have Questions? Email us at mogsrescue@gmail.com

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