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PIPPEN ~6 months old. Good with dogs. Kids and cats TBD. GSRA adopts to residents of VA NC and SC onlyI hope the world is ready to meet Pippen because Pippen is most definitely ready to meet the world!!! Pippen is the youngest of the four dogs we brought in at the end of September from the West Virginia cruelty case so we know his first few months of life can't have been very pleasant. After being seized from the breeder situation he lived in the shelter for a few months while the court case played out and now finally he is on his way to living the life that *every* dog should live. Pippen doesn't know much about the world so here is his basic approach to learning about it: Does it move? If it moves will it pet me? (If so get it to do this as long as possible.) If it won't pet me will it play with me? (If so that's fine too let's play!) If it moves but won't play with me can I interact with it in another way? (Balls and any object you happen to drop on the floor fall into this category.) If it doesn't move can I eat it? If I can't eat it can I at least tear pieces off it? (Many many things fall into this category.) In other words Pippen is ALL puppy ALL the time. He's entertaining endearing very very sweet but also requires patience and guidance to help him become the wonderful adult dog I know he can be. Pippen has a tremendous amount of heart when chasing down his ball. If you have any interest in getting involved in dog sports or other dog training activities I think he'd be an excellent dog to do this with&mdashI'd love to see this be a part of his life.Pippen crates easily and has mastered the basics of house training but still needs this reinforced by being given opportunities to go in the &ldquoright&rdquo place. For now he'll also benefit from a situation where he can have a mid-day potty break this will become less necessary as he gets older.Pippen has mild hip dysplasia which is not unusual for a German shepherd. Knowing this while he's so young gives us the best opportunity to keep his hips healthy throughout his life. All that's needed here is to keep him at a trim weight and make sure he gets regular exercise to build up the muscle mass needed to support his hips. Come to think of it an active youngster like Pippen will help his humans do the same thing. :-)IT IS GSRA POLICY THAT WE DO NOT ADOPT DOGS UNDER THE AGE OF 1 YEAR TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 8 YEARS