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10/31/2024 1:27 PM
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German Shepherd Dog / Mixed (medium coat) : : Male (neutered) : : Young
TOBY ~6 months old. Good with dogs. Kids and cats TBD. Untrained, destructive, energetic, challenging. All these things in all the best ways. Toby is untrained, he’s a blank slate. His education is in your hands, are you a good teacher? Can you be taught? Can you admit what you don’t know, and implement directions from someone else? Do you have the patience & consistency to repeat the lesson over & over until he understands what is asked of him? He’s destructive. He is exploring the world with his mouth; sticks, balls, clothes, toys, food, trash cans, bath mats, leashes, etc, etc. Some items are mouth appropriate, some are not. Can you identify those and remove those harmful ones? Can you rearrange unsafe items in your home until it’s safe to bring them out again? Can you keep his toys put away when you are not there to supervise his use of them? Energetic, young pups have lots of energy! How are you going to harness that? Do you have time for walks and ball throwing; that’s what we do here. What other ways can you harness a pup’s energy in a positive way? Challenging, but in the best way. Can you be consistent in rewarding the behavior you want and consistent in disciplining the behavior you don’t want? Can you catch him every time he drags the bathmat from the bathroom? Are you paying attention enough that you notice the silence, and wonder what he is up to? Did he just go somewhere and pee? May I say, I now have a rug cleaning routine I can do in my sleep…because I have. Are you patient enough through the inevitable accidents pups have? You won’t be the first to be on the receiving end of Toby’s lessons…that person is me and I’ll happily share our routine. The potty training has been my challenge. And who has changed…me, I have changed. I am still working on it and Toby is worth the challenge. We will get through this. These are all thoughts to consider when bringing any dog into your home, especially if the dog is a young, energetic pup. Toby is already a wonderful companion, and the bond gets better by taking the time to properly educate & care for him. If I have discouraged you, so be it; many people get a dog without thinking these realities through and are led solely on emotion. Emotion is what gets dogs into trouble by no fault of their own and gets them into shelters or abandoned. Toby has experienced more negatives than any dog should, and as his foster, I’m committed to placing him in a home where his life will be safe and happy, where he is treated as a treasured member of the family. Bringing a new dog in is a large decision that needs to be carefully thought through and based on mutual agreement by all involved. It’s not all negative, fostering this boy really is a joy and my pleasure. My pleasure to teach him life skills; sit, come, kennel, and, yes, the housebreaking. My pleasure to watch him learn through watching my own dogs. My own dogs correct his rambunctious behavior and keep him company when I’m not home. It’s heartwarming to be at work and check the inside camera to see the adult dogs sleeping by his kennel. Toby wasn’t treasured or valued in his early life. That is forever in the past and will not be repeated. It is my duty, as his Foster Mom, to assure him the quality life he deserves. If you can provide him a loving, patient, dedicated forever home please continue with our process. Thank you for reading and considering a rescue, they are worth it! PLEASE NOTE: 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 old. More about TobyGood with Older/Considerate Kids Only, Good with Adults Current Scheduled Events:
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