STACEY - GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Posted Breed: German Shepherd Dog (medium coat). All of our dogs are housed in private homes, we do not have a store or a shelter. We do not show dogs to interested parties until they have an approved adoption application. If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs, please fill out an adoption application on our website .helpingshepherdsofeverycolor/adoption-application You may also find us on facebook: Helping Shepherds of Every Color Rescue. Stacey came to us from an area shelter. She is one of many that were heartworm positive. She has been fully vetted and treated for heartworms and is now in a foster home teaching us more about her. Stacey is friendly with other dogs and she loves to go for walks. She will work for food and is building her confidence. Here is an update from her foster mom: Stacey, when she arrived in late November to her foster home, she was quite a nervous little girl. She is a small female German Shepherd rescued from Selma, AL. She has made remarkable improvement from that first day. At first, she was staying in an indoor/outdoor kennels with other dogs and going on walks twice a day. I tried several different approaches but with little change in behavior except when her food is used as reward. Her behavior has never been aggressive, just afraid of new things but as I have learned she will push through with a little help from you and the food, she has very high food drive. The first week of January we started seeing changes in her behavior towards us and her surroundings. She is now staying around us and our 5 dogs daily and sleeping inside in an enclosed kennel. We have noticed she does better when things are calm, not loud, and boisterous. She likes tight places to hide in like under tables, behind couches and under chairs. She went camping with us and did great with my shepherd and pitbull mix in close quarters. She also does not use the restroom in her smaller kennel or house since we started training her inside. She is smart and very curious about the world around her, and we continue to introduce her to new things. She has beautiful colors and compares to my shepherd she is on the small side. She also is drawn to men. Every day she gets braver to explore new things. We are starting to see her learning to play with other dogs. I believe she would make someone a great companion because she loves her person and wants to be with them.

• Physical Attributes

  Coat Length:	Medium
  Grooming Needs:	Moderate
  Likes to Vocalize:	Some
  Shedding Amount:	Moderate

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  OK with Cats:	No
  Energy Level:	Moderate
  Activity Level:	Moderately Active
  Exercise Needs:	Moderate
  Fence Required:	6 foot
  Owner Experience Required:	Breed
  Other:	Yard Required Leash Trained Crate Trained

• Personality

  Personality Characteristics

  Eager to Please Intelligent Even-Tempered

• Additional Information

  Was the Dog Found	No
  Other	Up-to-date on Vaccinations