OAKLEY - GREAT PYRENEES / MAREMMA SHEEPDOG / MIXED (MEDIUM COAT) DOG FOR ADOPTION

Description

Dog Breed: Great Pyrenees / Maremma Sheepdog / Mixed (medium coat). Meet Oakley! She really is wonderful – the perfect package! She is happy, loving, silly, and absolutely beautiful. She is around 3 yrs old and 70 pounds. She thinks she is a tiny lap dog! She wants to sit on you and give you kisses! She loves her people and wants to be with them as much as she can, including sleeping in the bed with you at night. She is friendly with kids. She tends to jump when she’s excited, so it’s best if her forever home doesn’t have very small children. She is very playful with humans and dogs. She loves a game of fetch in the backyard. She loves romping and trying to get dogs to play with her. She loves toys! She loves her duck toys the best! She will play fetch or just carry them around the house, sometimes she even brings them to bed with her. She is a little bit of a thief! If you leave clothes or shoes on the floor, she will likely find them and take them to the living room. She doesn’t ever do anything with them, but she likes to relocate them for you! Oakley’s ideal family will be active, exercise her a lot, and include her in family outings. She could be a great running buddy for someone! She has a lot of energy and even does well running alongside as you ride your bicycle! She takes plenty of naps throughout the day as well. She would thrive in a home with another playful dog friend. She does great with the male and female dogs in her foster home. We have not noticed any issues with smaller dogs, but because she does like to jump and play hard, her dog housemates should be close to her size or bigger. We feed her separately from other dogs in the house, as we were told she was food aggressive prior to becoming into rescue. However we don't blame her, as her original situation she was extremely neglected, confined, and underweight at only 40 pounds. Likely wouldn't be an issue once she feels safe but we are just taking precaution. She does fine sharing water bowls. She loves walks, and loves to sniff everything, but does get overly excited to see other dogs. She will bark fiercely if they are across the street but is super friendly if she’s allowed to meet them. She doesn’t bark very much otherwise. She is house trained and she loves car rides. She easily goes in her crate when guided. It’s not her favorite place, but she doesn’t put up a fight and settles easily. She has a tiny amount of storm anxiety; she just stays near her humans and is totally fine. Oakley is very smart! Her DNA results revealed that she is 70% Great Pyrenees, 19% Maremma Sheepdog, 2% Australian Cattle Dog, 2% German Shepherd Dog, 2% Chow Chow. She is currently in a foster home in DFW area, Texas. Out of state adopters are responsible for arranging their own transport. Oakley is spayed, up to date on vaccines and heart worm negative. Her adoption fee is $250. Apply to meet and adopt her at .spinrescue

• Physical Attributes

  Eye Color:	Brown
  Coat Length:	Medium
  Grooming Needs:	Moderate
  Likes to Vocalize:	Some
  Shedding Amount:	Moderate
  Altered	Yes

• Behavioral Characteristics

  OK with Kids:	Yes
  OK with Dogs:	Yes
  Energy Level:	Moderate
  Activity Level:	Moderately Active
  Exercise Needs:	Moderate
  Fence Required:	6 foot
  Obedience Training:	Has Basic Training
  Owner Experience Required:	Breed
  Other:	Yard Required Leash Trained Crate Trained Housetrained Good in a Car Likes to Play with Toys Likes to Be in Your Lap

• Personality

  Personality Characteristics

  Obedient Playful Affectionate Eager to Please Intelligent Even-Tempered Gentle

• Additional Information

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