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Name: Dagby

Rescue ID: 8641-G-B-R-A-R

Status: Adopted!

Species: Dog

Breed: German Shepherd Dog (medium coat)

Learn more about the German Shepherd Dog.

Sex: Female (spayed)

Current Size: 36 Pounds

General Potential Size: Large

Current Age: 11 Years 10 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Moderately Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Cats: Yes

Housetrained: Yes

Description:

Meet Dagby, or as her foster mom calls her Sasha! Sasha is a beautiful German Shepherd that has a bit of a troubled past. She came from a hoarding situation and started out life on the wrong foot. With lots of love & work, Sasha is continuing to turn into a beautiful girl.

Sasha is incredibly smart and has learned sit, lay down shake and is also bell trained (She will ring the bell on the door when she needs to potty). She LOVES her crate and will go there to lay down on her own or if you say "kennel".

She loves other dogs and wants to play any chance she gets. She currently lives with 2 cats, and really wants to play with them, although they do not want to play with her. Long term, she could live with dog-savvy cats.

She responds to commands well and walks nicely on a leash with the right handler. She will pull if over stimulated.

Because she came from a hoarder, she has some guarding issues when it comes to other animals and these issues will need to be worked out so she will require a strong and experienced handler. She is not aggressive-- her foster mom can take her food bowl away, pet her while she's eating and she will hand me her toys with ease, but if another dog is in the room she will pace in front of the food bowls.

Special Requirements for Sasha's adoptive home:
Must have a 6 foot fence..this girl can scale a short fence before you can blink.

Must have experience with German Shepherds Must be a strong handler that understands the mental needs of German Shepherd and the will to continue training her in obedience and confidence building.

Must have another dog willing to be her buddy that is confident and can help her learn. She will be an incredible dog with the right owner. She wants to please more than anything and as her confidence builds she is becoming a beautiful companion.

*The pet you are viewing is a rescued pet which is most often from an animal control facility and does not come with a pedigree. The breed(s) listed are our best guess and are in no way guaranteed. Sometimes the pets appear to be a particular breed(s) in the pictures we receive from our rescue partners and when they arrive we are surprised to see an entirely different breed(s) in person! If you choose to DNA test your adopted pet, test results may vary from company to company and our breed guess may not be reflected in those results as it is just that, our best guess. It is with deep longing that we wish there was a breed called "cute" as we believe all of our dogs would fall under this new breed classification!

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