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Miya
GSRNE #179
Proofs taken by Photos by
Corinna Spinale
Miya was born in a shelter as her mother was part
of a GSD confiscation in a neglect case. She lived in the shelter for her first
3 months, then was transferred to another shelter who contacted GSRNE for help
with her and her 4 siblings. Miya has found her forever home with Bruschi (also
2 yrs old) and me! Miya is still very active. Her nose is into every package
or bag brought into the house. She’s a prankster and loves to steal anything
she can. She takes “her people’s” objects, like the phone, the computer mouse,
shoes, nail polish, make-up etc. She usually doesn’t destroy it, just moves
it! Last spring she and brother Bruschi were enrolled in a tracking class.
She had fun eating the hot dogs! She has become a seasoned traveler. Last
year she made 5 trips to Pennsylvania. We stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn
each way of the trip. It’s a long ride, but both dogs stretch out in the back
of my SUV. I often hear “snoring” during the ride. She’s very affectionate and
wags her tail at any person she sees. She is great with my 91 yr old Dad also!
She’s doing much better on leash walks. She was very reactive to every noise,
squirrel, and dog she saw or heard. Mostly, she will ignore them now.
She
and Bruschi got a “doggie door” for Christmas! I can see the opening and I
watch them use it when the weather is nice. (I keep it closed in rain as they
want to bring all the mud into the house.) They love being able to go into my
backyard at will. She is always willing to go out and chase the ball. She can
catch, but prefers running along with Bruschi. Then she steals the ball from
him so he will chase her!!
I’m
looking forward to spending many more great years with Miya (and Bruschi) as
they grow from the now” terrible two’s) into the stunning adults they will
be! She is a wonderful little pipsqueak!
Diamond
GSRNE # 174
We
adopted Diamond when she was approximately 2- 2 ½ years old. She came from an
abuse situation, where the husband was abusing the wife and terrorizing Diamond.
When she first arrived at our house, she would not let her new Dad (me) pet her,
although her Mom could. She ducked in terror at the whirring of the ceiling fan,
when she heard tree branches stirring in the wind, or even if I opened up a
newspaper too quickly. Thankfully, the one thing she always permitted me to do
was to take her for a walk. Three weeks into the adoption, she still would not
allow me to pet her. But one day, when working in my (home) office, I noticed
that she was laying down quietly right behind my chair…and she did not run away
when I got up out of my chair.
Soon, she began following me all around the house. Now, she is a constant
companion. When we take her to the park now, we can let her run free to chase
her little animal friends, as we know she will come running back to us (at full
speed) without even having to call her. She is, for the most part, courteous to
other dogs, and is very friendly to humans. My wife and I often say about our
German Shepherds (and we have owned several over the years), that “so and so” is
our favorite Shepherd ever, but we truly believe Diamond is the best dog we have
ever owned. She is an absolute joy and we love her to death. Thanks to GSRNE for
saving this wonderful creature.
Buddy
GSRNE #118
Buddy is generally doing well. He is slowing down
a bit (he’s 11-12 yrs. old), and has some arthritis in his hips. We are giving
him Glyco-flex III (glucosamine) and it seems to help. We also take him for at
least 4 walks a day.. Buddy loves his toys and will play for hours with us. We
don’t toss things as far as we used to, but he will chase his “squeaky” toys and
bring them back to us to throw again.
Buddy sleeps with us on our queen-sized bed and
doesn’t leave much room for Dave and me. We love this dog dearly and are so
happy that he is a member of our family.
Heidi
GSRNE #
 Heidi
lived her first 10 years with her former mom, who adored her. But she became
ill and kept Heidi kenneled outside for the last couple of years. That evidently
included some time out in the bitter cold - her ear tips looked like they were
recovering from some frostbite when we first saw her.
Heidi was the only dog
we interviewed through GSRNE and it was clear to us at our first visit that she
was an exact fit for us. We sought a dog with a calm, sensitive personality that
we could make a deep connection to. After just a short time at home with us, we
knew that’s what we had.
Heidi has big, honest
eyes that communicate exactly what she’s feeling. She has a shiny, silky coat
with coloring that draws praise from a passers-by. Despite her years, she is
spry and fit with only some gray on her muzzle to betray her age.
Early on, we took her
to obedience class. She was the oldest student there. She was clueless at first,
quite rusty with most obedience concepts. But her memory was quickly refreshed
and by the final session, was the star pupil.
Heidi’s favorite
thing is food. She has a keen appetite and scarfs down her meals as fast as we
put the kibble in her bowl. She obeys any sequence of commands to get a treat,
too.
She enjoys playing
with her toys. She keeps them all in a basket. When the mood strikes, she goes
to the basket and rummages around for the right one. She loves to entertain
herself with her squeaky plush toy, tossing it into the air and across the room.
Her tennis ball is also one of her favorites, which she likes to bounce on the
floor or bring over for a toss - or trade for a nice belly or butt rub.
Heidi has a tender,
sweet soul. We are deeply in love with her.
Riley II
GSRNE #220
Riley is a grand
guy....He settled in quite fast, met friends and a few of their dogs without any
real problems. He has his bed in our bedroom and a blanket in the living
room...seems he loves the warmth from the wood stove last winter.
Riley stays with me in the yard, but does sneak
off now and then through the wood about 150 feet to the neighbors house to play
with Jack their black lab, then they both come back ....wanting cookies!
His first camping trip was interesting. The first
day it was a lot of looking and smelling around, meeting people and other dogs
on the walking tour. However, he didn't like the idea of other dogs walking by
HIS campsite. By the next day he would only bark if the dogs walked next to his
site and not on the roads further away, but on the third day it was just too
much work (he was on vacation after all) and just forgot about the barking and
enjoyed the grass and the sun.
We had both our dogs out on our old Chris craft
"yachting" on the lake. He was a bit nervous the first 10 minutes or so, then he
settled down, laid out on the forward seat with me and watched everything going
on--happy as a clam. |
